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On 1 Nov 2007, at 08:43, Jon Hadley wrote:

> Moreover, if they are 'creating' stuff, treat them as you would your
> creative departments.

Mmm... I fundamentally object to the terms "creative department" and  
"creative director", and even "head of design", etc., to a degree.   
Call it "art direction" instead.

Anyone with a modicum of understanding of the two disciplines will  
realise that programming often is just as creative, if not more.

It's also a fundamental misunderstanding of the creative process:  it  
assumes that all ideas solely spring newborn and fully-formed from  
the "creative" department.


PS. I have nothing but respect for crayon pushers, and enjoy working  
collaboratively with them.

Tom

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