Chris is suggesting hiring professional, i-do-it-all-day freelancers who make a living out of their freelancing. He is justified to say assume that they would produce something better than anybody in this thread/forum 9 times out of 10. This isn't belittling users here, it's just stating something that is obvious. This isn't offensive Fez. It's fact. Professionals, by definition, are better than non-professionals.

Of course there are professionals here (or at least were), and there are many who have the possibility of professionalism here.

4Designs.tv, if they are that good, would not produce shoddy stuff just because a client wants a particular style. A good designer will advise and consult the client. Just saying "oh the client wants it that way" is a crap excuse. It's lazy. Not only that, but not everyone is overkeen on the present skin, designed by him.

If Apple, or Dan, or Fez, or anyone wants to provide some concepts it is well within their right. Get a collab going if you want. If they're good concepts, I'm sure Artashes would love to select them.