Oh man this felt awfully familiar. I am so happy I left iOS consulting work and instead built in house apps so I don't have to deal with stupid customers and designer detached from reality.
In retrospect I think they should leave a bit more design decision to developers and let them throw up a minimum design first. A design which works well within the constraints and technologies of the platform. Then designer can come with input on how to change that.
It is astonishing how much faster you can build an app if you don't have to care about getting the UI pixel perfect according to some designers pipe dream of what it should look like.
Customers should know this, because I don't think they have any idea of how expensive it is to insist on very particular details of how the UI looks. If you give more freedom and choices in how the design should be to the developer you can get an app for a fraction of the price which is easier to maintain.
In retrospect I think they should leave a bit more design decision to developers and let them throw up a minimum design first. A design which works well within the constraints and technologies of the platform. Then designer can come with input on how to change that.
It is astonishing how much faster you can build an app if you don't have to care about getting the UI pixel perfect according to some designers pipe dream of what it should look like.
Customers should know this, because I don't think they have any idea of how expensive it is to insist on very particular details of how the UI looks. If you give more freedom and choices in how the design should be to the developer you can get an app for a fraction of the price which is easier to maintain.