Hate reading design books? What about design newsletters? One of the ways to keep educating yourself as a designer and keep up with the ever-changing rules, be in the loop of the newest design trends and news is to be subscribed to the best newsletters in design. It's simple, yet time-saving as you can review the newsletters at any point in time. You don't need to spend time searching for new information- the information comes to you. I usually review mine every Sunday.
So, which are the best newsletters for designers, you ask? Here's my top 5 list:
Marvel's Design blog + newsletter
For those of you, who are rather new to design, Marvel is a web + mobile prototyping and collaboration tool. Most of the articles are from Marvel's own design blog. However, sometimes there are one or two external links.
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Kenny Chen's UX Design Weekly
When you subscribe to UX Design weekly, you will receive hand-picked articles and links every week on Mondays. The newsletter is curated by Kenny Chen- a User Experience designer based in Los Angeles.
What I love about UX Design weekly, is that it covers not only the top UX articles but also regularly includes Tools & Resources and other designer's portfolios. Looking at other people's work is inspiring and helps you understand how other people solve problems.
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InVision blog's newsletter
I've been reading InVision's blog for over 2 years now. They always have quality articles, free design resources, tip & tricks and even free email courses. They're awesome and without no doubt can't be missed.
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Sidebar IO
Sidebar is a daily curated design newsletter by Sascha Greif- a designer and developer based in Osaka, Japan.
It sends you the top 5 articles every day. It's simple, yet effective. All you need to do is quickly skim through the content. What more do you want?
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The Interaction Design Foundation
I am a member of the Interaction Design Foundation, and naturally, I'm subscribed to their weekly UX newsletter. What's different about this company is that it's a non-profit. I support their cause of providing an open-source design education worldwide. Their newsletter is full of design tips that are beneficial for any type of UX designer.
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Handpicked Daily Design
I've subscribed to Prototypr.IO's weekly design newsletter in order to stay in the know about the latest prototyping tips and best practices. It's a curated weekly newsletter containing tips and articles from the design world. It focuses on prototyping as well as actionable design-improving tips.
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Final thoughts
Reading design newsletters is an indispensable part of my weekly workflow, which I plan every week using Trello. Therefore, having a reminder to actually read through the newsletters is great, as it keeps me on track.
Is reading newsletters a part of your weekly workflow? How do you stay educated ( as a designer)? Let me know in the comments below!