We’re living in the golden age of email newsletters. Where a bunch of cool people from various fields locate and share the best stuff they come across — ideal for you to read, absorb, and share. I’ve nothing but appreciation and gratitude for the creators of these newsletters. I find this act of transferring information very fascinating, and it makes me realize that we’re living in exciting times.

Whilst researching for work, sometimes I come across many such newsletters recommendations. After years of bookmarking important links, tweets, articles, newsletters, etc., and being unable to utilize the information, it hit me that there is a lot of impactful information just floating around in the form of these newsletters, waiting for us to consume it. Hence, I decided to dig into all my bookmarked links, and I managed to curate a list of best design newsletters.

There were a lot of great newsletters to choose from, almost too many. Not to overwhelm your inbox, this is just a list of the top 7 newsletters. All of them are free.

Too much information can be as disconcerting as too little.

— Patricia Wentworth

1. ItsNiceThat

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The ItsNiceThat emails will keep you updated on everything fantastic in the creative world, from sharing the latest industry news to highlighting their most popular articles from the archives—one of the most well-written newsletters out there.

2. UX Design Weekly

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Kenny Chen curates UX Design Weekly. He works at Google as an Interaction Designer. Expect to get hand-picked lists of the best user experience design links weekly. I highly recommend it!

3. Inside Design by InVision

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In Inside Design’s newsletter, you can expect profiles of designers making an impact in the industry, behind-the-scenes looks at companies doing excellent work, and a wealth of valuable resources, tips, and how-tos.

4. Smashing Magazine

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Smashing Magazine provides web designers and developers with dependable, helpful, and, most importantly, practical information.

“We don’t care about trends; we care about things that work or fail in actual projects. We are — and always have been — independent. 14+ years, and still ongoing.”

5. Desk of Tobias Van Schneider

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Tobias is a multi-award-winning designer who has worked for various firms like Google, BMW, Red Bull, Spotify, and others. His weekly emails have a reputation for being both educational and inspiring. It includes design news, tips, and reading suggestions, among other things.

6. UX Booth

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UX Booth is an authority when it comes to User Experience. It is a website that publishes articles about user experience and provides free website usability reviews to all designers and developers. Their top-notch newsletter comprises news, resources, articles, and more.

7. Creative Bloq

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Creative Bloq is an email newsletter that sends you great, relevant information. They provide you with stuff that will spark your creative imagination, ensuring you are never bored. Also, you can check out their blogs as well.

I think newsletters are a great way to communicate ideas and exchange information. The best part is that people are willing to offer all this for free, which fills me with hope. As part of this ever-growing design community, I also want to contribute, so I’ve decided to start my newsletter. Although, the idea of creating a newsletter is still very fresh in my mind, and I don’t want to rush into anything and want to do it right. Stay tuned for the updates!

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Much Love!