Design Process
My design process follows these steps. To get started fill out the form on my contact page.
1. Proposal
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A brief call to get acquainted and discuss project scope, timeline, and budget (pricing info here)
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I’ll send a proposal and contract
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If approved, a standard 50% deposit is required to begin
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Remaining payment is due upon work completion
2. Discovery
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We'll have a second call to discuss your business. I'll learn about your goals, target market, mission, etc
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I'll review samples of your existing branding (If there is any). We'll discuss painpoints with the current branding, and your vision for the new designs
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We'll discuss keywords that describe your business
3. Define
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I'll research your target market, create ideal customer profiles, and research competitors. (Marketing package only - See packages & pricing here)
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We'll choose 5-7 adjectives that define your business. These words will be a guide to direct the rest of our design work.
4. Develop
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I'll work on a moodboard based off the adjectives we chose for your business. This moodboard will allow you to visually see the direction I feel will most benefit your business.
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Based on the research and work we've done so far, I'll create several initial concepts and present them for you to review.
5. Refinement
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After selecting the best concept we'll refine it further if needed or create a revision.
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How a round of revisions works:
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You’ll gather feedback internally from your team
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You’ll provide all of the feedback at one time
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I’ll confirm the requested edits and make the revisions
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I’ll submit a new draft for review
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Once the feedback is used to create a new draft of a design, that completes one round of revisions.
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Each project allows for 3 rounds of revisions, with extra rounds billed at an hourly rate (It usually takes less that 3 rounds of revisions to complete a project).
6. Delivery & Launch
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After approval of designs, I’ll create and deliver all final artwork files to you
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If your project includes a brand style guide, all the elements of your brand identity design—logo, typography, color palette, patterns, icons, etc.— will be captured in this document. The result is a valuable reference to maintain consistent visuals moving forward.
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If your project includes branding elements, these will also be made digital or print ready to your specifications.
Timeframe
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Logo project: 3-4 weeks
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Identity Design project: 4-5 weeks
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Brand & Identity project: 6-8 weeks
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Marketing + Branding project: 8-10 weeks.
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If you have any further questions about my process please email me.