What are the designer and employer responsibilities on design projects? - Join Vworker

What are the designer and employer responsibilities on design projects?
Have you ever wondered what the proper responsibilities of a designer and employer are in a design project?

We’ve seen tens of thousands of successful design projects, and unfortunately also seen thousands of unsuccessful ones.  They key to success is making sure that each party understands and performs their responsibilities properly.  Here are the vital ones that we’ve found are crucial for project success:

Designer Responsibilities

a) Providing a reasonable # of iterations...generally 3. (If they don't do this they are not doing an acceptable level of work to fulfill the contract)
b) Following all specific employer instructions as to what they want in those iterations. (If they don't follow specific instructions, they are not behaving competently)
c) Creating work that is of the same quality as in their sample. (if they do not do this, they are defrauding the employer and may be ejected from the site)
d) Giving a reasonable # of choices to the employer in each iteration...if appropriate. (If they do not do this they are not doing an acceptable level of creative design work to fulfill the contract)
-) Bonus points are given for a designer that also makes suggestions.

Employer Responsibilities

e) Asking the worker for past samples before choosing them so that they have a reasonable expectation of the end result. (If they don't do this, then they have no right to complain about the quality of the final work)
f) Providing specific instructions to a worker on what they want, when the worker requests it. (If they don't do this, the designer has no way of knowing what they want and fulfilling their expectations).
g) Not backtracking (changing their mind) after the worker does what they want...unless they are willing to award the worker more time/money (and the worker is willing to accept it). (If they backtrack without more time and money they are expanding the scope beyond what they both agreed to when the worker bid...which unfairly attempts to make the worker do more work than agreed to).
h) Limiting iterations to a reasonable #...generally 3. (same as g)

 If a dispute arises, we use this list as a crucial part of determining which party is at fault.  So that makes it doubly important to know and understand.