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24 alternatives to Tragic Design
The impact of bad product design and how to fix it
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Tragic Design launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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A book about the cost of bad design and how we can fix it.
2015 · tragicdesign.com · its alternatives →
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Hey everyone! After two long years of writing along side my co-author, we have finally released the book: Tragic Design. It's about the true impact of bad design and how to fix it. We felt there was a need to shed light on the discussion of Design Ethics by exploring the ways bad design can harm people and offering up solutions. When most of us think about bad design, we think the worst case is lost customers. This book explores the very real impact it has: physical harm, emotional harm, and more. We are excited to have John Maeda writing the Foreword to the book, who has been a long…
2017 · its alternatives →
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TragicDesign▲87The real cost of bad design and how we can fix it (book)
2015 · tragicdesign.com · its alternatives →
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Product Disrupt▲604A design student's list of resources to learn Product Design
2017 · productdisrupt.com · its alternatives →
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A directory of books every designer should read and why 🎨
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How product design satisfies or frustrates customers
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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A book focused on storytelling, co-dependency, and craft
2015 · buyolympia.com · its alternatives →
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2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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2020 · productdisrupt.com · its alternatives →
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An open source repository of design principles and methods
2017 · principles.design · its alternatives →
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Product tips in a comic book format
2022 · growth.design · its alternatives →
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A resource for people who enjoy designing for humans.
2020 · practical.guide · its alternatives →
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BAD Canvas▲14A framework for Business Aware Design (Design Thinking 2.0)
2023 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
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Human behavior is programmable. A book on product design.
2018 · thriveglobal.com · its alternatives →
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Design for a perfect screen - A free eBook for designers
2015 · lp2.webydo.com · its alternatives →
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Practical design tips to take slides from “meh” to stunning
2017 · visme.co · its alternatives →
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How to use empathy to create products people love
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Basic principles of good design in a clear, simple, style
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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