Client Rant
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Sometimes there's nothing wrong with a client that wants to drive, as long as you make peace with it.
One of my clients, since 2004, has given me pretty explicit instructions for all the work I do for them. "Ad needs to say 'blah blah blah' in gold type and black background. Make this bigger and move right." etc. They come to me with a pretty good idea of what they want from the start.
Now, this client is also pretty reasonable, insofar as that when I do what they want, they just say thank you and pay their bill. I've only had to quote them on two projects in six years. I bill them hourly for my time, and they pay me promptly and without question. Despite using me as a production artists, they're a very good client.
I'd rather do really great creative work for them–and I've tried–but I'm really happy with them as they are. I've made my peace with the relationship.