what to do if you dont like a design?

Just tell him that the work is not what you need and that you would like a redesign.

thats why it's always good to pre-pay half of the design cost so if things don't turn out the way you wanted them you don't send the other half of the payment and just take it as a loss and the designer still gets compensated for the work

"You guys should apply some changes to the current designs to the extent that they look as if they were completely different"

i love it

yes ask for a redesign, if not, eat it and find another or ask one of the other 4 decent designers to pick up the slack...

I've had it happen before.

For me, I saw their "final revision" and was not satisfied. I went back to the drawing board, providing a demo page of the layout I needed, and wanted that was more detail oriented than the first. I also left nothing up to them and their creativity. Everything from the colors, functionality, and even the font and size was provided.

It was a huge pain in the ass.

But for me it was, either do this as the example. Or you do not get paid your other half, and I go elsewhere. I gave them one chance to make it right. Even though they bitched about it "not being in the contract". After they bitched, and did what I asked. I paid them the other half, plus an additional 25% for their hastle.

They were happy clams.

So while I would never use them again ever. I prefer to give atleast ONE chance for them to fix the situation. They can bitch all they want, but they have the opportunity to be professional. However, I remove all creative "input" from them, and they no longer have any choice in how they like it, think it should be done, or whatever.

;)

Egomancer

iiiiiiiii... I didn't know they take money before work... I will be taking money after work and satisfied client when I run my icyspice designs

try to tell him what to do better.