More examples of newsletters and newsletter formats
Real newsletters, with notes on what makes each one work. Use them for ideas for your own.
Two-page newsletter-flyer for customers
By South San Francisco Scavenger | See PDF
This two-page flyer newsletter has bright colors and fun pictures, and it clearly tells its story to customers.
The two-column format is easy to read and provides plenty of space for photos, with tight text. It is easy to scan, and easy to keep for information about the company.
Employee and retiree newsletter by an airline
By American Airlines | See PDF
This is a beautiful program announcement for employees of an airline, done in the style of a newsletter.
Note the wide main column on the front page. There is a reason columns don't run across the whole page: they are hard to read. Your eyes can't easily skip from the end of one line to the beginning of the next.
The width of this column is nearly too wide, but the designer compensates for it. Observe the wide leading (the space between the lines). It makes the next line easier to find.
Also note the fun title: Arrivals.
Business newsletter with extensive photos and graphics
Good News Business by PagesMag.com | See PDF
This newsletter, called Good News Business, is produced by PagesMag.com for our customers. It comes to subscribers as you see here, completely filled with articles and images. Our subscribers then use it as a starting point for their own newsletter, changing whatever they wish and adding their own articles and art, or they use it mainly as is. It is a good example of an attractive design that is nonetheless accessible to the non-designer. The block layout inside makes plugging in new articles easy, while allowing room for individual creativity.
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