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24 alternatives to The Vignelli Canon

Massimo Vignelli's free ebook about typography

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

1. 1
   The Vignelli Canon▲62

   A glimpse of Vignelli's understanding of good design

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Butterick's Pratical Typography▲65

   Free ebook about all things typography

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Professional Web Typography▲92

   Start learning about type on the web

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Free Icon Design Guide▲132

   Everything you need to know about icon design to get started

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Typography for Lawyers▲85

   Essential tools for polished & persuasive documents

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The New Design Fundamentals▲74

   Free ebook about the best practices in UX design

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Elements of Typographic Style▲62

   If allowed only one book on typography it would be this one.

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Designing for the Web▲71

   Great free ebook about web design

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Fake it Make it▲168

   A free eBook about UX design and rapid app prototyping

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Project Guide to Enterprise Product Design▲93

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

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Typography ebook▲91

    Unlock the power of typography as a graphic designer

    2023 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Papeair▲265

    A better way to make beautiful ebooks

    2017 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Systemic Web Design▲63

    Free ebook for writing manageable and scalable CSS

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    50 Logo Design Tips▲93

    Free ebook about logo design

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Combining Typefaces by Tim Brown▲71

    Free guide to great typography

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    UXD Book▲69

    A career guide for UX Designers

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Motion Design for iOS▲188

    A book about designing animations for iOS

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Typoguide▲73

    A Pocket Guide to Master Every Day’s Typographic Adventures

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Design, Form, and Chaos▲80

    A great source of design inspiration

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Just My Type▲65

    History of Fonts from Origins to Our Days

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Emoji Book▲125

    A collection of artist interpretations of Emoji

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Working with Pictures: The Tiny Book!▲85

    A tiny book of design exercises

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Designing for Touch▲88

    A guide for designing touch interfaces

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Art Spirit▲68

    Notes, articles and letters by Robert Henri

    2016 · its alternatives →

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