Which Plushie Email Verification Design Do You Prefer?

I explored a couple of directions for Plushie’s email verification experience, keeping the core idea the same while experimenting with different layouts, visual hierarchy, and ways to make the verification code feel more playful.

Version 01 - Visual-first, with a strong hero illustration Version 02 - More structured, clean, and email-focused

Both follow the same soft, plushie-inspired visual language.

Which version would you choose for Plushie? 👀

Drop your pick below, 1 or 2?

Version 02, mostly because showing it inside the actual email client chrome builds more trust that this is really landing in the inbox. Version 01's illustration is charming but it's competing with the code for attention.

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