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Margin Notes

Margin Notes is the newsletter Jamie June launched through Signed, Sealed, Subscribed — a one-week, done-for-you newsletter launch program I co-run with copywriter Caitie Cupples. Jamie came in knowing she wanted her newsletter to feel like more than just another email. She wanted it to have a real identity — something that felt intentional, on-brand, and worth subscribing to on its own.

In one week, we built her exactly that.

NEWSLETTER BRAND DESIGN
OPT-IN PAGE DESIGN
EMAIL TEMPLATE DESIGN
LAUNCH GRAPHICS


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Every newsletter that comes through Signed, Sealed, Subscribed gets a brand kit built around their existing visual identity — a sub-brand that feels like an extension of who they already are while giving the newsletter its own presence and personality.

For Margin Notes, that meant creating a newsletter identity that felt grounded, editorial, and distinctly Jamie.

Custom newsletter branding, email banners, an opt-in landing page, and a visual layout designed to work across platforms — all delivered within a single week alongside Caitie's copy strategy, content planning, and welcome email.

The result was more than a newsletter launch. As Jamie put it, the brand assets and messaging from the process wove their way through the rest of her brand entirely — giving her a clearer, more aligned foundation to move her business forward from.

Three email newsletter templates on a white desk with a white keyboard in the background, a pink heart-shaped plate at the bottom, and colorful paper with floral pattern on the right side.
Colorful text showing the phrase "margin notes" in four different font styles and colors, arranged vertically on a grid background.
A computer keyboard, a pink bowl, and a box with a colorful floral pattern, with a laptop displaying a newsletter sign-up webpage.
A promotional newsletter with the title 'margin notes.' The newsletter highlights tips on building a part-time business, includes sections with placeholder text, images, hashtags, and colorful design elements like stars and wavy lines.
Screenshot of a website or digital presentation about building a part-time business, featuring text, colorful highlights, and icons related to marketing strategies.
A sign-up form for a newsletter related to building a part-time business that doesn't eclipse a full-time life, with fields for name and email, and a red subscribe button.
A digital tablet displaying a newsletter about building a part-time business, surrounded by a white keyboard, a pink floral-patterned notebook, and a pink plate with a red heart
A red background with the words "margin notes" written in white text.
A promotional digital graphic for Margin Notes newsletter featuring colorful text and a small circular photo of a woman, with the handle @basicallyjamiejune.
A digital newsletter titled 'Margin Notes' promoting building a part-time business without sacrificing full-time life, featuring colorful text, doodles, and subscription prompts.
Circular logo with text reading "Stacy Aguilar Design" in the center and "Web Branding Marketing & Marketing" around the edge.
A smiling woman with long brown hair, wearing a white striped shirt, standing outdoors with green tree leaves in the background.

“Working with Stacy and Caitie to create a new brand and vision for my newsletter was a dream!”

Caitie's genius touch helped plan a direction for the newsletter that is more aligned and clear than what I was using previously, and Stacy's magic brought my vision to life. The brand assets and messaging we solidified have woven their way through the rest of my brand, and I'm so glad I had the chance to partner with this duo to make it all happen.

This was truly such a great experience, probably in my list of the top 5 best investments I've made for my business. I'm so glad I got one of the first spots!”


JAMIE JUNE, Basically Jamie

Page titled 'margin notes' with a yellow asterisk illustration above the text.
Digital marketing newsletter layout with headlines about building a part-time business, navigating growing tensions, and running a business on the margins; includes images of a woman outdoors and a pink laptop, with colorful icons and subscription forms.
Collage featuring a woman outdoors, a pink tray with a cup of coffee and notepad, colorful abstract squares, a woman sitting on a park bench, and a keyboard with a floral notebook.

Your newsletter deserves to be a brand, not just an email.

When it has its own identity — a name, a look, a reason people actually want to subscribe — it stops being something you have to push yourself to send and starts being something your audience looks forward to receiving. That's what this work is about. And if you're ready for that, let's talk.

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