Anthem for designers

I am sure that any designer is familiar with the story associated with the approval of the design (website, poster, it does not matter ...) when the customer (well, or let's say the chief) cannot approve the final version, and collects a lot of people "discuss the design" (it should be noted that a large some of the participants are completely unaware of the design). Why am I doing this?

At the time, Sergei Mikhalkov wrote a wonderful fable of the ELEPHANT ELEPHANT. I recommend printing this work and using it as a hymn to all designers and sane managers working with the customer.


ELEPHANT ELEPHANT
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Elephant - painter painted landscape,
But before sending him to the opening day,
He invited friends to look at the canvas:
What if it suddenly failed?
The attention of the guests our artist is flattered!
What criticism will he hear now?
Wouldn't a beast be cruel?
Thrown down? Or exalted?

Judges came. Picture Elephant opened.
Who further stood up, who came closer.

“Well, well,” Crocodile began, “
The landscape is nice! But I don't see Nil ... "-
“That Neela is not, in that there is no big trouble! -
Said Seal. - But where is the snow? Where is the ice? ”-

“Allow me! - surprised Mole. -
There is something more important than ice!
The artist has forgotten the garden. ” -

“Oink,” grumbled Pig, “
The picture was a success, friends!
But in terms of us pigs
There must be acorns on it. ”

All the wishes took Elephant.
Again, he took up the paint
And to all friends as much as possible
An elephant brush pleased
Depicting snow and ice,
And the Nile, and the oak, and the vegetable garden,
And even - honey!
(In case the Bear suddenly
Come see a picture ...)

The picture at the Elephant is ready,
Friends convened by the artist again.
Visitors looked at the landscape
And whispered: "Jumble!"

Perhaps this fable will help many people to convince the “wrong” customers (thank God that they are not all) that with their advice and the advice of a large number of people the problem will not be resolved in the statement, but rather, on the contrary, a whisper will be heard: “Jumble ...”