7 Tips For Meeting With A Graphic Designer
So you’ve come to the realization that meeting with a professional graphic designer is what’s right for your business. Phew! You’re already ahead of the curve. Now is prep time. The most important thing to remember before going to meet with a graphic designer is to stay organized! The more organized your thoughts, ideas and strategies are – the clearer vision a graphic designer will have for your project and the easier it will be to move forward.
I am going to repeat this because it’s that important ORGANIZE, ORGANIZE and once again ORGANIZE. Organizing your thoughts, ideas and any potential marketing material will help you tremendously.- Come prepared to the meeting. We have a basic graphic design checklist about what you should know or have ready prior to your meeting. It consists of knowing:
- Your target demographic and audience – age, gender, location, etc.
- Where you see yourself professionally
- Your objectives and how you want your business to be perceived
- What type of style ideas you are interested in – make sure to bring print materials, websites, graphic design logos and any other ideas in regards to the creative direction of your project
- The specs of your project
- Who your competition is and what their marketing efforts are
- Come to the meeting with an open mind – you might have your vision all planned out, but allow our creative team and graphic designers to throw out other suggestions. After all – you’re coming to the professionals for a reason. We know what we’re doing! That’s not to say that you’ll go with our idea, but don’t be closed off to our suggestions. It will go a long way to expand your mind by listening to our graphic designers.
- Remember – graphic designers are visual learners so the more visual objects you can come prepared with will help them out – and save you time and money!
- The more prepared you are to come to this meeting – the more success everyone will have.
- If you are a franchise or working with a bigger corporation – please bring all guidelines and restrictions to initial meeting – this will help ensure that no one’s time or energy is spent on other creative strategies
- Know your deadline and budget – this will help mainstream the project and ensure it’s done on time and within budget.
These are just a few helpful tips to get you started so you don’t feel overwhelmed at your first meeting. Relax, take a deep breath and enjoy the ride. We are here to help you on this professional journey – we are here to make your job easier for you. Do you have any more questions? Feel free to email or call us with any questions and we’ll be happy to help you.
LRT is a full-service marketing and graphic solutions company that provides graphic design, logo design, printing, screen printing, promotional products, business cards and other visual solutions. We offer our clients high quality visual solutions from beginning to end. With over 10 years of experience in the graphic design industry we’re here to make your business grow profitably by making it show visibly. Never miss out on business again!
If you’re located near our headquarters in Chico, CA we also offer in-house graphic design consultations in our state-of-the-art creative studio. For the surrounding North State and Northern California areas like Oroville, Paradise, Corning, Red Bluff, Redding, Orland, Reno, Sparks, Yuba City, Marysville or Sacramento please email or call us to schedule an appointment, we will work with you to get your graphic design and printing needs taken care of.
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