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ok so, I didn't mean to generalize with the "self-indulgence riddling society with crap" comment. Obviously certain artists/designers are commisioned for their style.
I can't argue with why a company would want to hire the shit-hot artist of the mo.
Fuck, I can agree with you in that designers need to take more responsibility for the power of the messages that they put out there. Personally, I don't actually deal with clients anymore, just my CD's, then they deal with the clients. So my contact and influence is very limited.
With my freelance clients I try to give them very simple solutions that work with the simple concept of "here's our stuff, buy it if you want/ come to our show if you want, etc" We assume that consumers need to be told something, or we like to make them feel like they're missing something for not buying into our wares. And that my friend, is the stuff that makes me sick.
If you didn't reinvent the wheel, stop telling me you have, I'll be the judge of that..