Newsletters. They come in the mail. They contain little bits of news or entertainment each week. I quickly fall in and out of love with a lot of things but these newsletters I’ve enjoyed for months with no sign of that changing. Do you have one that you love? Who is creating something awesome I should be enjoying too?
Austin Kleon’s Weekly Newsletter
Every week I send out a list of 10 things I think are worth sharing — new art, writing, and interesting links straight to your inbox.
I always find something fun or interesting in Austin’s newsletter. This week I enjoyed Why “do what you love” is often a fairy tale., the original designs for Pac-Man and newspaper popouts.
Austin maintains an eclectic Tumblr collection of all things interesting to him. It’s always interesting to dip into it and see what he’s been thinking about lately.
CJ Chilver’s A Lesser Photographer
His newsletter always brings a little bits of truth to photography. You won’t find gear recommendations or reviews. You won’t find out the best ways to shoot things. There are plenty of people doing that.
CJ provides a deeper look at photography. This week he offers some truths about mistakes.
If you’re an artist, a mistake is not provoking thought.
Last week, he left us with this thought:
Unlearning photography may be just as rewarding as learning photography.
And before that he reminds us to Stop Making Photographs for Photographers.
He’s a breath of fresh air in the world of photography. Enjoy him in newsletter or blog form.
If his words resonate with you, he sells a book by the same name. It’s $5.
A LESSER PHOTOGRAPHER – Craft & Vision
Escaping the Gear Trap to Focus on What Matters
TinyLetter Forwards
This mailing list is just plain fun!
One great TinyLetter, picked by the folks at TinyLetter, delivered to your inbox every week.
Each Friday, you’ll get an issue of a mailing list by someone using TinyLetter to distribute it. It’s always interesting to see what shows up and I love the idea.
Five Song Fridays by Song Exploder
Every Friday, five songs will be handpicked by me and a few special guests and recommended to you, with links to the tracks right in your inbox.
First, if you’re not listening to Song Exploder sign up immediately. It’s a podcast with musicians talking about how they made their songs.
Five Song Fridays is a playlist hand-picked and delivered by Hrishikesh Hirway and special guests.
Here’s a few to get you started:
– The Long Winter – The Commander Thinks Aloud
– House of Cards theme with Jeff Beal
– Bob’s Burgers with Loren Bouchard
This.
This. is where you find and share the best entertainment, art and journalism on the web. Follow the people you trust, give thanks for their links and share the links you love. Each user can share just 1 link a day.
This is a project from The Atlantic. It’s been in beta for a while and they’ve just opened a newsletter where you can subscribe and get 5 links per day, each chosen by a different person.
I’m trying it out and so far I’ve found one thing I wanted to read each day. It’s too early to recommend but I love the idea and the variety of voices it offers.
Looking at the site, there’s no way to sign up. I got an email this week offering the newsletter, so maybe it’s only open to people who already asked to be notified. I remember signing up months ago when I first learned about it.