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February 2026
by Emma Charleston 02 Mar '26

02 Mar '26

Dear friends, I thought I’d already sent this email, but I think I just… thought about sending it. (Sorry if I am doubling up though?!) So hello, and happy March, month of Emma’s birth :) (And I am sure, lots of other things). I had a particularly fun and productive February, in terms of… well, the types of things I email you all about. Firstly, it was hourly comics day — my 13th year participating! You can see my hourlies here: https://emmacharleston.blogspot.com/2026/02/hourly-comics-day-2026.html Secondly, an entirely made up thing which I decided to do this year: ‘Data vis February’, in which every single one of my visual diaries this month was a data visualisation. You can read more about that (and see the diaries) here: https://emmacharleston.blogspot.com/2026/02/february-2026-aka-data-vis-feb.… [February2026.jpg] I hope you enjoy these. They were a lot of fun to make (though I am glad to just go back to drawing whatever I want now, and not having to think of every day through the lens of data). Hope you’re enjoying the same decidedly more spring-like weather we’re experiencing here in London wherever you are! [signature.jpg]

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January 2026
by Emma Charleston 31 Jan '26

31 Jan '26

Dear friends, Happy January! I hope your 2026’s are all off to a good start. I wrote a blog all about my 2025 goals (and whether I met them or not), and some intention setting for 2026. You can read that here… https://emmacharleston.blogspot.com/2026/01/2025-bingo.html And then my usual monthly blog is here! https://emmacharleston.blogspot.com/2026/01/january-2026.html [January2026.jpg] It’s been a mixed bag but overall positive, and I’m excited for the rest of what 2026 has got in store. Hope you’re all having similarly promising beginnings! Stay warm, [signature.jpg]

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December 2025
by Emma Charleston 01 Jan '26

01 Jan '26

Dear friends, I hope you have all had wonderfully restful Decembers. You can read about mine here… https://emmacharleston.blogspot.com/2025/12/december-2025.html [December2025.jpeg] I also wrote a bit of a reflective blog, reviewing some of my goals for 2025, and pondering on new ones for 2026. You can read that here, if that sounds even vaguely interesting… (and tell me your goals/plans/ideas for the new year!!) https://emmacharleston.blogspot.com/2026/01/2025-bingo.html [January1.jpeg] A goal I did not list there is to DO LESS, and with this in mind, I am winding up a couple of long term projects… Firstly, my ‘photo a day’ instagram is no longer going to be photo a day (more here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DS-cZRADfG7/) Secondly, my radio show is no longer going to be monthly, instead I’ll just make an episode when I feel like it. You can listen to the last regular one here! https://www.mixcloud.com/emma-charleston/audient-january-2026/ Hopefully this will somewhat reduce my daily/monthly self-imposed task burden. I have also thought about winding up this newsletter, but I guess I feel like it’s important to maintain channels of communication that are not via the big socials, and enough of you say you appreciate it that… I will persist, for now?! (Thanks as always for your eyes anyway, it means a lot to holler out into the void like this) Hope you’re all heading into 2026 mindfully or intentionally or whatever, or maybe with a cracking hangover from last night, idk. Whatever your year start, I hope it’s a glorious one for all of you. [signature.jpg]

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November 2025
by Emma Charleston 30 Nov '25

30 Nov '25

Dear friends, Happy (nearly!) December! I hope you are feeling suitably festive. I for one am very ready for Christmas break :) You can read all about my November here: https://emmacharleston.blogspot.com/2025/11/november-2025.html [November2025.jpg] And there’s a new episode of my radio show here: https://www.mixcloud.com/emma-charleston/audient-december-2025/ For all of you on this mailing list who are accustomed to receiving a real physical Christmas card from me, I want to let you know that for the first time in like the last decade, I have royally screwed up and STILL NOT GOT THEM DONE ARGH. Something will arrive… at some point… will it be any good?! Who can say!! Something had to give this month and apparently it was that… Anyway, on a brighter note, I did actually manage to finish a very silly new fanzine this month, which is available on my Etsy here along with a bunch of other cute stuff which, idk, maybe someone in your life might like for Christmas?! https://www.etsy.com/shop/EmmaCharleston (tbh most of it is not that giftable, but it’s worth a shot, eg?) Advance season’s greetings to all of you, and stay warm, [signature.jpg]

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October 2025
by Emma Charleston 01 Nov '25

01 Nov '25

Dear friends, Hope you have had a lovely October, and that you are already off to a good start on November. It’s starting with a Saturday, so that’s nice (though I am mostly working anyway, such is life). You can read about my October here… https://emmacharleston.blogspot.com/2025/11/october-2025.html [October2025.jpg] And you can listen to my monthly radio show here: https://www.mixcloud.com/emma-charleston/audient-november-2025/ (I think it’s a particular goodie this month, there’s a lot of fun new music out!) Thanks as always for reading — I ping this thing out into the void every month and it’s always nice when people are like ‘I read on the blog about your dog’s tooth’ or ‘I liked your silly drawing of beans’ or whatever, haha. Love you all! xx [signature.jpg]

