In order to design an email newsletter, one must first submit themselves to a series of bizarre rituals. Inline css, tables bound to tables within tables, an ascetic denial of modern conveniences like jquery.
Metaphor decrypted: email design = free masonry.
While making my first cross-browser email for Midtown Wine & Spirits, I did feel like I was part of a global conspiracy (NWO = SEO?), I was also thrilled by the email services Mailchimp and Wufoo. They make global internet domination feel like you are baking a pie for the grandchildren you will never have.
