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24 alternatives to Ways of Seeing

Mao's Little Red Book for a generation of art students

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

1. 1
   The Artist's Way▲75

   A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Leonardo's Notebooks▲69

   Writing and art of the great master

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Envisioning Information▲87

   A remarkable range of examples of visual thinkinking

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Ways of Seeing▲2

   Change the way you look at Art

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Art Before Breakfast ▲72

   A zillion ways to be more creative

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Making Ideas Happen▲75

   Overcoming the obstacles between vision and reality

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Paul Rand: Conversations with Students▲69

   Paul Rand's words and thoughts on varied topics

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   In Praise of Shadows▲68

   A delightful essay on the ethos of Japanese aesthetics

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Doodle Revolution▲56

   Unlock the Power to Think Differently

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Working with Pictures: The Tiny Book!▲85

    A tiny book of design exercises

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Little Rice▲61

    Smartphones, Xiaomi, and the Chinese Dream

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Sapiens▲185

    A brief history of humankind

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Working with Pictures▲66

    A tiny book on how to draw at work

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Sketchbook Project▲87

    A crowd-sourced library of Sketchbooks

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Sinclair ZX Spectrum: a visual compendium▲60

    An excellent pixel art book

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Old Way▲77

    A story of the first people

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Understanding Comics▲79

    The invisible art of comic books

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Last Samurai▲56

    The story of a young genius and his unique education

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Drawing On Our History▲60

    An anatomical view of the world I was born into.

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Naoto Fukasawa▲72

    Fukosawa's innovative design approach

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Drawing Ideas: A Hand-Drawn Approach for Better Design▲64

    A guide for drawing to creatively share ideas

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Thinkertoys▲76

    A handbook of creative thinking techniques

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Daily Rituals▲80

    How artists work

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Diamond Age▲81

    Confucian Law, Neo-Victorian values and nano-technology

    2015 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →