The one thing I've hated about being a commercial graphic artist is someone thinking that they're a better designer and I'm just their instrument. Mostly because they're terrible designers that want you to make their crappy designs into masterpieces for none of the credit. These are usually the same people that turn around and say "well that wasn't so hard after watching you do it, I know I can do better... you're fired." I want people who hire me because they can't for whattever reasons and let me go at it. There's a book out that I saw this quote on advertising that I love: "The wealthiest client can afford to force an agency to change and edit the project till they get the agency's worst work. The poorest clients sadly have to accept the best work the agency can provide."