The subject of HTML Email can make even the most seasoned web designers' palms clammy; it's a minefield of hacks, pitfalls — and means disregarding all the things we've learned about web standards during the past decade.

This series of tutorials will take you through the fundamentals, exploring development techniques, workflow and design approaches. By the end, you'll have gained enough knowledge and confidence to tackle HTML email properly.

Hat tip to Pierre Borodin for the Fresh flat icons.