1. Quatuor

    By Davida Fernandez

    July 21, 2010

    3 Comments

    Designed by Epic Agency

    The gentle colors, pretty graphics, and simple layout of this email from Epic Agency for Quatuor makes for a very pleasing email. I especially like the blue-leafed tree overhanging the content and the selective blue on blue highlighting. The email could use less graphic-based text in the header and the left-hand side and I'd like to see the unsubscribe text bumped up a size or two, but overall this pretty design hits the mark.

    Leave a comment › Posted in: ,

  2. e-Crime Wales Summit

    By Davida Fernandez

    July 19, 2010

    0 Comments

    Designed by s8080

    I really like the unusual layout of this email designed by s8080, especially the way the map graphic is burning into the main content and the way the free floating secondary content is flanking the middle column. The three color bar background is so interesting and provides a foundation for the important links on the left hand side. The nice narrow column always helps with readability, too. Super cool job on this one.

    Leave a comment › Posted in: ,

  3. Nvision turns 10

    By Stig Morten Myre

    June 24, 2010

    1 Comment

    Designed by Nvision

    For their 10th anniversary, Luxembourg web agency Nvision went all out with an excellent RSVP microsite, and a lovely email invitation to match. With a largely text based design, and consistent use of ALT attributes, the message should come across clearly.

    The simplicity of their layout and their blue and white color scheme makes this a standout. If we were to suggest a tweak, it would be to avoid using URLs as link text, as this can often cause security warnings.

    Happy 10th anniversary guys, and many more!

    Leave a comment › Posted in: ,

  4. Provoke

    By Jarrod Taylor

    March 31, 2010

    6 Comments

    Designed by Provoke

    Nice and simple, this email from New Zealand's Provoke is a fine example of a B2B email invitation. The layout is uncluttered and the details are super clear. There are a couple of images that could work just as well if converted to text, but overall the tidy design gets our thumbs up.

    Leave a comment › Posted in: ,

  5. Greater Houston Partnership

    By Stig Morten Myre

    December 14, 2009

    2 Comments

    Designed by Danny Zevallos

    This invitation email knows what it’s job is, and does it well. The layout is very appropriate, and beautifully executed. Being almost entirely text based, it gets to the point, and uses colors, font sizes and weights to emphasize different elements.

    We also liked the simple two column footer, with a handy list of links in the right column.

    Leave a comment › Posted in: ,

  6. Halloween email round-up

    By Ros Hodgekiss

    October 29, 2009

    5 Comments

    Designed by Rocket Genius, Blik and Lion Digital

    {title}

    Scratching for some last-minute inspiration? Here are three great examples of Halloween-themed emails that will have the ideas boiling more rapidly than a witches’ brew. Take a peek - it’s not too late to get your email out by Saturday!

    View the Halloween email hot-list

    Leave a comment › Posted in: , , ,

  7. Blick

    By Blake Haswell

    September 16, 2009

    1 Comment

    Designed by Lovely

    Brilliant.

    That's the only way to describe this invitation from the folks at Blick Shared Studios. The layout is simple but it's brought to life by the pastel colors and that fantastic guitar illustration.

    Another nice touch is that all of the copy (including those gorgeous headings) has been written using actual text, rather than images.

    Posted in: ,

  8. Desktop Create: 2009

    By Jarrod Taylor

    September 11, 2009

    4 Comments

    Designed by Niche Media

    We quite liked the strong, primary-colored design approach to this invitation for Desktop Magazine’s coveted Create Awards ‘09. It’s bold, it’s cool and would have definitely appealed to Desktop’s subscribers when it landed in their inboxes.

    Being constructed mostly of text, the design is sturdy and compatible across a range of email clients. There are a couple of images that finish off the design, so a webversion link is smartly included at the top of the email incase there is trouble loading. An overall nice design.

    Leave a comment › Posted in: ,

  9. Disgrace

    By Travis Bell

    May 07, 2009

    4 Comments

    Designed by Icon Film Distribution

    These kinds of emails are awfully easy to code as a single image and it’s always nice to see when that’s resisted. Icon Films has designed a nice looking, properly coded email that is easy to read and as a film lover myself, would definitely be interested in attending.

    Easy to find contact, address and event details make this email useful and easy to navigate.

    Posted in: ,

  10. Elmwood’s Digital Picnic

    By Stig Morten Myre

    April 29, 2009

    4 Comments

    Designed by Elmwood

    For their upcoming event, Digital Picnic, Elmwood sent this tasty campaign, mixing strong and clear type with fresh and playful imagery. The email is written and designed to support the concept of their “picnics”, and leads to a simple email link to RSVP.

    Where many would use images for elements such as the logo and headings, Elmwood use beautifully styled text, and background colors as fallback, leaving a solid design even with images turned off.

    Posted in: ,

Browse the Blog

  1. Behind the Scenes (18)
  2. Interviews & Buzz (124)
  3. New Features & Updates (201)
  4. Observations & Answers (189)
  5. Tips & Resources (368)

Explore the Email Gallery