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24 alternatives to The Shape of Design
A book focused on storytelling, co-dependency, and craft
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Shape of Design launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Improving communication and collaboration through critique
2016 · its alternatives →
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Looking at words in design and how writing shapes users exp…
2015 · its alternatives →
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Treatise on how to understand and work on design problems.
2016 · its alternatives →
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Basic principles of good design in a clear, simple, style
2015 · its alternatives →
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Learn to explain your design decisions so people agree!
2015 · its alternatives →
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A healthy mash of Lean, Design Thinking and Agile "up front"
2016 · its alternatives →
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Use social psychology to design engaging digital experiences
2015 · its alternatives →
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A guide for drawing to creatively share ideas
2016 · its alternatives →
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Inspiring book about design by the one and only Bruno Munari
2016 · its alternatives →
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A book about bringing harmony to the design-to-dev process
2019 · its alternatives →
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How product design satisfies or frustrates customers
2015 · its alternatives →
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Sketching and early prototyping design methods
2016 · its alternatives →
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