7. Above the Fold
• 400 height x 500 width Outside
• Most important content 500
pixels
• Scanable
• Should encompass
• Offer
• Call To Action
• Urgency Indication
• Brand
Above Fold Copy
• Words: most 6 characters or less
• Sentences: 1.5 – 2 lines Outside
• Paragraphs: most no more than 4 lines 400 x 600 pixels
• Use bullets to reduce copy
• Keep overall design succinct
Keep as much of the text as possible “above
the fold” to avoid the need scroll
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8. Above the Fold – Pre-Header
Pre-Header can be
displayed as “snippet
text” in the Inbox
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14. Structure
•Provide Visual Structure With
•Color
•Borders
•White Space
•Color should agree with web
site
•Color variations can
dramatically affect response -
TEST
19. Design for Touch
Functional design, well
within 500 pixel width
Large links are easier to
finger-click
Provide adequate
spacing for
fingertips between
links
21. Offer/Call to Action
Inline text links in
beginning copy
Inline text link with
active call to action
wording
Button with active call to
action wording and
action encouraging
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