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24 alternatives to Responsive Design: Patterns & Principles

Ethan Marcotte's new book on responsive design

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Responsive Design: Patterns & Principles launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Designing for Touch▲88

   A guide for designing touch interfaces

   2015 · abookapart.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Adaptive Web Design, Second Edition▲79

   Crafting Rich Experiences with Progressive Enhancement

   2016 · adaptivewebdesign.info · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Ordering Disorder▲64

   Grid Principles for Web Design

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Responsive Design Workflow ▲73

   Design workflow hasn’t really changed, best practices have

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Designing for Performance: Weighing Aesthetics and Speed▲72

   Strike a Balance Between Aesthetics and Speed in Web Design

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Real-life Responsive Web Design▲6

   A book of practical techniques and strategies.

   2015 · smashingmagazine.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   From Layout to Motion Design▲63

   Compilation of contemporary design advice from industry vets

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   A Pattern Language▲68

   Applying Patterns to Solve Design Problems

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Inclusive Design Patterns▲79

   Dozens of practical examples and workflows

   2016 · smashingmagazine.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Responsive Web Design: An Email Course▲100

    Free daily lessons to learn the basics of responsive design

    2015 · designlab.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Design, Form, and Chaos▲80

    A great source of design inspiration

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Discussing Design▲68

    Improving communication and collaboration through critique

    2016 · oreilly.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Motion Design for iOS▲188

    A book about designing animations for iOS

    2014 · designthencode.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    for / with / in▲54

    Experiments and conversations about design in the browser

    2015 · htmloutput.risd.gd · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Designing Interactions▲91

    Interviews with influential designers

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Don't Make Me Think, Revisited▲80

    A common sense approach to web usability

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Pixel Perfect Handbook▲176

    A comprehensive handbook on digital design

    2014 · ustwo.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Science of Habit-Forming Products▲166

    (and how to build them)

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    AIUX▲107

    A systematic UX design course for the responsive web

    2015 · learnaiux.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Systemic Web Design▲63

    Free ebook for writing manageable and scalable CSS

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Design Sprint▲62

    A healthy mash of Lean, Design Thinking and Agile "up front"

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Automated Responsive Design Testing▲65

    A step-by-step guide to cross-browser layout testing

    2016 · tinnedfruit.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    UX Design Process Best Practices▲76

    Documentation to move design forward

    2016 · uxpin.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Designing For Emotion▲79

    On brand personality and delighting users

    2015 · abookapart.com · its alternatives →

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