Images off: McDonald’s leads the way

Images off: McDonald’s leads the way

We’ve talked before about making the experience better for users with images turned off, but it’s still something that is frequently missed by email coders. This example from McDonald’s includes a few best-practice techniques, such as styling Alt-text and clever use of background colour, plus…

Gmail introduces a new look, social style, Promotions tab

Gmail introduces a new look, social style, Promotions tab

Much has been made of Google’s previous efforts to split the Gmail inbox into different tabs. In their first incarnation, messages were sorted into either Primary, Social, Updates or Promotions sections based on their content. Marketers’ reactions were varied, but there was a general consensus…

Email Inspiration: One Kings Lane – Update your preferences

Email Inspiration: One Kings Lane – Update your preferences

This email from online shopping network One Kings Lane is an example of a preference setting reminder done right. It publishes your existing settings, has a clear option to update them, and also has a straight-forward design that works well on mobile.