Opened

Opened is a newsletter template for writers, creators and small publications who want their signup page to feel as considered as their writing.

It opens on soft amber light falling through film grain, a headline that fades in word by word, and a signup box that reacts when someone joins: Subscribe, then Joining…, then You're in with a small burst of confetti.

Your issues live in the CMS. Add a new one and it appears on the home page, in the archive and on its own article page, with a link to the next issue and a signup box at the end.

Features

• Light-rays hero with a word-by-word blur-in headline

• Subscribe button with loading, success (with confetti) and error states

• Rolling number counters and a self-drawing signature

• "Just subscribed" notifications

• Cursor spotlight cards and issue cards that reveal in color on hover

• Nav that highlights the section you're viewing

• CMS archive with load more, plus article pages with next-issue links

• Sponsor packages, FAQ and a custom 404 page

• Fully responsive on desktop, tablet and phone

• Respects visitors' reduced-motion setting

Pages: Home, Archive, Issue (CMS), 404

Setup

Connect the signup forms to your email tool in Framer's form settings. All names, quotes, company names and numbers are sample content. Photos are from Unsplash.

Support

Questions or bugs: anish.peddinte@gmail.com

I reply within 2 business days, and updates are free.