For the best part of 2023 I published a monthly newsletter.
At the end of each month I’d share some thoughts, a few projects I was working on and some cool links I mainly found on X.
In February this year I took a break because things got busier with life and I had to focus on other areas. But ever since I stopped I’ve felt the need to get back to it.
It was the main thing that was keeping me accountable. I knew that at the end of the month I’d need to share what I did during that month. It really pushed me to be more productive, prioritise my projects and just get things done.
Today I’m back.
It’s going to be a slightly different format and frequency. The problem I had with my monthly updates is that they often felt too long. I just wanted to include too many things, because it turns out that when you’re productive you can get a LOT of things done (who would have thought?!).
This time I want something shorter and snappier so I’m going to aim to send an update every Sunday.
In terms of content - it’ll be a bit like my weekly review. I’m thinking about sending it every Sunday and talk about about what I did during the previous week.
I’m planning to divide it into 3 main sections:
Thoughts - a few paragraphs about a specific topic or something I’ve been working on.
Commits - a list of tasks I completed during the week.
Bookmarks - cool stuff I’ve bookmarked on X or come across on the Internet.
It feels good to be back and writing again!
Commits
A list of things I did this week(ish):
Released a new Framer template called Persona
Launched a new product for FrameShare.
Built a new version of my personal website in under 2 hours with Astro
Did a roast of Gumroad’s design for their product page on X.
Set up a Sponsor page on Frameplate
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Bookmarks
Shadcn UI kit - a comprehensive UI Kit for Figma based on the popular Shadcn UI library.
The Startup Ideas Podcast - code an app with AI in 67 mins (V0, Cursor AI, Replit, Claude AI)
Cursorcasts - Free screencasts to help you learn how to build your own apps with Cursor.
What I’m currently working on:
Frameplate - a directory of Framer templates & resources.
88 Pixels - my Framer studio offering services & templates
FrameShare - a widget to add share buttons to Framer sites.
digilo - my fist web app launching very soon.
That’s it for this week!
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See you next Sunday!