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24 alternatives to User Defenders: The Beauty Of Simplicity

David Demaree reminds us of the value of simplicity.

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

1. 1
   User Defenders #017: Victor Yocco▲53

   The value of the theory is in the application

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Hacking UI: Victor Yocco▲65

   Applying psychological theory to digital design

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Exponent - 57: The user experience▲88

   The importance of the user experience

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Dwell▲267

   A social network for the design-obsessed

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Optimal Living Daily - The Minimalists▲58

   The Minimalists' Ryan Nicodemus on his jump into minimalism

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   User Defenders: Good Design Is Humble with Austin Knight▲55

   Austin Knight articulates importance of healthy work culture

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   User Defenders: The Little Details Can Make A Big Difference▲57

   Jordan Dobson inspires us to never stop learning...

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8KT
   Kea – The power of Redux with the simplicity of MobX▲60

   2017 · kea.js.org · its alternatives →

9. 9
   User Defenders: Design For Real Life▲54

   Remain human in a robotic world and design with compassion.

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Matchmakers▲61

    The new economics of multisided platforms

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    User Defenders: The Power Of Design Patterns▲54

    Pek Pongpaet teaches us successful UX is in design patterns.

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    User Defenders - Looking Down The Road with Aarron Walter▲52

    Designers need to feel a little bit more pain.

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13KI
    KISS IDE – A simple web based IDE▲56

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    UX for Lean Startups▲89

    Faster, smarter user experience research and design

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Software Daily - 10 Philosophies for Engineers▲71

    Strategies and reflections on software engineering

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16DA
    draughtsman, a webserver for front-end devs▲45

    2011 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Ten Faces of Innovation▲64

    Beyond the Devil's Advocate

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    UserApp▲64

    User Management in the Cloud

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    PermissionLESS - Pamela Lund▲54

    A bias for MFing action.

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20AA
    AlephNote – A Simplenote/Standardnote client▲44

    2017 · mikescher.github.io · its alternatives →

21. 21MA
    Matter – A tiny collection of UI components▲30

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22BU
    Building USoC Part 1: The Wishbone Bus▲6

    Radical Minimalism Built from Scratch

    18d ago · axiomfactory.co · its alternatives →

23. 23AH
    An HTML abstraction centered on simplicity▲7

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24GS
    GitHub's Top Repos, an Interactive Visualization▲26

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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