Once in a while in our Weekly Digest, we'll just toss in something from another source that we think is worth sharing. Our first winner is here. It comes from a San Diego-based designer named Robert Palmer. We found it through Andrew Hoag, a friend of healthspottr. He found it on the blog idsgn.

So Robert Palmer got his hands on a pdf of what claims to be a republican's graphical rendition of the House democrats' health reform plan. Horrified, and also offended for his profession, Palmer took up the task of improving the picture. The man is clearly gifted. His result is quite pretty, and even gives the industry the feeling of clarity. The original, and Palmer's makeover:

So we're not taking sides here, but as one commenter on the original blogpost noted: Let's say the republicans' intended to scare voters with the ugliest representation of the democratic plan they could render. They succeeded. So is that bad design? Maybe not, but even the re-design gives good reason for pause. Hey innovators: Just look at all these opportunities for improvement!