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24 alternatives to The Guide to Design

A free self-guided class for new digital product designers.

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

1
UX Database▲291
The largest free self taught product design course
2022 · uxdatabase.io · its alternatives →
2
The Practical Guide to Experience Design▲93
A resource for people who enjoy designing for humans.
2020 · practical.guide · its alternatives →
3
Getting Started with Design Systems▲239
A free book that's simple in structure, human in explanation
2019 · marvelapp.com · its alternatives →
4
Beginner's Guide to UI/UX Design▲167
Free curated learning path to UI/UX Design 🥳
2020 · invise.app · its alternatives →
5
Product Disrupt 2.0▲521
Learn product design from the best resources on the internet
2020 · productdisrupt.com · its alternatives →
6
Learn Mobile Design▲271
A curated list of mobile design resources
2019 · its alternatives →
7
Product Design Guide for Startups▲129
Learn to design app that reach business goal and users needs
2021 · uptech.team · its alternatives →
8
Programming Design Systems▲97
A free digital book on design systems
2019 · programmingdesignsystems.com · its alternatives →
9
Hello Web Design▲234
A book for programmers who want to learn design
2018 · hellowebbooks.com · its alternatives →
10
Readinglist.design▲363
A directory of books every designer should read and why 🎨
2018 · readinglist.design · its alternatives →
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The Product Design Book▲16
Your only step by step guide to becoming a Product Designer
2025 · its alternatives →
12
Design Resources▲273
A curated list of tools in one place to help designers
2020 · designresourc.es · its alternatives →
13
The New Digital School▲211
A design school with no teachers, curriculum or assessment
2017 · thenewdigitalschool.com · its alternatives →
14
Business-Driven Digital Product Design▲127
A guide on how to create influential user experience
2020 · fireart.studio · its alternatives →
15
Designer :s Hints▲75
All product design guides In 1 place
2023 · its alternatives →
16
Design DB▲221
A hand-curated database of the best freebies for designers.
2018 · its alternatives →
17
Designfly™▲78
Become a better designer and learn how sell your skills
2022 · designfly.xyz · its alternatives →
18
Design Courses Tab▲96
Discover free design courses in your browser's new tab
2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
19
Designing digital products for kids▲96
A book to learn all about making kids' digital products
2020 · designappsforkids.com · its alternatives →
20
UX Design: The Definitive Beginner's Guide▲76
90 pages of field advice, featuring 15 UX experts
2016 · uxpin.com · its alternatives →
21
Unwrapped Design▲165
Free & premium - digital resources for designers & web devs
2023 · its alternatives →
22
The Project Guide to Enterprise Product Design▲93
Free e-book. UX best practices from real projects.
2016 · uxpin.com · its alternatives →
23
The Grit: Season 2▲52
Free Ebook of interviews with top designers & developers 📕
2020 · avocode.com · its alternatives →
24
The Non-Designer's Design Book▲71
Basic principles of good design in a clear, simple, style
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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