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24 alternatives to The Evidence-Based UX Design Guide

A free guide to 28 methods of evidence for good UX.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Evidence-Based UX Design Guide launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   UX Design Trends 2016▲115

   A 164-page free guide

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   UX Design: The Definitive Beginner's Guide▲76

   90 pages of field advice, featuring 15 UX experts

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Project Guide to Enterprise Product Design▲93

   Free e-book. UX best practices from real projects.

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Guide to UX Leadership▲113

   Best practices for leading impactful UX teams

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5AB
   A beginner’s guide to finding user needs▲182

   https://urbook.fordes.de/ …a free/libré book about UX research with qualitative methods on motivations, activities written for UX researchers, UX designers and product managers. I have been writing on this book since about 2010 and did a large rewrite during the first half of 2022. (I initally planned this with a bigger tech publisher). This is the link to the full book for online reading: https://jdittrich.github.io/userNeedResearchBook/ (it’s one long page, so it might take a bit to load)

   2022 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   UX Database▲377

   The biggest free curated product design resources & tools

   2020 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Fake it Make it▲168

   A free eBook about UX design and rapid app prototyping

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Guide to Agile UX Design Sprints▲112

   A step-by-step playbook for product teams

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   UX Research Field Guide▲190

   Your map to the world of UX research 🌏🕵️‍♀️

   2019 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Really Good UX▲556

    A library of screenshots for UX inspiration

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    UX Companion▲257

    A handy glossary of UX theories, tools and principles (iOS)

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Designing UX for SaaS▲248

    Free ebook to level up the User Experience of your SaaS

    2021 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The UX Library▲8

    A growing collection of books for UX designers

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Field Guide to UX Strategy▲94

    Actionable UX strategy guide from Robert Hoekman Jr.

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    UX Database▲290

    The largest free self taught product design course

    2022 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Learn How to Break into your First UX Design Job▲83

    This free 16-page guide will launch your UX career.

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    101 UX Principles▲154

    Become a better digital product designer

    2019 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    LUXD: Learn User Experience Design▲74

    An eBook for aspiring UX designers

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Research Bookmark V3.1▲104

    The search engine for UX professionals

    2022 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Front-End Developer Handbook 2017▲162

    Learn about the practice of front-end development

    2017 · 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
    Principles of UX Design▲235

    Free e-course from InVision

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Built for Mars▲237

    A collection of UX case studies

    2021 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Practical UX Methods▲10

    A Guide to UX Design, Research, & Planning Techniques

    2017 · its alternatives →

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