Can you succeed with great design? Absolutely. Can you succeed without great design? Absolutely. Does it help? Yes. Is it needed? Well, some kind of design s

Can you succeed with great design? Absolutely. Can you succeed without great design? Absolutely. Does it help? Yes. Is it needed? Well, some kind of design sense is needed. Does it have to be stellar? Does it require an official Designer/Artist? In some cases, yes and in some cases no. Depends on the business, depends on the software. You'd be surprised at how many people will pay you money just to solve a problem or make some pain go away, or to automate otherwise manual tasks. Don't all have to be purty.