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24 alternatives to TutPad

Free Graphic Design Tutorials

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. TutPad launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Free and open-source illustrations for your projects▲572

   Build your own amazing illustrations.

   2022 · iradesign.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   FreePik▲211

   Free graphic resources for designers and developers

   2014 · freepik.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Designing for the Web▲71

   Great free ebook about web design

   2016 · designingfortheweb.co.uk · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Resource Cards▲150

   Collection of curated free resources for designers.

   2016 · resourcecards.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Design Pitfalls▲148

   A free email course to avoid n00b designer mistakes

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   UXD Book▲69

   A career guide for UX Designers

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   UX Database▲290

   The largest free self taught product design course

   2022 · uxdatabase.io · its alternatives →

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   Design for Humans▲231

   An email course about emotional design

   2015 · paulaborowska.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

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   The New Design Fundamentals▲74

   Free ebook about the best practices in UX design

   2016 · oreilly.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Principles of UX Design▲235

    Free e-course from InVision

    2016 · miro.com · its alternatives →

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    Fundamental UI Design▲154

    A free course about UI design principles and best practices

    2015 · miro.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    UXTree▲201

    Video courses for designers

    2015 · uxtree.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Working with Pictures: The Tiny Book!▲85

    A tiny book of design exercises

    2016 · 5264002956444.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    My Designer Is Driving Me Crazy!▲77

    Learn to get the design you want by joining the creative pro

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Learn from Great Design▲62

    An in-depth look at great design through "masterclasses"

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Making a product designer▲205

    Free product design e-course from Tinder’s Scott Hurff

    2015 · miro.com · its alternatives →

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    Systemic Web Design▲63

    Free ebook for writing manageable and scalable CSS

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Learning Web Design▲69

    A Beginner's Guide to HTML, CSS, JavaScript, & Graphics

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    UX Design Trends 2016▲115

    A 164-page free guide

    2016 · uxpin.com · its alternatives →

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    Despreneur Academy▲111

    Learn design principles and basic theories of web design

    2015 · despreneuracademy.usefedora.com · its alternatives →

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    Illustration Library by DotYeti▲140

    150+ multi-purpose illustrations in 4 styles, for free

    2021 · dotyeti.com · its alternatives →

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    Free Icon Design Guide▲132

    Everything you need to know about icon design to get started

    2016 · iconutopia.com · its alternatives →

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    LUXD: Learn User Experience Design▲74

    An eBook for aspiring UX designers

    2016 · webcrunch.com · its alternatives →

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    Drawing Ideas: A Hand-Drawn Approach for Better Design▲64

    A guide for drawing to creatively share ideas

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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