Notes from the Dev
Notes from the Dev: Gmail Clipping and Enterprise Personalization
Gmail clipping can be an issue for lots of emails. Sometimes, unnecessary lines of code are the culprit because, even though there’s nothing there, it still causes bloat. One way that can happen is when senders using enterprise software include dynamic, personalized content in email campaigns. In this episode of Notes from the Dev: Video … Continue reading “Notes from the Dev: Gmail Clipping and Enterprise Personalization “
Notes from the Dev: How to Use Faux Absolute Positioning in Email
Here’s a tight spot that email developers will be very familiar with. You get an email campaign mockup from a designer and in order to make it both functional and accessible, you need to use overlapping elements. As developers, it’s our job to make the email look as close to the proposed design as possible. … Continue reading “Notes from the Dev: How to Use Faux Absolute Positioning in Email”
Notes from the Dev: Building an Interactive Email Game
Looking for a challenge? If you’re starting to feel like you keep coding the same kinds of emails over and over again, take a page out of Emre Demirel’s playbook. He decided to figure out how to build an interactive email featuring a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors that his subscribers could play without leaving … Continue reading “Notes from the Dev: Building an Interactive Email Game”
Notes from the Dev: Using Emmet for Faster HTML Email Coding
How many keystrokes do you think you make when you code up a new email? Probably a lot. What if you could cut all that typing down drastically and develop campaigns faster than ever? That’s exactly what the Emmet toolkit can do for you. And in this episode of Notes from the Dev: Video Edition, … Continue reading “Notes from the Dev: Using Emmet for Faster HTML Email Coding”
Notes from the Dev: Advanced MJML Coding Techniques
It’s time for the exciting conclusion of our journey into one of the most popular email frameworks available: MJML (Mailjet Markup Language). Okay, so it wasn’t a huge cliffhanger or anything. But we are definitely excited to share the second half of this interview with you. When we last left Nicole Hickman, she just finished … Continue reading “Notes from the Dev: Advanced MJML Coding Techniques”
Notes from the Dev: Essential Advice on How to Use MJML
Writing code takes time. That includes coding responsive HTML emails. A good developer writes clean, concise code that gets the job done. Some might even call it elegant. What if there was a faster way to write a lot less code and make campaigns responsive on every email client and device? That’s the promise of … Continue reading “Notes from the Dev: Essential Advice on How to Use MJML”
Notes from the Dev: Using CSS Hover Effects and Rollovers
Want to code emails that are more interactive? The concept of interactive emails might sound a little intimidating at first. But, if you start with something simple – like CSS hover effects – you’re on the right track. Interested in learning how to use a rollover effect in email? You’re in luck! My good friend … Continue reading “Notes from the Dev: Using CSS Hover Effects and Rollovers”
