Famous Artworks Ruined By Clients Who Think They Know Better

Yes, I agree. I just had to deal with one who thought she was "professional" but was not. Doesn't know diddly about artists and how they think.

still...you have the right to have an opinion about someone's else art, professional or not. Nearly all who don't accept critics are idiots.

this post is ironic, nobody never said these comments ;) For more of the same look at the video 7 red perpendicular lines on the web :D

Yes! It's the same as going to a Michelin star restaurant. You don't nitpick the menu or make special dietary requests. You're not paying for the food alone; you're paying for the chef's expertise and years of study. If it turns out you don't like the food then by all means try another restaurant, but don't expect a well-trained chef to cater to your personal tastes.

It's the difference between a cook and a chef. You can hire a cook to make the foods you like, but you go to a restaurant to eat food designed by a chef. Imagine walking into Gordon Ramsay's kitchen and telling him how to cook eh. Good luck with that.

It is the client's job to clearly communicate the problem statement and goals. It is the designer's job to create the solution in response to that. Most clients fail to do the first and end up trying to prescribe the second, without knowing either the correct problem description or the correct solution. There is also a difference between an architect and a craftsman, or a designer and a printer. In any case, all professions should be respected for their role individual expertise and their role in the process.

yeah, sure, that's why I said discuss the feasibility,... but generally if you ask a designer it's for "your" stuff (publicity, website,...) so it has to be an open discussion. When I look at all these "designers problem" post, it's like they know what they are doing and you should let them do it. It's a two way discussion. Nyssa: if something is not good in a restaurant I will tell it, Michelin star or not (these are anyway largely overrated ;P)

No name needed: sub-par creatures? Sometimes you get the work you deserve. Please guide me...

offcourse the client needs to tell the designer what to do and how. Most of the designers only exist to f**k everything up. Most of them have the notion that they are artists and want to push their, most of the times, s****y interpretation of art on the client's product. I've worked with a lot of them either as a client or as a collegue, remotely or in the same room and there are very few whom I would like to work again. The rest are pompous pricks who can't center a line to save their lives (yes, this happened time and tima again). So being that designers are sub-par creatures, they should be guided as best a one can so they dont go all art-diarrhea on you project.