That would be like telling a designer that he could just grab a copy of python and start coding. Sure it might work, but it'll be a steaming pile of shit.
Graphic design is hard if you want to do it right.
Graphic design is hard if you want to do it right.
(I agree with the sentiment. It's better to do some sub-task badly than to not do it at all and give up on your whole project!)
In most situations a clean design with useful content and functionality beats a pretty design that doesn't work. You can always pretty things UP later.