This from Designer, the publication of the University and College Designers Association, on the tension between designers and writers.

What writers think about designers

• Designers don’t (can’t?) read.
• Designers see copy as potential gray blocks (that if not kept gray can mess up a design).
• Designers have ego problems.
• Designers aren’t detail oriented.
• Designers only design to win awards (from other designers).
• Designers are usually late for meetings.
• Designers are inflexible and stubborn.
• Designers don’t appreciate how critical a word is to the meaning of a piece.
• Designers insist on wearing trendy (non-business-like) clothing.
• Designers can’t (maybe just won’t) understand the serious business of writing and editing.

What designers think about writers

• Writers are good spellers with inferior imaginations.
• Writers think that people actually read their copy.
• Writers have ego problems.
• Writers are stuffy, boring and obsessive-compulsive.
• Writers don’t care about cutting-edge work, entering shows and becoming rich and famous.
• Writers call too many meetings and write too many memos.
• Writers are stubborn and inflexible.
• Writers won’t cut a couple of crummy words to make the copy fit.
• Writers wear polyester and don’t laugh enough.
• Writers want designers to wear shoes.
• Writers secretly want to be designers.