Comments on: HTML standards in email clients: Oh, the horror! http://www.smjdesign.com/designwell/archives/html-standards-email-clients-outlook-2007-gmail/ Interactive media tutorials and tips Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:49:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Stephen http://www.smjdesign.com/designwell/archives/html-standards-email-clients-outlook-2007-gmail/#comment-39 Stephen Tue, 04 Dec 2007 04:32:21 +0000 http://www.smjdesign.com/designwell/archives/html-standards-email-clients-outlook-2007-gmail/#comment-39 The idea is to always associate yourself with the image you want. It's an issue of branding. For instance, I receive a newsletter from a local social club for young professionals. It always includes the logo which purveys inter-connectivity and has pictures of 20-somethings. The colors are trendy designer colors. Except for there being a side bar with dates on it for upcoming events, it's emotional association--just like a technical blog should look technical. I agree that images are often annoying, especially when embedded. I prefer linked images that are hosted on website--that reduces the size, too. The problem is most people don't know how to do that. The idea is to always associate yourself with the image you want. It’s an issue of branding. For instance, I receive a newsletter from a local social club for young professionals. It always includes the logo which purveys inter-connectivity and has pictures of 20-somethings. The colors are trendy designer colors. Except for there being a side bar with dates on it for upcoming events, it’s emotional association–just like a technical blog should look technical.

I agree that images are often annoying, especially when embedded. I prefer linked images that are hosted on website–that reduces the size, too. The problem is most people don’t know how to do that.

]]> By: Alex Conner http://www.smjdesign.com/designwell/archives/html-standards-email-clients-outlook-2007-gmail/#comment-38 Alex Conner Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:25:00 +0000 http://www.smjdesign.com/designwell/archives/html-standards-email-clients-outlook-2007-gmail/#comment-38 What's the big deal about formatted e-mail? I'm usually quite irritated when someone sends me an email with tons of pictures and other "pretty" things... But then again, I think there's nothing better than a terminal screen, and I write papers in text editors first... What’s the big deal about formatted e-mail? I’m usually quite irritated when someone sends me an email with tons of pictures and other “pretty” things… But then again, I think there’s nothing better than a terminal screen, and I write papers in text editors first…

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