Before you start your design?

Have you ever felt that clients always like to impose their ideas onto your well crafted design?

Well my suggestion is to avoid arguments, its best to ask this question?

Does the client or boss want me to come up with the design or does he already have an idea in mind?

Most of the time its probably the later. And you try to ignore what the client wants and end up arguing trying to put your design to be accepted. Your design may look cool in the eyes of designers like us, but if the client or worse still your boss does not like? Better ask him, nicely, what we wants? If this happens, just go with the flow. Listen to the client/boss carefully. Ask him confirmation questions, like is this what you think is best for the site? What kind of design do you suggest you may like? Any reference website?

Then most of the thinking work has been done. And you just go with the flow, get to work and improve on thing a bit here & there. And get the cheque.