Bad Design
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- del_razor0
all i was suggesting was to offer the changes you made.. as an upgrade to what they bought previously.. it's not unprofessional.. as you did the stuff on your own time..
i think the main thing he's worried about here.. is the fact that he can't use it in his portfolio in it's current condition.. he doesn't want it representing himself..
i can understand this.. which is why i suggested.. just do the changes on your own (it is your design/production) even if you got paid for it.. if you change it and post it on your site.. and he see's the changes you made to it.. he can't rightly do anything about it anyway.. it's your work.. not his..
i agree though.. be professional about everything.. just let him know that you made some changes for your own aesthetic liking.. and wondered if he liked it as well..if he does.. then don't step on toes.. i don't think he'd expect that every time on different projects.. so hand it over for free..
we as designers.. get greedy sometimes.. and figure "well i did something.. i should get paid" sometimes it's about customer satisfaction and just knowing you did your best on a job.. i've done plenty of pro-bono stuff.. just to know that something out there is better than it might have been.. and to help out someone with no knowledge of the field..
it's ultimately up to you though.. and you'll be the one who has to live with your decisions.. not the rest of us..