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24 alternatives to The Psychology Behind Design

Design experiences that click with users

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Psychology Behind Design launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   UI/UX Psychology Library▲9

   Learn UI/UX psychology principles to design better products.

   2025 · thesigma.co · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Laws of UX▲212

   Collection of best practices for building UIs

   2021 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Business-Driven Digital Product Design▲127

   A guide on how to create influential user experience

   2020 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Product Psychology▲350

   This Explains Everything: A Course on User Behavior

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Digital Behavioral Design▲424

   Human behavior is programmable. A book on product design.

   2018 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Growth.Design Case Studies v2.0▲571

   Product tips in a comic book format

   2022 · its alternatives →

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   Mindful Design▲286

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

   2019 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Digital Psychology▲264

   Elevate your product using psychological techniques

   2018 · its alternatives →

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   The Practical Guide to Experience Design▲93

   A resource for people who enjoy designing for humans.

   2020 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Persuasive Patterns Card Deck (4th gen)▲155

    Make product psychology practical

    Oct 2025 · shop.learningloop.io · its alternatives →

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    The Design of Influence: How to Craft Products that Move People▲93

    Use social psychology to design engaging digital experiences

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    The Guide to Agile UX Design Sprints▲112

    A step-by-step playbook for product teams

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Product Design Tips▲266

    Product design tips delivered via your browser

    2019 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    101 UX Principles▲154

    Become a better digital product designer

    2019 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    UX Handbook 2▲17

    Essential design psychology guide

    2024 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Mental Models▲75

    Aligning Design Strategy with Human Behavior

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    UI & UX Micro Tips: Ultimate Collection▲186

    58 powerful tips to help improve your designs instantly

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    I wrote a book about UI [pdf]▲411

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

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    The Science of Habit-Forming Products▲166

    (and how to build them)

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20AB
    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 →

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    Designing digital products for kids▲96

    A book to learn all about making kids' digital products

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Designing Products People Love▲121

    27 successful product designers reveal their secrets

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Mental Notes▲127

    Bring a little psychology to Web design

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Uzers▲135

    All the essentials for product designers 🎨

    2018 · its alternatives →

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