Originally Posted by Barefootsies

I always appreciate a good recommendation. It's the only way to pick them anymore and you need multiple.. Unfortunately that's not always fool proof.

Sometimes I think it's 99% of the designers are one of the following.

1. Either take on more than they can handle in workload, and promising unrealistic due dates which they cannot meet, which causes grief.

2. Are lazy and just happy to take the loot before going to the handy excuse hand book of countless things we've all heard.

I'm not expecting them to make a kick ass website on $50. I'll pay for what it's worth. But fucking A... give me timetables you can fucking meet, and do the work you say you can.