Today’s contribution has kindly been made by the lovely Dave Black, Design Magician at BlackArts. A short while ago he left a comment on my post Keep It Simple, Stupid and I later asked him if I could include it as a post. He also contributed to StartupCafe here .
I’ve chucked in a few images to break up the text here but otherwise these helpful tips are all his! I am hoping for many shiny pearls of wisdom from Mr Black over the coming months so watch this space….
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So you’ve decided to have your web site/business cards/logo redesigned and you’re going to hire a professional designer to do it. But how can you get the best from this strange, tieless, jeans-wearing creature?
Well, there’s no doubt that designers can be odd, and the design process can seem impenetrable and arcane.
But there is actually method in the madness and there are things you can do to help your designer create something that’ll both do what you want and suit your tastes. So here’s our quick guide to briefing a designer… (more…)