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24 alternatives to Tragic Design

A book about the cost of bad design and how we can 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 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Tragic Design▲131
The impact of bad product design and how to fix it
2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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TragicDesign▲87
The real cost of bad design and how we can fix it (book)
2015 · tragicdesign.com · its alternatives →
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I wrote a book about Design Ethics called Tragic Design▲113
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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Design, Form, and Chaos▲80
A great source of design inspiration
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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You’re Designing It All Wrong!▲96
Design for a perfect screen - A free eBook for designers
2015 · lp2.webydo.com · its alternatives →
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My Designer Is Driving Me Crazy!▲77
Learn to get the design you want by joining the creative pro
2015 · its alternatives →
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The Shape of Design▲79
A book focused on storytelling, co-dependency, and craft
2015 · buyolympia.com · its alternatives →
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Evil By Design▲64
57 persuasive design patterns
2015 · evilbydesign.info · its alternatives →
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Readinglist.design▲363
A directory of books every designer should read and why 🎨
2018 · readinglist.design · its alternatives →
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The Non-Designer's Design Book▲71
Basic principles of good design in a clear, simple, style
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Design of Everyday Things▲165
Good, usable design is possible
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Articulating Design Decisions▲64
Learn to explain your design decisions so people agree!
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Well-Designed▲71
How to use empathy to create products people love
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Design of Everyday Things▲22
How product design satisfies or frustrates customers
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Notes on the Synthesis of Form▲56
Treatise on how to understand and work on design problems.
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Book of Bad Arguments▲88
Beautifully illustrated and free to read online!
2014 · bookofbadarguments.com · its alternatives →
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Design Research Ethics▲76
A guide for ethical human-centered research
2016 · its alternatives →
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Atomic Design▲77
Create design systems, not pages
2016 · shop.bradfrost.com · its alternatives →
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Design for Real Life▲82
Develop inclusive practices
2016 · abookapart.com · its alternatives →
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Fake it Make it▲168
A free eBook about UX design and rapid app prototyping
2015 · keynotopia.com · its alternatives →
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Thinking, Fast and Slow▲119
A book on how the mind works and how choices are made
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Discussing Design▲68
Improving communication and collaboration through critique
2016 · oreilly.com · its alternatives →
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Ordering Disorder▲64
Grid Principles for Web Design
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Paradox of Choice▲71
Why more is less
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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