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I find the whole "spirit animals" B.S. a little passive-aggressive and quite offensive. That has nothing to do with the effect of design on business goals. And if you have a problem with your designer dragging things on then find somebody else.

I have nothing else to say to you. I've made the value of design, real design, quite clear. If you don't understand that value, it's a personal problem.

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cough ... Polar bears? ;)

Design is valuable, but that value is of significantly different importance depending on the businesses. For some business, it's a key part of what they do. For others, it's just a checklist item. For a few, professional design would probably be harmful. (Example: The Drudge Report)

I disagree with virtually everything you have to say about design, but I apologize for the overly-snarky "spirit animals" comment.

And, being a designer yourself, you'd be an authority on all things design.

Something tells me you're not, though.

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