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24 alternatives to The UX Library

A growing collection of books for UX 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 UX Library launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   UXD Book▲69

   A career guide for UX Designers

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Guide to UX Leadership▲113

   Best practices for leading impactful UX teams

   2016 · uxpin.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   UX Design Trends 2016▲115

   A 164-page free guide

   2016 · uxpin.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   UX Design Process Best Practices▲76

   Documentation to move design forward

   2016 · uxpin.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The UX Library▲10

   The Most Recommended Books in the Industry

   2016 · uxtools.co · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Project Guide to Enterprise Product Design▲93

   Free e-book. UX best practices from real projects.

   2016 · uxpin.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   UX Design: The Definitive Beginner's Guide▲76

   90 pages of field advice, featuring 15 UX experts

   2016 · uxpin.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Guide to Agile UX Design Sprints▲112

   A step-by-step playbook for product teams

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Real-Life UX Processes▲85

   Peek inside design at Slack, Autodesk, and others.

   2016 · uxpin.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    UX Strategy▲106

    How to devise innovative digital products that people want

    2016 · jaimelevy.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    UX for Lean Startups▲89

    Faster, smarter user experience research and design

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The User Experience Team of One▲64

    A Research and Design Survival Guide

    2015 · rosenfeldmedia.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The New Design Fundamentals▲74

    Free ebook about the best practices in UX design

    2016 · oreilly.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    LUXD: Learn User Experience Design▲74

    An eBook for aspiring UX designers

    2016 · webcrunch.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Lean UX: Applying Lean Principles to Improve User Experience▲73

    Applying Lean Principles to Improve User Experience

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Evidence-Based UX Design Guide▲70

    A free guide to 28 methods of evidence for good UX.

    2016 · mattish.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Data-Driven UX Design: Metrics▲65

    A beginner's hands-on guide to working with analytics for s…

    2015 · mattish.com · its alternatives →

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    The Future of Enterprise UX▲95

    Learn how to create consumer-grade Enterprise UX experiences

    2016 · uxpin.com · its alternatives →

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    I wrote a book about UI [pdf]▲411

    A collection of 100 UI/UX tips that I have collected since 2021

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

20. 20
    Fake it Make it▲168

    A free eBook about UX design and rapid app prototyping

    2015 · keynotopia.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Designing UX: Prototyping▲13

    Communicate and Test Design Ideas Through Prototyping

    2017 · sitepoint.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Designing the Invisible▲69

    Create great web experiences

    2015 · fivesimplesteps.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Sketching User Experiences: Getting the Design Right and the Right Design▲75

    Sketching and early prototyping design methods

    2016 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →

24. 24
    300+ list of UX books▲13

    Just a giant list of UX book recommendations

    2017 · its alternatives →

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