I T ’ S A L L I N T H E P R O C E S S
Whether we’re crafting your brand identity, re-developing your creative strategy or building your digital products — we never leave you in the dark!
Our creative process is designed around building long term partnerships with our clients. To make that happen, we always have our process outlined before we begin designing and we remain committed to open communication and transparency.
PHASE ONE
Discovery
Before we can truly begin work on your project, be it branding or web focused, our first stage is always discovery. This is where we outline your business’s identity, short and long term goals, content strategy, KPIs, customer priorities, and more!
This is essential for us to make strategic business decisions that influence our design choices.
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Identify Your Business Goals
Outline Your Audience
Research Market Competitors
Solidify Your UVP
Identify Who You Are to Your Audience/User
Explore Personal Preferences
Gather Inspiration
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Identify Primary Goals
Outline Short Term Goals
Outline Long Term Goals
Outline Key Metrics/KPIs
Identify Audience/Users
Feature Mapping
Pain Point Consolidation
Software/User Requirements
PHASE TWO
Strategy & Outline
Once we have a clear idea of who you are and what your goals are, our team develops a strategy and project outline (including user stories and wireframes for web design projects).
This stage allows you to view the full scope of the project before we begin and makes sure that we’re all on the same page!
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Solidify Your Brand Needs
Outline Branding Road Map
Confirm Mission & Values
Craft Moodboards & Choose A Direction
Explore Tone of Voice
Identify Channels
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Outline MVP Feature Priorities
Site Map Solidification
User Flow Creation
Roadmap Development
Timeline & Stakeholder Outline
Content Gathering
PHASE THREE
Design & Iteration
Successful partnerships require clear communication!
Our design process begins with inspiration and develops through several rounds of review and iteration to make sure your feedback is prioritized.
Brand projects traditionally include two revision rounds, whereas web design also includes development & testing phases.
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Sketching Phase
Logo Design
Visual Identity Exploration
Up to Two Rounds of Review & Iteration Based on Feedback
Application of Identity to Unique Brand Collateral
Brand Guidelines & Usage
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Low Fidelity Wireframing
LoFi Prototyping
High Fidelity Wireframing
Design System Development
Development Sprints
Demo & Test Sprints
PHASE FOUR
Launch
Whether we’re showcasing your new branding to the world or officially launching your new website — we never leave you hanging at the end of a project!
Our team works with you to make sure you feel confident in using, maintaining and proudly building upon your new design system.
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Branding Applied to Unique Collateral
All Printing & Digital File Prep
All Assets Packaged for Use
Final Files Handed Off
Launch!
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User Test Internally
Staging Approval
API Confirmation
User Test Externally
Analytics Setup
Launch!
Ready to begin? Let’s hop on a call to get started.