1. Design and Build Email Newsletters Without Losing Your Mind This article, even though it was written two years ago, is chock full of amazing information. Reading and/or giving this to whomever you’re working with will save everyone a lot of stress, time, and energy. Designer/Developers, give this to your clients to read. Companies should read this and then give it to their designer/developers.  Basically, anyone who is sending email newsletters should read this. The article expands upon the 10 points below, in the picture you see #4. Respect your reader. Don’t waste their time or attention. Ask nicely first. Focus on relevance. Design with a goal in mind, so that you’ll know if it worked. Make unsubscribing easy. Code like it’s 1999 (literally) and use inline CSS. Always include a plain text version. Don’t assume that images will be viewed. Follow the law. Test everything before sending, because you can’t take it back. I wish I had seen this a few weeks ago.

    Design and Build Email Newsletters Without Losing Your Mind

    This article, even though it was written two years ago, is chock full of amazing information.

    Reading and/or giving this to whomever you’re working with will save everyone a lot of stress, time, and energy. Designer/Developers, give this to your clients to read. Companies should read this and then give it to their designer/developers. 

    Basically, anyone who is sending email newsletters should read this.

    The article expands upon the 10 points below, in the picture you see #4.

    1. Respect your reader. Don’t waste their time or attention.
    2. Ask nicely first.
    3. Focus on relevance.
    4. Design with a goal in mind, so that you’ll know if it worked.
    5. Make unsubscribing easy.
    6. Code like it’s 1999 (literally) and use inline CSS.
    7. Always include a plain text version.
    8. Don’t assume that images will be viewed.
    9. Follow the law.
    10. Test everything before sending, because you can’t take it back.

    I wish I had seen this a few weeks ago.

  2. Nobody ever grew up wanting to be in advertising.

    —  Don Draper (via rachelmercer)

  3. Holy crap. Someone just reblogged AND TRANSLATED something I did for class many years ago. It gives it so much more meaning! [Link Here] [More of the project]

    Holy crap. Someone just reblogged AND TRANSLATED something I did for class many years ago. It gives it so much more meaning!

    [Link Here]

    [More of the project]

  4. HTC One X packaging design


    On the left: The international packaging for the HTC One X.

    On the right: the american AT&T packaging for the same phone.

    Why do third parties always ruin a good thing? The original packaging matches the shape & design of the phone so well! The AT&T packaging is obnoxious. They could’ve simply added some orange and some branding to the original packaging.

    That’s probably the cause of delays, nothing to do with the phone.

  5. ilovecharts: Yeah, Tumblr!

    ilovecharts:

    Yeah, Tumblr!

  6. Things of note:

    • I recently became unemployed.
    • I am available to make your things look better!
    • I am available to put your things on display on the internet.
    • I am available to make your things on display on the internet look better! 

    Things you can do to help me be less poor:

    (Source: whatjewsay)

  7. (Taken with picplz.)

    (Taken with picplz.)

  8. Big kitty (Taken with picplz at Philadelphia Zoo in Philadelphia, PA.)

    Big kitty (Taken with picplz at Philadelphia Zoo in Philadelphia, PA.)

  9. helloyoucreatives: Smart LEAGAS DELANEY (UK)

    helloyoucreatives:

    Smart

    LEAGAS DELANEY (UK)

    (Source: adcollector)

  10. 1) Get in early.2) take pics.3) ???4) Profit. more to come later. I need a steadier hand.using “LapseIt” from the android market… 

    1) Get in early.
    2) take pics.
    3) ???
    4) Profit.

    more to come later. I need a steadier hand.

    using “LapseIt” from the android market…