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24 alternatives to The Joy of Craft

Why process trumps outcome

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

1. 1
   Create Or Hate: Successful People Make Things▲128

   We are all creative — there is a creator in you.

   2016 · createorhate.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Founders at Work▲208

   Stories of successful founders

   2015 · foundersatwork.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Meaningful: The Story of Ideas that Fly▲61

   Building ideas that make successful products

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Innovator's Dilemma▲202

   The seminal business book

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Makers and Developers▲63

   The Business of Making Things for Startup Entrepreneurs

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Happy City▲65

   Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Lovability▲117

   How to build products people love and be happy doing it

   2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Creative Confidence▲68

   Creativity and innovation, not just for the "creative types"

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Entrepreneurship▲62

   Successfully launching new ventures

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Design, Form, and Chaos▲80

    A great source of design inspiration

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Made to Stick▲71

    Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die

    2015 · heathbrothers.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The User Method▲72

    How entrepreneurs create successful innovations

    2016 · usermethod.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Kern and Burn: Conversations With Design Entrepreneurs▲83

    Candid conversations with 30 leading designers

    2015 · kernandburn.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Speculative Everything: Design, Fiction, and Social Dreaming▲69

    How can design inspire us to think about our future?

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Made to Stick▲82

    Why some ideas survive and others die

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Theory of Fun for Game Design▲67

    Thoughts on the most important element of any game's design

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Designing For Emotion▲79

    On brand personality and delighting users

    2015 · abookapart.com · its alternatives →

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

    (and how to build them)

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind ▲65

    A glimpse inside the minds of highly creative people

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Seductive Interaction Design▲75

    To use a product should be to fall in love with a product

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Design of Everyday Things▲165

    Good, usable design is possible

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Da Vinci Curse▲74

    Life Design for People With Too Many Interests and Talents

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Lean Startup▲149

    Use continuous innovation to create successful businesses

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Science of Growth▲84

    Why do some startups succeed where others fail?

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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