Email Design
The Sunday Margin, issue 48
A reading letter set like a printed page: masthead, a lead essay, a short list of reads and a note from the editor.
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- The Sunday Margin
- Subject line
- Issue 48: The case for reading one book slowly
- Preview text
- Plus three short reads and what we're reading this week.
- Purpose
- Newsletter
- Industry
- Media and publishing
The Sunday Margin · Issue 48: The case for reading one book slowly
What’s in it
- 01Serif masthead with double rule
- 02Lead story with photo
- 03Thumbnail reading list
- 04Editor's note
How it stays email-safe
- Table layout, 600px wide, with Outlook ghost tables
- Inline styles, with media queries only as an extra
- Buttons with VML fallbacks for Outlook on Windows
- Images with width, height and alt text
- No scripts, forms or embedded video
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