3 Questions to Ask Your Designer On Your First Call
December 1, 2021
Don’t let this be you.
Got a discovery call coming up with your brand designer, but aren’t sure what questions you need to ask?
We’ve got you covered.
Obviously you’ll want to ask your brand designer about their overall process, and their pricing.
(No one forgets to ask about that. 😉)
But here are a few more questions you’ll want to make sure to ask:
No. 1: How will we communicate throughout our project, and how often will we check in?
Some designers will want to communicate via email, and some will want to keep in touch within a project management app, like Asana or Monday.
Some will want to hop on a Zoom call at every checkpoint, and some will require written feedback.
Some will check in weekly, some will check in every 2-3 weeks.
Get clear on your brand designer’s communication style now, so that you can make sure it fits with yours!
No. 2: How many rounds of revisions do you offer?
The answers you might get to this will run the gamut, too. But it’s important to know what the next steps will be, should the first draft of your design assets need some reworking for whatever reason.
It’s also important to know how many rounds of reworking are included in your package.
A well-organized brand designer should alert you if you’re nearing the limit of your allowed revisions, but you’ll still want to have a sense of that number for yourself.
No. 3: When is your next availability, and when do you expect our project would be completed?
Folks usually remember to ask about how long their project will take, but don’t always ask about when we could actually get started.
Some brand designers book weeks in advance, others book months in advance. So it’s important to get a sense of where your project could fall in your designer’s schedule, and how the timing suits your plan for launching your new brand or site.
