[popcorncowboy]

I don't really disagree with you, I think we're just on different sides of what it means for this to be "important".

> but I don't see how Now True Scotsman applies here.

"Real" designers, using "real" software, hiring "experts", etc. Because "no true designer would X...". There is absolutely genuine expertise in this domain but, much like development, it isn't a profession. It's not even a trade. Anyone who says they're a designer (or developer), is. For better and (usually) worse.