Design isn't pop and zing (I'm aware of the reference). Design is not a coat of paint. Maybe you're just joking, but it doesn't matter because even if you are,

Design isn't pop and zing (I'm aware of the reference). Design is not a coat of paint. Maybe you're just joking, but it doesn't matter because even if you are, there is no lack of programmers who don't have any better of design fundamentals than exactly that poor an understanding. My point is simply that before we complain about designers lack of coding ability, perhaps we should first educate those in our own trade about the fundamentals of design — because coders are no better at this. Glasshouses, and all that.