RE: Are Designers Over Designing?

Are designers over designing? A question that I think will forever be in rotation, especially with todays ongoing evolution with graphic design.

Like a few of you have stated, when it comes to book covers it's not only up to the designer, but the other people that work in conjunction with the production of a book and its cover. The design, most of the time, is not 100% appreciated by the designer yet requested by its author. So, with that being said it raises other questions... Is the author over designing? Is there too much input over the designer? Should the designer be able choose his/her design over the author if it is a better representation of the copy?

I honestly just feel that this question raises other questions and it depends on the viewer if it seems over designed. The way any design is viewed by the viewer can not be 100% predicted, because everyone is entitled to their own opinion.