Newsletter issue

A full issue with masthead, lead story, story cards, a pull quote and a labeled sponsor.

Subject line: No. 214: The grid was built for a world that no longer exists. Designed for The Margin, a fictional newsletters and media brand. Swap the logo, colors and images for yours. Replace each {{variable}} with your own value.

Classic magazine

Printed-cover masthead with a double rule, a big lead image, a two by two story grid and a boxed sponsor.

Long read

Single column built for reading: editor’s note, full-bleed image, an excerpt with a ruled pull quote, then a list of stories.

Bulletin

Dense digest under an ink header band: compact lead, thumbnail link list, dark quote card and a dashed sponsor slot.

Variables

Variable	Example	Description
`issue_number`	214	Issue number shown in the masthead.
`lead_title`	The grid was built for a world that no longer exists	Headline of the lead story.
`issue_date`	Thursday, September 24, 2026	Publication date of the issue.
`logo_url`	https://assets.ui.sh/marks/1.svg?color=%23B5402A	Brand mark image URL.
`publication_name`	The Margin	Publication name shown in the masthead and footer.
`tagline`	Notes from the edge of the news.	Short line under the masthead.
`lead_url`	https://example.com/stories/the-grid	Link to the lead story.
`lead_image`	https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1473341304170-971dccb5ac1e?w=1040&h=600&fit=crop&q=80	Lead story photo, landscape.
`lead_kicker`	Energy	Section of the lead story.
`lead_dek`	Utilities are spending record sums on new transmission lines. The harder question is who gets to decide where they run.	Standfirst under the lead headline.
`lead_author`	Sasha Lindqvist	Author of the lead story.
`lead_read_time`	14 min read	Reading time of the lead story.
`story_1_url`	https://example.com/stories/cheaper-chip	Link to story 1.
`story_1_image`	https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1518770660439-4636190af475?w=600&h=400&fit=crop&q=80	Thumbnail of story 1.
`story_1_kicker`	Technology	Section of story 1.
`story_1_title`	Inside the quiet race to build a cheaper chip	Headline of story 1.
`story_1_dek`	Three startups are betting that older factories can still make the parts the world needs most.	Standfirst of story 1.
`story_1_read_time`	8 min read	Reading time of story 1.
`story_2_url`	https://example.com/stories/four-day-week	Link to story 2.
`story_2_image`	https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1449824913935-59a10b8d2000?w=600&h=400&fit=crop&q=80	Thumbnail of story 2.
`story_2_kicker`	Cities	Section of story 2.
`story_2_title`	What a four-day week did to one city’s downtown	Headline of story 2.
`story_2_dek`	Lunch trade fell, evening trade rose, and the parking garages are now half empty.	Standfirst of story 2.
`story_2_read_time`	11 min read	Reading time of story 2.
`story_3_url`	https://example.com/stories/failures	Link to story 3.
`story_3_image`	https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1532187863486-abf9dbad1b69?w=600&h=400&fit=crop&q=80	Thumbnail of story 3.
`story_3_kicker`	Science	Section of story 3.
`story_3_title`	The lab that publishes its failures	Headline of story 3.
`story_3_dek`	A small research group posts every experiment that did not work. Other labs are starting to copy it.	Standfirst of story 3.
`story_3_read_time`	7 min read	Reading time of story 3.
`story_4_url`	https://example.com/stories/farmers-markets	Link to story 4.
`story_4_image`	https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1464226184884-fa280b87c399?w=600&h=400&fit=crop&q=80	Thumbnail of story 4.
`story_4_kicker`	Food	Section of story 4.
`story_4_title`	Farmers markets are having a very good decade	Headline of story 4.
`story_4_dek`	Sales are up, the vendors are younger, and prices are closer to the supermarket than you think.	Standfirst of story 4.
`story_4_read_time`	6 min read	Reading time of story 4.
`quote_text`	We kept asking how to move more power. Nobody asked who would have to live next to the wires.	Pull quote from the issue.
`quote_author`	Alex Moreau	Person quoted.
`quote_source`	regional planner, in our lead story	Role or context of the person quoted.
`sponsor_name`	Quillwork	Name of the sponsor.
`sponsor_url`	https://example.com/sponsor/quillwork	Sponsor link.
`sponsor_image`	https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1455390582262-044cdead277a?w=400&h=300&fit=crop&q=80	Sponsor image.
`sponsor_headline`	A writing app that stays out of your way.	Sponsor headline.
`sponsor_body`	Distraction-free drafts, full version history and one-click export to any newsletter platform. Free for 30 days.	Sponsor message.
`sponsor_cta`	Try Quillwork free	Sponsor call to action.
`x_url`	https://x.com/example	Link to the X profile.
`assets_url`	/emails/social	Folder that hosts the social icons.
`instagram_url`	https://instagram.com/example	Link to the Instagram profile.
`facebook_url`	https://facebook.com/example	Link to the Facebook page.
`browser_url`	https://example.com/issues/214	Link to the web version of this email.
`preferences_url`	https://example.com/account/email	Link to the email preferences page.
`unsubscribe_url`	https://example.com/unsubscribe?token=8f2c1a	One-click unsubscribe link.
`company_address`	48 Wharf Street, Suite 3, Portland, ME 04101	Postal address required in commercial email.
`editor_avatar`	https://assets.ui.sh/avatars/7.jpg	Portrait of the editor.
`editor_name`	Robin Okafor	Name of the editor who signs the note.
`editor_note`	This week we spent a lot of time looking at maps: where power is made, where it is needed, and the long, contested lines in between.	Short note from the editor that opens the issue.
`editor_role`	Editor in chief	Title of the editor.
`lead_excerpt`	On a wet Tuesday in March, 312 residents of a small river town packed into a school gym to vote on a line of steel towers. The towers would carry wind power from the coast to the cities inland. The vote was not binding, and everyone in the room knew it.	Opening paragraph of the lead story.