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24 alternatives to The Design Masterclass

Learn everything about design w/o wasting money on school

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Design Masterclass launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Master UI Design▲317
Learn to create beautiful and usable interfaces
2021 · uilearn.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
2
Learn from Great Design▲62
An in-depth look at great design through "masterclasses"
2015 · its alternatives →
3
Fundamental UI Design▲154
A free course about UI design principles and best practices
2015 · miro.com · its alternatives →
4
UX Database▲291
The largest free self taught product design course
2022 · uxdatabase.io · its alternatives →
5
Design Courses Tab▲96
Discover free design courses in your browser's new tab
2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
6
The Guide to Design▲6
A free self-guided class for new digital product designers.
2021 · start.uxdesign.cc · its alternatives →
7
Programming Design Systems▲97
A free digital book on design systems
2019 · programmingdesignsystems.com · its alternatives →
8
Getting Started with Design Systems▲239
A free book that's simple in structure, human in explanation
2019 · marvelapp.com · its alternatives →
9
Dive▲503
Where the best designers never stop learning
2023 · its alternatives →
10
UX Masterclass.design▲194
Free Notion Pack created by award-winning designer.
2020 · its alternatives →
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Degreeless.Design▲16
Everything you learn in design school, none of the debt.
2018 · degreeless.design · its alternatives →
12
The New Digital School▲211
A design school with no teachers, curriculum or assessment
2017 · thenewdigitalschool.com · its alternatives →
13
Readinglist.design▲363
A directory of books every designer should read and why 🎨
2018 · readinglist.design · its alternatives →
14
Strategy Masterclass▲6
Learn strategy and take creativity to a whole new level.
2019 · strategy-masterclass.com · its alternatives →
15
Design Fundamentals▲121
Master the fundamentals of design in less than 6 weeks
2018 · designacademy.io · its alternatives →
16
MasterClass▲190
Learn from the best practitioners, from Usher to Serena
2015 · masterclass.com · its alternatives →
17
Shortcuts.design▲418
Every shortcut for designers in one place!
2017 · shortcuts.design · its alternatives →
18
Base: design foundations course▲12
A public design course for beginners and career-switchers
2021 · dovhyi.kit.com · its alternatives →
19
Sketch 101 by Designlab▲165
Learn Sketch in this free course w/ downloadable templates
2017 · designlab.com · its alternatives →
20
Always Learning▲283
The best resources for learning programming and design
2015 · alwayslearning.io · its alternatives →
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Hello Web Design▲234
A book for programmers who want to learn design
2018 · hellowebbooks.com · its alternatives →
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ProApp Learn Design▲159
Learn 50+ design disciplines in a bite-sized way
2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
23
Design DB▲221
A hand-curated database of the best freebies for designers.
2018 · its alternatives →
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Principles of UX Design▲235
Free e-course from InVision
2016 · miro.com · its alternatives →

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