Big fan of your work, but here are a few things that raised red flags for me. First, I make my "read" decision based entirely on the sender and subject. If an

Big fan of your work, but here are a few things that raised red flags for me. First, I make my "read" decision based entirely on the sender and subject. If an email gets past that filter, I rarely put much thought into what it looks like. Second, when I see an overly plain email, I tend to associate it with those tricky spammers who try to circumvent filters. So, sometimes seeing a brand is reassuring that it is not spam.