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September 2025
by Emma Charleston 01 Oct '25

01 Oct '25

Dear friends, Happy October! I regret to inform you that September's visual diaries are mostly me being boring about work, but if you would like to see them, they are here as usual: https://emmacharleston.blogspot.com/2025/09/september-2025.html [September2025.jpg] There is also an episode of my radio show here: https://www.mixcloud.com/emma-charleston/audient-october-2025/ I am also gonna take a moment to actually plug an IRL thing I am doing this month. My Quaker meeting are hosting an art exhibition, and all the details are here: https://wandsworth.quakermeeting.org/art-exhibition/ I have been on the organising team and I will say (here, quietly) it has been an annoyingly large amount of work, so I would love if some of you fancied swinging by. Some of my visual diaries will be on display! If it sweetens the deal, it’s part of the artists open houses event in Wandsworth, so you can go see some other cool stuff while you’re in the neighbourhood! https://www.artistsopenhouse.co.uk/ I will be stewarding all day this Saturday 4th, Saturday 11th afternoon, and I will also be at the ‘meet the artists’ evening event on Friday 10th. If you wanna come to that one in particular and fancy getting some dinner nearby first, let me know! Hopefully this month will be slightly less hectic as I slowly settle back into work routine… because right now my brain is FRIED. Love you all! [signature.jpg]

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August 2025
by Emma Charleston 03 Sep '25

03 Sep '25

Dear friends, Belated best wishes for September (I am running behind this month with my month-end tasks) — you can read about my August here: https://emmacharleston.blogspot.com/2025/08/august-2025.html [August2025.jpeg] As you’ll see, it wasn’t an especially strenuous one, so I don’t really have any excuse for being so slow. You’ll also find this month’s radio show here: https://www.mixcloud.com/emma-charleston/audient-september-2025/ Work-wise, things are about to ramp up a notch again — I actually quite like having the annual cycle of academia as it’s a bit better to predict the peaks and troughs of busy-ness, but that’s swings and roundabouts as I am now bracing for the pressure (but also excitement!) of my new role as lecturer on MA Design for Data Visualisation. (Very cool!!! I am still delighted to have got the job). I’ll still be teaching a little on BA User Experience Design too, it looks like, so very much best of both worlds. Hope you’re all having a nice time and not too miserable about looming Autumn. I used to find autumn and winter hard work and thought I maybe had that ‘SAD’ disorder, but it turned out I was actually just getting sad because I lived in cold, draughty houses with leaking windows. Since moving to Croydon (of all places) and investing in a heated throw, winters suddenly seem quite a charming, quaint, cosy prospect. Here’s hoping you’re able to get similarly psyched for winter, especially if you are a chronic cold hands and feet haver like me. Hope to see you round, [signature.jpg]

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July 2025
by Emma Charleston 01 Aug '25

01 Aug '25

Dear friends, Happy August, I hope you all are enjoying a suitable amount of summer frolicking. July has been a somewhat mixed month, though on balance I am in high spirits. I particularly enjoyed getting out of London to Bournemouth (and eagerly await some more getting out of London to Norwich and York over the next month). You can read all about July here: https://emmacharleston.blogspot.com/2025/07/july-2025.html [July2025.jpeg] The August episode of my radio show is here: https://www.mixcloud.com/emma-charleston/audient-august-2025/ Sending you all much love from moderately sunny Croydon, [signature.jpg]

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June 2025
by Emma Charleston 02 Jul '25

02 Jul '25

Dear friends, I hope that you too have been enjoying this glorious weather. I had a wonderful June and you can read about it here: https://emmacharleston.blogspot.com/2025/06/june-2025.html (July is going less good to far, with rain and Jessie in doggie hospital, but you can read about that next month…) [June2025.jpg] If you’d like to relive the glorious heatwave in musical form, I put together a sultry summer pool party mix which you can listen to here: https://www.mixcloud.com/emma-charleston/audient-july-2025-pool-party/ I have also just recently restocked my critically acclaimed (apparently?!) James Bond zine, so if you fancy treating yourself or a Bond-fan loved one, they’re available (along with other bits) on my Etsy, here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/EmmaCharleston Finally, if you fancy a ‘long read’ about accessibility and graphic design, I wrote this piece over the last couple of months. Probably not to everyone’s interest, but nice to take a lil moment to plug the stuff I’ve been up to. https://gfsc.community/accessibility-complexity-and-contradictions-in-graph… Over the summer I tend to be time rich but cash poor, so if any of you find yourselves in London and fancy hanging out (doing cheap/free activities), let me know! Would be lovely to see you. [signature.jpg]

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May 2025
by Emma Charleston 09 Jun '25

09 Jun '25

Dear friends, Sorry email fans, my email is very late this month! I have no excuse other than I got distracted midway through my month end tasks. Apols. You can read all about my May here! https://emmacharleston.blogspot.com/2025/05/may-2025.html [May2025.jpg] And my radio show is here: https://www.mixcloud.com/emma-charleston/audient-june-2025/ That’s all for now — hope you’re all doing well and enjoying early summer weekends! [signature.jpg]

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