Email is good.

A blog ostensibly about email productivity by Chris Coyier who you can email, obviously, at chris@coyier.com

I’ve said this too many times but I won’t stop now. An HTML can be quite tastefully done by just doing a few things to improve the situation beyond a pure text email:

  • A pleasant readable typeface
  • Reasonable line length
  • Breathable line height
  • Anchor links on words
  • Dark/light mode

No fancy layout or images or whatever, just better text. Maybe a style for buttons since they make for such clear “calls to action”.

I feel like this “Email Editor” does a pretty good job of keeping it that simple and providing a visual builder.

A screenshot of an email editor interface, displaying a newsletter thank you message, company name, and options for email content formatting.

I get the feeling that it’s pretty old. The padding controls don’t work anymore as it looks like they apply the padding to the wrong elements.

Or maybe it was just vibe coded up and slapped out there? I dunno. I still like the idea and it makes me wanna build my own someday.

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  1. Kevin Cox Avatar

    A pleasant readable typeface

    I disagree with this. My email client uses a pleasant readable typeface by default. You can’t possibly know what typeface I find pleasant and readable. So unless you have a very good reason don’t change the typeface.

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