Design Brief
This is a simple step-through guide to get a rough idea of the costs you can expect for the kind of website you enter into the form calculator.
What is a Design Brief?
A design brief is something that is vital to any design project as it will provide the designer with all the information needed to exceed your expectations.
- 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 the design…that is the responsibility of the designer.
- The design brief also allows you (the client) to focus on exactly what you want to achieve before any work starts on the project.
- A good design brief will ensure that you get a high quality design that meets your needs, providing you have chosen the right designer.
- Have fun answering the questions and remember, provide as much detail as possible!
- Try to avoid one line answers.
What to expect
There are six sections of varying lengths; each section activates after completing the previous section. You can see the first section that has 6 questions, all of which must be answered. The hidden questions will be asking you the following (so you may want to prepare answers before coming back to this page):-
- Content Management System,
- Basic page setup (Home, About, News, Contact, Blog),
- Responsive – mobile & tablet ready,
- Basic SEO setup, not optimised,
- Google Analytics Integration,
- Basic Contact Form,
- Site Search,
- Site Security,
- Spam controls,
- Training – 2 hours.
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 after you submit your brief.
Not sure what you need?
If you are not sure what your budget is, or you want to get a rough idea of the cost, you should run through the Ready Reckoner first. We are going to talk at some stage but if you are serious about the website you may as well complete the Briefing Form sooner rather than later. And finally, check out the Project Terms, before you commit to anything.