Designers stand up.
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Hands says, ‘No one is questioning the value of good design, but some of this public-sector work shouldn’t be commissioned. No patients benefited from the NHS anniversary logo and the end result was hardly inspirational.’"
He's right. He's not shooting good design, he's pointing out that nobody should have spent the money without first understanding what they needed to achieve. With a clear brief, design can add value, without a clear brief it is a waste of money.
The fact that he says "‘Modern graphic design [software] packages surely allow anyone with an average brain to design something as good as, or better than, what we see in front of us here." belies his intellect and understanding of design. Yes, it's sad, but it's not is job to know about design, it is our job to inform him.
This is a problem, not a new one, and not an easy one. Design can solve problems, so lets look at how we can do that. I strongly suggest that when dealing with politicians we forgoe the pointless letter writing and instead try and speak a language that they might listen to.