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Since Roger Black had no new content this week, I went to mediabistro's unbeige blog for design news and commentary where I found a very interesting article challenging the egoistical tendencies of designers. Apparently, we suck. Bruce Nussbaum, a design writer for businessweek online, said in a speech at Parson's School of Design. The speech starts out like this;

"In the name of provocation, let me start by saying that DESIGNERS SUCK. I’m sorry. It’s true. DESIGNERS SUCK. There’s a big backlash against design going on today and it’s because designers suck."

Nussbaum goes on to talk about the continuing arrogance of designers in the face of a new wave of design democracy where anyone with a computer can be a designer. Star designers, he says, are becoming a thing of the past. Nussbaum talks about all kinds of designers from iPod makers to museum builders.

The gist of the speech: Designers need to learn some humility.

In response to his remarks, designer David Armano illustrated Nussbaum's speech. It's pretty funny.