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A weekly design dispatch of inspirations, ideas, and recommendations—straight from the desk of the former Schoolhouse Head of Design Katie Elliott.
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Avg Comments
6.8
Avg Likes
72.3
Engagement Rate
0.04%· ~79 likes + comments/post
(comments + likes) / subscribers
Typical for lists with 178K+ subscribers
Quality Score
Engagement vs Design
0.04% engagement rate
Score Breakdown
Engagement Score
| Public |
| Strawberries, sailboats, and going highOn u-pick farms, a handmade festival poster, a Portland treasure, and the Obama Presidential Center.Jun 23, 2026 | Public |
| Sentimentality is a design principleOn a dress made from Namibian fabric, my grandmother’s bowling jacket, an inherited lamp, and the perfect color blue.Jun 9, 2026 | Public |
| The Line Between Sculpture and Furniture (And a Lamp I’m Obsessed With)On the IKEA PS lamp, a Finn Juhl fish, RISD’s emerging designers, and ten rules of thumb from Wendell Castle.May 26, 2026 | Public |
| A bedroom makeover planned over pancakesPlus dots, hands and really good dance moves.May 12, 2026 | Public |
| Spectacle is the product now What Milan Design Week is really selling — and why I can't look away.Apr 28, 2026 | Public |
| 50 ways to honor the mothers in your life Plus a reminder that the best gift might not come in a box.Apr 14, 2026 | Public |
| Structure is how I celebrate springOn pinning things up, feeding people, marking the season, and a furniture rescue for under $100.Mar 31, 2026 | Public |
| They've Been Doing It Since Ancient Greece What the Oscars taught me about red, ornament, getting dressed, and throwing a very good party.Mar 17, 2026 | Public |
| One year of Design School (and everything it taught me)Lessons in light, color, instinct, and taking a risk.Mar 4, 2026 | Public |
vs 144 newsletters in Design
178K places you in the top 10% of newsletters in this category.
Posts per Week
0.5
median: 0.8
Publishing Consistency
93/100
median: 64/100
Subscribers
178K
median: 1K
Here's what we know about this newsletter's activity:
Publishing Pace
Bi-weekly
Very Consistent
Category Rank
#2 of 507
in Design
Engagement Trend
Declining
based on recent posts
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Publishing Frequency
Bi-weekly
Last published Jul 7, 2026
0.5 posts/week avg
Design Pricing
$5/mo median
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Monetization Readiness
Design newsletters typically start charging at ~1K subscribers
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Publishing consistency (93/100) is well above the Design median (64/100).
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