then just do what the client wants. Every time you have a "concern" about something, just document it and have said client sign off. It's their money. I'm sure your name can be left off of the project. Let the fool make a colossal piece of shit. Maybe if the end product is ridiculed enough that person will quit, or learn to do it better next time. Everyone starts somewhere. Or, I suppose you could just keep being a good guy like you are and helping to do it right in the first place.

"Stabbing someone in the head with a pitchfork is rarely beneficial to the relationship." - MereKat