I designed and developed this brand new email template for PJ Library's New York office. They send out a monthly newsletter to their community with a letter from the Director, community events, and other resources. I don't have data on this email yet since it's being used for the first time next month, but I believe people will be able to read the highlighted events better and serve the community.
The email is fully responsive and even coded up to look good in dark mode. PJ Library's branding shines through in this template, utilizing brand colors and illustrations specially made for NYC. This is also the first template I've developed fully leveraging Mailchimp's templating language, allowing others to create accessible emails. The subject line is a play off of the upcoming holiday Tu B'Shevat, which is the "birthday" for the trees.
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