Design and Commercial Art

So I've been spending my time reading because I'm in a bit of a lul productivity wise. And gladly I found a host of interesting articles specifically around design as a production system:spitting out steams of high quality work, and generally appreciating design as an art form. I personally do try and work with clients that understand this, give you time to work, understand some of the hardships and appreciate it when they are pleased. But this isn't always possible ofcourse when bills have to be paid, and as a growing business, this is always the case. Anyhow, on with the articles:

http://www.eleven3.com/freelance/good-cheap-and-fast/

http://veerle.duoh.com/blog/comments/deadlines_kill_inspiration/

http://www.eleven3.com/web-design/avoiding-the-designers-crisis/

I know there's heaps more. But this is where I started and links from both those sites are really interesting. Maybe one day, when the self-loathing is at an all time low, Ill find the time to actually write...