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24 alternatives to The User Experience Team of One

A Research and Design Survival Guide

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The User Experience Team of One launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   The Elements of User Experience▲64

   User-centered design for the web

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Six Circles▲74

   An experience design framework

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Designing Interactions▲91

   Interviews with influential designers

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Guide to UX Leadership▲113

   Best practices for leading impactful UX teams

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   UX for Lean Startups▲89

   Faster, smarter user experience research and design

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Don't Make Me Think, Revisited▲80

   A common sense approach to web usability

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Mapping Experiences▲69

   A complete guide to creating value through journeys

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Mental Models▲75

   Aligning Design Strategy with Human Behavior

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Guide to Agile UX Design Sprints▲112

   A step-by-step playbook for product teams

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Designing Web Usability▲56

    The practice of simplicity

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Design Collaboration for Product Teams▲76

    Building the foundation of brilliance

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    UX Strategy▲106

    How to devise innovative digital products that people want

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    for / with / in▲54

    Experiments and conversations about design in the browser

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Ten Faces of Innovation▲64

    Beyond the Devil's Advocate

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Designing for Touch▲88

    A guide for designing touch interfaces

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Science of Habit-Forming Products▲166

    (and how to build them)

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Discussing Design▲68

    Improving communication and collaboration through critique

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Inclusive Design Patterns▲79

    Dozens of practical examples and workflows

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Exponent - 57: The user experience▲88

    The importance of the user experience

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Lean UX: Applying Lean Principles to Improve User Experience▲73

    Applying Lean Principles to Improve User Experience

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Designing For Emotion▲79

    On brand personality and delighting users

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Sketching User Experiences: Getting the Design Right and the Right Design▲75

    Sketching and early prototyping design methods

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Bottlenecks▲6

    Aligning UX Design with User Psychology

    2018 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The UX Library▲8

    A growing collection of books for UX designers

    2017 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →