Marketing Design Dispatch

Issue #116 Would you live with your workmates for a week, Reader? I've just returned from a week in France for the ConvertKit team retreat, where more than 60 members of our remote team flew in to spend time together. If you're curious to know what goes on during an event like that, read on – in...

Issue #115 Do you know the feeling, Reader, of knowing you need to make improvements to a site you're working on but not having time to go through the process for a redesign? Cos, same. In this issue I want to share a few small updates we've made to the ConvertKit marketing site recently to help...

Issue #114 Hey Reader, As you read this I'm currently in the worlds northernmost settlement, Longyearbyen, on the islands of Svalbard! It's so far north!! I had a lot of work to wrap up before I left, though and in this issue I'm sharing a few things I've been focussed on recently: Designing and...

Issue #113 I have a question for you, Reader: how would you feel if this newsletter switched from weekly to a fortnightly (every other week) cadence? I'd be totally fine with that​ I'd be a bit disappointed​ No preference​ Let me know by clicking on the option above that best fits your...

Issue #112 Oh hey there, Reader. You might notice this issue has some visual updates! I've created a new template using the new email designer that the wonderful product & engineering folks at ConvertKit have been working on for a while. We've also launched a marketplace where you'll find a...

On June 21-22, more than 8,500 designers, developers and product people gathered in San Francisco for a celebration of all things design at Figma's annual user conference, Config. It was my first conference in four years and it was a wonderful, inspiring, overwhelming time. In this issue I want...

Hi Reader, I'm heading to Figma's user conference Config this week. It's the first design conference I've been to in quite a few years, so I've been prepping for it mentally (and also physically... by buying new sneakers 😅) In this issue I'm sharing: Some tips for making the most of your time at...

Last week Apple announced a brand new product: the Vision Pro. I've been thinking about how this device might change the future of my work as a marketing designer (for better or worse). Let's discuss. What the heck is the Vision Pro? It's a VR headset that can act more like AR because of the...