Feb 29, 2012

36 new templates for v6.9

As Ben mentioned in his summary, this month’s release sees the addition of 36 new templates to the template library, the bulk of which live in a category that’s been inexplicably neglected: sports. Long-ish ago we did have a sports category, but through my couple of years of template management, the templates in the category were scrapped and the category itself was killed. Maybe. My memory’s pretty hazy.

I’m getting side-tracked. Basically: sports templates! We have them:

Sports templates by MailChimp

We’ve brought the category back with template designs representing 8 different sports, plus 2 designs that are more generic in nature. Each of these template designs come in 3 layout flavors, making for a total of 30 templates. You’ll find the usual suspects (in the U.S., at least): baseball, football, and basketball. As far as other sports go, we’ve got soccer, tennis, golf, volleyball, and lacrosse. Not a bad start. We’ll expand with other sports like cricket, roller derby, and maybe even Calvinball in one of our future releases.

I just realized we missed hockey. Sorry Canada. I’ll take care of that immediately.

This release also brings a template that app developers should enjoy; the iPhone & iPad template:

iPhone & iPad App template by MailChimp
The iPhone & iPad App template, available in three variations

This template can be found in the ‘technology’ category, along with all the other mobile app templates we offer. An iPad-only template is in the pipe, and will be coming in the next release.

Finally, we’ve added another new category in ‘education’, which is home to the Graduation Invitation template:

The graduation invitation template by MailChimp
The Graduation Invitation template, available in three variations

The ‘education’ category will be the future home for templates geared towards PTA organizations, schools of all levels, and more. The next batch of templates in this category will also be coming in the next release.

That’s all I’ve got.

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Fabio

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  • JD

    We’re really just protesting the loss of the Thrashers. Sorry again Canada.

    02.29.2012

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    • Patrick Stephens

      I’m still looking for that hockey template. :) Can you use a roller hockey puck instead of the standard black rubber ice hockey puck?

      03.18.2012

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  • KaraVorkian

    +10 points for including a roller derby theme in the next release! :)

    03.19.2012

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  • Amber Polo

    Sports are nice but how about some templates for authors.
    And a simple template that allows text and associated image horizontally down the page.
    A new user, so still a little lost.

    03.19.2012

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    • Ben

      Can you elaborate on “And a simple template that allows text and associated image horizontally down the page.”

      03.19.2012

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  • Carlo Krouzian

    Thank you for the new templates. How about 36 new templates for Non Profits. It seems like a large segment of your users should be Non Profits but there aren’t many designs? I look forward to seeing some new ones.

    Thanks

    03.19.2012

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    • Ben

      We’ll definitely be adding more templates all around, but don’t forget that just about all these templates can be totally modified to suit your non-profit. Just swap out some placeholder graphics and text, and you’re done.

      03.19.2012

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  • Dan

    Guys you rock!Chimp 1 – bWeber 0

    03.19.2012

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  • Tania

    :( We desperately need some new Christmas templates. Pleeeeeease.
    Especially templates that are not Wintery for us Aussies downunder! Snowflakes at Christmas are weird for us. My clients are getting sick of the old offering. Keep it fresh Chimpsters!!
    Tania

    03.19.2012

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  • JL Oiler

    How about a whole selection for authors. You could do some for nearly every genre! Romance, Horror, …

    03.19.2012

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  • Eoin

    Awesome! The more templates the better!

    I have a question though… what would be the reason for using an iPad/iPhone specific layout? If an iPad layout, would it then be too wide for iPhone?

    I prefer to design layouts that fit all sizes (within reason), so I’m a bit confused as to this methodology. An explination or further reading would be much appreciated.

    Oh and Jim from tech support is awesome.

    03.19.2012

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    • Ben

      Actually, those templates for iPad/iPhone apps are for app developers who want to promote a new app that they’re selling for iPhone/iPad. We’ve got quite a few of those types of customers using MailChimp. These templates make it pretty easy to just plop in a screenshot of your app, and you’re done.

      You might like this article, if you’re interested in coding for all devices: http://blog.mailchimp.com/using-media-queries-to-improve-readability/

      Oh, and yes–we think Jim’s awesome too. :-)

      03.19.2012

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  • Dale Aceron

    I’m looking forward in using the NEW templates, except I don’t know if it’s just me, but I find it hard to distinguish which are the NEW templates. Is there a way to add a star or a NEW text beside the new ones?

    Thanks!

    03.22.2012

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  • John P

    Awesome job keeping it fresh. I can’t wait to see what is next.

    03.29.2012

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  • Anne

    I don’t see 36 templates above.

    04.05.2012

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    • Ben

      Since many templates are variations and iterations, and since we release so many at the same time, we don’t typically show screenshots of each one. If you log in to your MailChimp account and peruse the template gallery, you can count hundreds of different templates there.

      04.06.2012

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  • Dale Potruski

    The collection of new templates are all very impressive. When I put together a newsletter for my past guests, I usually try to keep it in more of a journalistic format. Headlines, images and copy. Basic, simple and to the point. I like what MC allows me, but I look to be creative and different with each addiiton.

    04.27.2012

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  • TyantA

    “An iPad-only template is in the pipe, and will be coming in the next release.”

    It’s been 8 months, I’ve seen a lot of changes but this has never materialized. Re: AlterEgo template.

    11.09.2012

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