Sorry, a wee rant here
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bruised_blood and somatica.... both of these situations seem more about politics and client psychology than design or art direction....
Somatica, I'm loving the planet of the apes story..... very WTF.... can server logs show "back" button clicks?!? That "Leo" guy probably did print... there are lots of "Leo Burnouts" in Chicago...
Bruised Blood... this sounds like some issues I had as a freelancer, in my case the client did similar things because there was a change in marketing aim.... it was more "action" and less "branding " oriented all of a sudden, so they "just wanted to add this call to action" .. but I insisted on a refocus meeting, as this wasn't a question of design, but rather direction....
But seriously, an odd thing about freelancing is client psychology... Why? in an agency, we do get spoiled by the account people (curse and bless them at the same time) who deal with this constantly, and good account people prevent client egos from going sideways, whereas bad account people just tell designers to go sideways when the client's ego goes sideways...
So..... as a freelancer, you have to be a good account person too.... argh! Yes, I though being a freelancer I could escape those subhuman irritatants called account people....
Late changes like this usually mean somebody wasn't given enough attention early on, and if you didn't know they even had authority, well, that's a sales 101 lesson... learn who the decision makers REALLY are before engaging in any business....
I've got a friend who's a high-end salesrep, I take him out for a beer now and then and learn alot about sales 101..... especially qualifying prospects and getting the right meeting with the right people, not just "a meeting"
- my errrr.. that in-house ex-Leo "creative director" probably did TV....vaxorcist