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Originally Posted by Fabulous
what if you hire a developer to make an icon for you, but you don't like it? Do you have to pay him extra or pay him regardless for his efforts?
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Typically, you should give the designer some direction at the start - maybe some hand sketched images, verbal description, whatever. They need some guidance.
You should also work into the agreement that they will show you their work often, so you can shape the process. Don't let the designer dissapear for a week and then show you the finished icon. Chances are you won't like it.
Have a process like (say a week dev time):
1. Start design with guidance from dev
2. 2-3 days show progress
3. designer reworks design
4. 1-2 days show progress
5. designer reworks design - delivers some nearly finished graphics to load into application.
6. Finalizes graphics, fileformats, etc.
The designer needs to get paid for their efforts, even if you don't like the finished product. That's why you review early and often. If the designer is really messing it up, you pay them for their hours (only a few if you review early and often) and move onto someone else.
Nothing is going to ruin your chances of finding good designers, than if you get a reputation as not paying.
- sk
