OK, clear to me that not one single designer in this thread has ever received an project delivered in the proper way.
Properly planned out with milestones, review processes etc etc etc
If you did you would realyse that missing a deadline is almost impossible unless the client extends the deadline as he dident like the direction in one of the milestone reviews, added to the plan etc etc
I never said in this thread that deadlines couldent be extended, of course they can and they will.....however it is the way it done today "In most cases" that is unacceptable.
I will leave it at this as well who am i to tell you how to run your business right
PS: Dont blame being late on the creative process, this will scare the people with money far far away and just makes you look like a bad designer....
If you have developed a design you dont like and the deadline is closing in, present it to the client, admit that you do not like it too much and ask for more time, but have a new PLAN and new DIRECTION for the right layout/design.
Business people LOVE that stuff as they feel in control and in TOUCH with what your company is doing.
/Just got up so im sure this post i littered with spelling mistakes lol, live with it