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24 alternatives to UX Handbook 2

Essential design psychology guide

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. UX Handbook 2 launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Laws of UX▲212
Collection of best practices for building UIs
2021 · lawsofux.com · its alternatives →
2
UX Design: The Definitive Beginner's Guide▲76
90 pages of field advice, featuring 15 UX experts
2016 · uxpin.com · its alternatives →
3
UX Research Field Guide▲190
Your map to the world of UX research 🌏🕵️‍♀️
2019 · userinterviews.com · its alternatives →
4
101 UX Principles▲154
Become a better digital product designer
2019 · uxbook.io · its alternatives →
5
Junior Designer Bundle▲192
Handbook for junior UX designers
2023 · uxplaybook.org · its alternatives →
6
The Practical Guide to Experience Design▲93
A resource for people who enjoy designing for humans.
2020 · practical.guide · its alternatives →
7
UX Design Process Best Practices▲76
Documentation to move design forward
2016 · uxpin.com · its alternatives →
8
UI/UX Psychology Library▲9
Learn UI/UX psychology principles to design better products.
2025 · thesigma.co · its alternatives →
9
UX Design Trends 2016▲115
A 164-page free guide
2016 · uxpin.com · its alternatives →
10
The Evidence-Based UX Design Guide▲70
A free guide to 28 methods of evidence for good UX.
2016 · mattish.com · its alternatives →
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UXD Book▲69
A career guide for UX Designers
2016 · its alternatives →
12
UX Challenges▲328
For UX designers to learn and practice crucial skills
2021 · uxtools.co · its alternatives →
13
The New Design Fundamentals▲74
Free ebook about the best practices in UX design
2016 · oreilly.com · its alternatives →
14
E-commerce UX Design Playbook▲188
Best UX practices for your eCommerce store
2023 · ecommerceuxdesign.com · its alternatives →
15
The Guide to UX Leadership▲113
Best practices for leading impactful UX teams
2016 · uxpin.com · its alternatives →
16
The Guide to Agile UX Design Sprints▲112
A step-by-step playbook for product teams
2016 · its alternatives →
17
Principles of UX Design▲235
Free e-course from InVision
2016 · miro.com · its alternatives →
18
Beginner's Guide to UI/UX Design▲167
Free curated learning path to UI/UX Design 🥳
2020 · invise.app · its alternatives →
19
User Experience Research Kit▲162
Everything (50+ items) you need to know to do UX Research
2022 · toptal.com · its alternatives →
20
100+ UX/UI Design Tools Guide▲77
The UX Design Process From A to Z
2022 · olhabahaieva.kit.com · its alternatives →
21
TOP UX LIST▲94
The all-in-one resources list for UX designers & researchers
2021 · its alternatives →
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A beginner’s guide to finding user needs▲182
https://urbook.fordes.de/ …a free/libré book about UX research with qualitative methods on motivations, activities written for UX researchers, UX designers and product managers. I have been writing on this book since about 2010 and did a large rewrite during the first half of 2022. (I initally planned this with a bigger tech publisher). This is the link to the full book for online reading: https://jdittrich.github.io/userNeedResearchBook/ (it’s one long page, so it might take a bit to load)
2022 · its alternatives →
23
Circular Design Guide▲168
Toolkit that brings design thinking full circle
2017 · ellenmacarthurfoundation.org · its alternatives →
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Laws of UX▲154
Key maxims that designers must consider when building UX
2018 · lawsofux.com · its alternatives →

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