BadCat Design : Design Brief ================================================================ What Is A Design Brief? First off, you may want to know what a design brief is. A design brief is something that is vital to any design project as it will provide us with all the information needed to exceed your expectations. A good design brief will ensure that you get a high quality design that meets and hopefully exceeds your needs. A design brief should primarily focus on the results and outcomes of the design and the business objectives of the design project. It should not attempt to deal with the aesthetics of design‚ That is the responsibility of the designer (that's us). The design brief also allows you (the client) to focus on exactly what you want to achieve before any work starts on the project. How To Write An Effective Design Brief? If you answer these questions below in an ordered and detailed fashion, your design brief will be 90% done‚ the other 10% will come from further questions from us after you submit your brief. Have fun answering the questions and remember, provide as much detail as possible! 1. What does your business do? Tip: Never assume that we will know anything about your company. Be clear and concise and avoid jargon when replying. * What does your company / organization do? * What is your company's history? 2. What are the goals? Why? * What is the overall goal of the new design project? * What are you trying to communicate and why? * Are you trying to sell more products or get awareness of your product / service? * Do you want to completely reinvent yourself or are you simply updating your promotional material? Tip: You should also provide old promotional material to assist us. 3. Who is the target market? * What are your target market's demographics? ie. the age, gender, income, tastes, views, attitudes, employment, geography, lifestyle of those you want to reach. Tip: If you have multiple audiences, rank them in terms of importance. 4. What copy (text) and pictures are needed? Tip: The copy and pictures used in a design are as crucial as the design itself and you should clearly state who is going to be providing the copy and pictures if needed. You may need to look into getting a professional copywriter / photographer - ask us for some recommendations. * What copy needs to be included in the design? Who is providing the copy? * What pictures / photographs / diagrams etc need to be used? Who is providing these? 5. What are the specifications? * What size is the design going to be? * Where is it going to be printed / used? The web, business cards, stationery, on your car? * What other information should we know in regards to specifications? 6. Have you got a benchmark in mind? * You should provide us with some examples of what you consider to be effective or relevant design even if it is from your main competitors. This will set a benchmark for us. * Provide us with things not to do, and styles that you do not like or wish to see in your design. This will give us an idea of what to avoid and will avoid disappointment on your behalf. 7. What Is Your Budget? * Providing a budget prevents us wasting valuable time and resources when trying to maximize your budget. * Providing the budget upfront also allows us to know if the project is going to be worthwhile to complete. 8. What is the time frame / deadline? * Give us a detailed schedule of the project and set a realistic deadline for the completion of the work. You should take into account the various stages of the design project such as consultation, concept development, production and delivery. Tip: Rushing design jobs helps no one and mistakes can be made if a complex job is pushed through without time to review, however, there are times when a rush job is needed, and in these cases you should be honest and upfront about it. 9. Additional Comments Please feel free to add any additional information you think will help us better understand you, your company, your customers and this project. Once completed, please email a copy back to us: info @ badcat.com Also, may we ask how you heard about us? Thank you! ================================================================ BadCat Design, Inc. | New Hope PA, 18938 - USA | Call Us: 215.862.4860