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24 alternatives to Paul Rand: Conversations with Students

Paul Rand's words and thoughts on varied topics

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Paul Rand: Conversations with Students launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Thoughts on Design▲71
Timeless insights from world-famous designer Paul Rand
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Discussing Design▲68
Improving communication and collaboration through critique
2016 · oreilly.com · its alternatives →
3
Digital Design Talks▲177
Learn from design leaders from around the world
2021 · its alternatives →
4
Designing Interactions▲91
Interviews with influential designers
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Envisioning Information▲87
A remarkable range of examples of visual thinkinking
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Speculative Everything: Design, Fiction, and Social Dreaming▲69
How can design inspire us to think about our future?
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Design, Form, and Chaos▲80
A great source of design inspiration
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Craft of Words - Part One: Macrocopy▲70
Looking at words in design and how writing shapes users exp…
2015 · fivesimplesteps.com · its alternatives →
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Kobold's Guide to Worldbuilding▲56
Essays on the creation of worlds, from geology to politics
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Articulating Design Decisions▲64
Learn to explain your design decisions so people agree!
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Atlas Shrugged▲73
Story about capitalism, free markets, ethics and morality
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Design of Everyday Things▲165
Good, usable design is possible
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
13
Idea Makers▲58
Insights into some of our greatest thinkers + makers
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
14
The Vignelli Canon▲62
A glimpse of Vignelli's understanding of good design
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Making Ideas Happen▲75
Overcoming the obstacles between vision and reality
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Thinkertoys▲76
A handbook of creative thinking techniques
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Drawing Ideas: A Hand-Drawn Approach for Better Design▲64
A guide for drawing to creatively share ideas
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Sketching User Experiences: Getting the Design Right and the Right Design▲75
Sketching and early prototyping design methods
2016 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →
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Kern and Burn: Conversations With Design Entrepreneurs▲83
Candid conversations with 30 leading designers
2015 · kernandburn.com · its alternatives →
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Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind ▲65
A glimpse inside the minds of highly creative people
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Paradox of Choice▲71
Why more is less
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Sketchbook Project▲87
A crowd-sourced library of Sketchbooks
2014 · its alternatives →
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Learn from Great Design▲62
An in-depth look at great design through "masterclasses"
2015 · its alternatives →
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Crucial Conversations▲69
Tools for Talking When The Stakes Are High
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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