This experience has nothing to do with the designer's design skills or work-style at all. This is an experience based on someone who didn't treat you well as a customer.

Find someone with good recommendations, contact the businesses they include in their portfolio and ask how the project went. Find someone who's clients would actually recommend and you're more likely to have a good experience because you've established that the designer has a track record for delivering a good product and providing a good customer experience.