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24 alternatives to The Condensed Intelligent Designer

A graphic design primer for self-taught designers & startups

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Condensed Intelligent Designer launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Twenty Bits I Learned▲210

   A book about design and entrepreneurship from Dan Cederholm

   2020 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Hello Web Design▲234

   A book for programmers who want to learn design

   2018 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Shortcuts.design▲420

   Every shortcut for designers in one place!

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   DesignBase▲244

   Curated free design resources in one place

   2018 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Design Resources▲273

   A curated list of tools in one place to help designers

   2020 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Delesign▲201

   Complete all your design projects today.

   2018 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Mindful Design▲286

   Make better design decisions, for the good of your users.

   2019 · its alternatives →

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   I wrote a book about UI [pdf]▲411

   2021 · fifty.user-interface.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Designer Paths▲190

   Discover the optimal path for your design career

   2022 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Programming Design Systems▲97

    A free digital book on design systems

    2019 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    250+ Graphic Design Resources▲247

    Discover the best graphic design resources

    2023 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Design Thinking Workshop Kit▲363

    A free digital and print kit to help run your own workshop

    2019 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Design Starter Kit for Sketch▲253

    A starting point for your next design project.

    2019 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    UX Database▲290

    The largest free self taught product design course

    2022 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Design DB▲221

    A hand-curated database of the best freebies for designers.

    2018 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Design Quiz▲102

    Test your UX, UI and graphic design knowledge

    2021 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Design of Everyday Things▲165

    Good, usable design is possible

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Design Library 2.0▲37

    Studying for free

    2022 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Web Design 101▲90

    The future of the web is in your hands.

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Logo Design▲123

    E-book about full creative path to effective branding

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Sketching User Experiences: Getting the Design Right and the Right Design▲75

    Sketching and early prototyping design methods

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Design OS▲124

    Creative design hub for designing & project work

    2023 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Product Design Guide for Startups▲129

    Learn to design app that reach business goal and users needs

    2021 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Sketch Handbook▲84

    Everything you wanted to know about designing with Sketch

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →