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Evolution of Email Design – Lyris
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The Evolution of Email Design
By Andrew King
Have you ever looked back at emails that you sent a couple of years ago and
cringed? Did I really design/send that? Don’t worry, you aren’t alone. Email
design has come a surprisingly long way in the last few years. Let’s take a look
at some “old skool” emails and see what’s changed.
Email width didn’t matter
Back before smartphones and tablets came along, most people read their emails on a laptop or large desktop monitor.
So the width of your email didn’t matter as much as it does today. It was common to see emails that were 700 – 800
pixels wide, like this Lastminute.com example. This was great as you didn’t have to be so creative with your content –
just put everything in this month’s newsletter, there’s plenty of space!
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Today most emails are 600 pixels wide or less. Many companies have also opted for scalable and responsive designs
which can adapt to mobile environments. These emails obviously have a lot less room for content but they look great
on mobile devices, which is really important with so many people using smartphones to read their emails. Lastminute.
com’s newsletter today is 600 pixels wide and uses a responsive design which reduces its width to 320 pixels when
viewed on a smartphone.
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What’s a pre-header?
It’s only in the last few years that pre-header text has been optimized to include clever marketing messages which
can help increase your open and click-through rates. Most pre-headers back in the day said something along the lines
of, “Can’t read this message? Click here to view it online.” While this is useful and not something I think you should
remove, there are smarter ways to format your pre-header.
Best practice these days is to insert the marketing message on the left-hand side of the pre-header and the “view
online” link on the right. This text acts as a preview on the email’s content in many email clients like Outlook, Gmail,
and iPhones.
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Copy crazy!
Another trend we’ve seen is that the amount of copy used within emails has dramatically decreased. This could be
due to the fact that marketers have realized that their email subscribers are more and more time-poor and aren’t
going to spend 10 minutes reading every piece of content within their email. In fact, I can tell you from the stats I’ve
seen that a large chunk of your subscribers will spend under 10 seconds reading your emails.
The Apple emails below are good examples of how email design has evolved to deal with this issue. Generally a good
rule of thumb is to stick to one paragraph of copy, one image, and a strong call-to-action per product/story within
your email. The aim should be to drive the subscriber to your website and not make them spend as long as possible
on your email.