Design SendGrid Email Templates in Figma with Marka
A welcome message, receipt or product notification should feel like part of your product. Design those emails together in Figma, then use Marka Email Generator to export the layouts for SendGrid.
The workflow is straightforward: customize a frame, review it visually, export with Marka and bring the result into a SendGrid template. Start with a Figma email template or the email design system.
Design one message around one action
For a welcome email, begin with a short introduction and a button to complete setup. For a receipt, lead with the confirmation and make the order details easy to scan.
Build a shared header and footer, then give each message its own content area. Use the same logo treatment, type styles and button component across the set. Keep a reference frame showing the approved style beside your working designs.
Make room for real data
A transactional email often contains names, prices or product titles with unpredictable lengths. In Figma, create review versions using a short name, a long name and missing optional information.
Ask the person managing the SendGrid integration which fields the message receives. Write those field names in a handoff note and agree on the fallback content. This connects your layout decisions to the actual message without turning the design file into an API tutorial.
For receipts with repeated items, review both a short order and a long order. Confirm how the repeating content will be implemented with the person responsible for the template data.
Check the phone layout
Review text wrapping, spacing between details and the size of the primary action. Avoid giving a decorative image more prominence than a time-sensitive task.
Open the email in Marka and inspect the preview. Make visual changes in the Figma frame so you retain an editable source for later updates. See the export walkthrough for frame and mobile setup.
Export with Marka and import into SendGrid
Open Marka in Figma and export the approved email. In SendGrid, create a Dynamic Template, add a version and choose the Code Editor to import the exported HTML. The layout comes from your Figma design; the editor is the import step. Follow SendGrid's Dynamic Template instructions.
Use sample data to review dynamic content in SendGrid. Its editor guide explains how to preview template values. Confirm that the actual field names and content match the handoff note.
Test the complete message
Send a test through SendGrid and check the received email on desktop and phone. Review the links, images and long text, along with the important details such as the order reference or next action.
Keep the Figma frame and template version clearly named. For a visual revision, update the design and re-export, then check the dynamic content again before activating the revised template.
Build your SendGrid email in Figma with Marka, or continue with the SendGrid integration overview.
