As someone who's been the client in this situation a number of times, let me offer two additional tips: 1. Explain or reiterate the goals before you show the d

As someone who's been the client in this situation a number of times, let me offer two additional tips: 1. Explain or reiterate the goals before you show the design--especially if you're showing it to a larger group in the client company. If they don't know what you're trying to achieve, they're much less likely to give comments out of left field or try to rearrange everything. 2. Keep in touch with your client. If you've been working on a project for 4 days with no contact, send an e-mail letting them know how far you've gotten and if you're on track to make the deadline. This may not make your design more likely to be accepted as-is, but you'd be surprised how much more likely it makes the client to hire you again.