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24 alternatives to TragicDesign

The real cost of bad design and how we can fix it (book)

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

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   Tragic Design▲61

   A book about the cost of bad design and how we can fix it.

   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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   Tragic Design▲131

   The impact of bad product design and how to fix it

   2017 · 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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   The Sketchbook Project▲87

   A crowd-sourced library of Sketchbooks

   2014 · its alternatives →

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   Designspiration▲135

   Discover and share design inspiration

   2014 · designspiration.com · its alternatives →

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   Reading Design▲8

   An online archive of critical writing about design.

   2016 · readingdesign.org · its alternatives →

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   Agile Designers▲164

   Best Resources for Designers and Developers

   2014 · agiledesigners.com · 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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    Pixelcasts▲77

    Become a Better Designer

    2014 · gurukulmahavidyalaya.in · its alternatives →

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    Project Prescription▲134

    The cure for design clients

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Little Big Details▲119

    Your daily dose of design inspiration

    2014 · littlebigdetails.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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    Find Guidelines▲174

    A repository of products' design guidelines

    2014 · findguidelin.es · its alternatives →

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    Perspective Mockups▲149

    Hipster-as-f*** perspectives for your designs

    2014 · vexus.digital · 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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    Metaflop▲172

    Design your own fonts for free

    2015 · metaflop.com · its alternatives →

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    Design for Humanity▲74

    The past, present, and future of anthropomorphic design

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Web Design Manual▲84

    Collection of web design resources and quotes.

    2014 · webfieldmanual.com · its alternatives →

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    Design for the Web▲62

    Guide to web design by Mark Boulton

    2014 · designingfortheweb.co.uk · its alternatives →

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    Product Matters▲18

    A fresh perspective on product design.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Web Designer News▲108

    Curated stories for designers

    2015 · webdesignernews.com · its alternatives →

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    Design for Hackers▲78

    Visual design, deconstructed

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Twibfy▲84

    Curated design inspiration

    2014 · bctechstrategy.ca · its alternatives →

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