Create a Dark Mode Version of Email Newsletter Template in HTML
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► Learn how to create a dark mode version of the email newsletter template in HTML built with the help of Postcards. Acquire skills that will help to customize the color scheme of the email template without much hassle.
Coloring in email design, much like in website design, plays a crucial role in creating a comfortable user experience.
It does many important things as well: set the tone for the message, evoke the desired gamut of emotions, create visual balance, and simply adjust the piece to your brand. As for dark mode, it even helps to reduce eye strain.
The good thing is that changing coloring in an HTML email newsletter template is not rocket science. Yes, you have to deal with the code a lot; however, it is easy to do. And we are going to prove that to you with our tutorial.
Let us create a dark mode version of the email newsletter template in HTML built-in Postcards, one of the most powerful email template builders on the web.
Why dark mode? Well, the deal is that creating a dark mode version is not just about changing the background color into the black one; it is much more than that. Therefore, you will get an opportunity to grasp the entire idea of creating a custom color scheme.
► Our video tutorial includes 10 simple steps.
As usual, each our tutorial requires to have a Designmodo account so that you can create an email template in Postcards and handy code editor so that you can introduce all the necessary changes into files. We are going to use Notepad++.
Step 1 Understand what dark mode color theme means. As we have already said, dark mode is much bigger than just using dark colors for big areas. It means inverting the entire color scheme to create harmony and balance.
Step 2 See what needs to be changed in your template. We overview what elements of the design should be changed.
Step 3 Create and export a template in Postcards. Our template consists of just two main blocks, but that is enough to show you the main principle.
Step 4 Extract the dark mode icons from the Menu. Simply remove them from the flow yet tentatively save their source links.
Step 5 Enable dark mode in email clients. Using several lines of code with meta tags, we tell email clients that we use dark mode.
Step 6 Add the dark background code. First and foremost, let’s change the background color using a lighter shade of black.
Step 7 Add dark mode to the logo. It is time to adjust all small but vital elements of the interface. And the logo is the first to go.
Step 8 Add dark mode to social media logos. Repeat the same routine to the social icons step by step, changing image source links, adding new classes, and altering the media query.
Step 9 Add dark mode to the title text. After you are done with the visuals, it is time to make the main title visible again.
Step 10 Add dark mode to the subtitle text. The last thing to change is a subtitle text. Note all chunks of text should stand out from the background. Therefore, if you have more than just title and subtitle, make sure they have the perfect contrast.
That is all. Although the majority of steps are quite comprehensive, nevertheless, they are easy to repeat. Simply follow the instructions carefully, and in the end, you will have a dark mode version of the email newsletter template in HTML.
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