Sidebar

Overview

Sidebar is a daily design newsletter and website that curates the five best design-related links from around the web, delivered every weekday. It targets designers, UX practitioners, front-end developers, and anyone who wants to stay current on design trends without manually sifting through the internet.

Unlike algorithmic feeds or broad tech aggregators, Sidebar hand-picks a small, focused set of links each day — covering topics such as UX, typography, CSS, programming, AI, and design culture. This editorial constraint keeps the signal high and the noise low.

Key Benefits

• Exactly five links per day, every weekday — no more, no less — keeping the reading load manageable.
• Links span a wide range of design-adjacent topics including UX, typography, CSS, AI, branding, and front-end development.
• Each link includes a short editorial description and relevant category tags so readers can quickly judge relevance.
• Available as both a browsable website and an email newsletter, giving readers flexibility in how they consume content.
• Anyone can submit a link for consideration, keeping the source pool community-driven.

How It Works

Each weekday, Sidebar publishes a new set of five curated links on the website, each tagged by topic category. Visitors browse the current and past daily lists directly on the site. Subscribers who sign up for the newsletter receive those same five links in their inbox each morning.

Use Cases

• UX designers who want a daily dose of industry writing, case studies, and reflections without browsing multiple sources.
• Front-end developers looking for curated CSS tips, UI component resources, and programming perspectives from the design community.
• Typography enthusiasts who want regular exposure to type-focused articles, tools, and foundry discoveries.
• Design educators and students who use the archive as a ready-made reading list of current and relevant design thinking.
• Independent designers and writers who submit their own articles to reach a design-focused audience.
• Product managers following the intersection of UX, AI, and product strategy through a design-oriented lens.

Why Choose This Product

Sidebar suits designers and developers who want a brief, editorially curated daily briefing rather than an unfiltered feed. The fixed format of five links per weekday respects the reader's time and removes decision fatigue. The site does not appear to publish on weekends, which is a natural limitation for those seeking daily coverage seven days a week.