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Creative design requests are the forms used to commission deliverables<\/a> from creative designers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, creative designer<\/em> could mean many different things:<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, when you need one of these designers to create something for you, you file a creative design request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To keep this article from dragging on, we\u2019ll stick to using graphics design, video editing, and copywriting when providing examples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For example, graphics designers often design or redesign logos, while video editors make ads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, this isn\u2019t all that they do. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For every field of creative design, there are several types of creative design requests, so let\u2019s take a look at some.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \ud83d\udca1 Plaky Pro Tip<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Different tools are needed to manage different kinds of creative projects. You can refer to these lists to satisfy the needs of the following teams:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The types of creative design requests that you can file are as diverse as the field of creative design itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For every field we\u2019ve mentioned above, there are several types of deliverables that you can expect to create requests for. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For example, here are some deliverables that you can request from graphics designers, UX designers, video editors, and copywriters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Graphics design deliverables include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n UX design deliverables include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Video editing deliverables include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Copywriting deliverables include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is just the tip of the iceberg, which should tell you that there are more types of creative design requests than we can reasonably list in this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now then, let\u2019s see what a creative design request should include.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n Streamline your business \u2014 improve planning, align teams, and finish tasks with Plaky by CAKE.com.<\/p>\n A creative design request should include all the information needed for the creative designer to create the deliverable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Naturally, the specific information that a graphics designer needs to make an infographic differs from the information that a UX designer needs to create an interactive prototype.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, there are still many similarities that these two requests will share, starting with how the key information is presented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The key information provided for creative design requests \u2014 sometimes called a creative brief<\/a> \u2014 contains the following information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not all creative briefs are identical. <\/p>\n\n\n\n They could contain more or less information \u2014 for example, some include a specific CTA (call to action) or comparison. <\/p>\n\n\n\n However, they should all be brief, as the name implies. The creative brief contains information that the creative designer needs to finish a specific request, but it should also include information for managing creative requests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This includes elements like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n As for why it\u2019s important to manage creative design requests, that\u2019s a topic deserving of its own segment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Let\u2019s say you\u2019re a graphic designer in a company that desperately needs another graphic designer \u2014 in other words, you\u2019ve got a lot on your plate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You are responsible for creating all images and infographics that go up on the company blog, as well as the visual designs for banner ads and social media posts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, here\u2019s a scenario:<\/p>\n\n\n\n All of these requests are due in two days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n How do you prioritize them?<\/p>\n\n\n\n The truth is, we don\u2019t know \u2014 at least not in this situation, since it\u2019s evident that creative design requests aren\u2019t managed in any way here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When you don\u2019t manage your creative design requests, these situations start to pile up, the quality of the deliverables drops, and the creative designer starts to suffer from burnout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Therefore, the two major benefits of managing and prioritizing creative design requests are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s one thing to understand the importance of creative design request management and prioritization, and another thing entirely to apply them to your work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s why we\u2019ve prepared the following 4 tips to help you effectively manage such requests:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Let\u2019s refer to the example where a graphic designer is being bombarded with requests from three fronts: emails, team communication tools, and in-person conversations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This situation is undesirable for several reasons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n All of these problems can be fixed by implementing a centralized task management tool like Plaky<\/a> on a company-wide level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Plaky<\/a> by CAKE.com<\/a>, designers can set up their boards where all of their tasks would get made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This would allow everyone to see what tasks are assigned to a designer, what they\u2019re working on at the moment, and what the priority of the tasks in the backlog are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can even present the task on a Kanban board<\/a>, where everyone could see at a glance what you or anyone in your team is working on at the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Plaky offers customizable fields for tasks, so you can include as much or as little information as your position requires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, you can use the free creative request template<\/a> to quickly get started.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n This template includes the following elements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s fully customizable, so you can use it as a jumping-off point instead of creating everything from scratch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition to all this, Plaky is also free, so you can definitely afford it.<\/p>\n\n\n Now that you\u2019re using a platform like Plaky by CAKE.com to manage all your creative design requests, the next step is simple \u2014 insist on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In other words, don\u2019t accept requests from any other sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Perhaps someone in the company will be slow to adapt to this change. <\/p>\n\n\n\n More likely, they\u2019ll feel that their request is simple and that it would be quicker and easier (for them) to just DM you the info or tell you in person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Be unyielding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You can \u2014 and should \u2014 have a dialogue about the request, be it face-to-face, through DMs, or via Plaky\u2019s in-task Comment window, but, at the very least, demand that a formal request be made on the company\u2019s task management tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This will make your work transparent and make it easier to prioritize tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The people making the tasks will be able to see:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Any departures from this will make task management<\/a> and prioritization more difficult, while also failing to communicate expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s important to keep in mind that the people making creative design requests are not creative designers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n They don\u2019t know what key information: <\/p>\n\n\n\n You do \u2014 so, communicate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Make it known what kind of information you need to fulfill their requests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This could be done in the form of a creative brief example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Unfortunately, since there are so many different types of creative design fields and many different kinds of deliverables within every field, it\u2019s difficult to be more precise here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In any case, make it known that without a proper creative brief, you won\u2019t be able to make the deliverable to their requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s not uncommon for the person filing the request to not know exactly what they want. In this case, working together to create a creative brief that they are satisfied with is in both of your best interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The last tip we have is to create a defined process for managing creative design requests from start to finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019re using a centralized platform, demand formal requests, and detail what information you need to do your job, you\u2019ve already accomplished a large chunk of this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But, this only outlines the process up to the point where you can start working on the request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You should also communicate how collaboration and feedback will work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This will depend on the creative design field in question:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Or, they could use other tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chances are, you already have a defined process in mind if you\u2019ve been doing this job for any amount of time. However, other people can\u2019t know this \u2014 unless you communicate with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Walk people through your creative process so that they know how to effectively engage in the task and contribute to its iteration in the best way possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n Streamline your business \u2014 improve planning, align teams, and finish tasks with Plaky by CAKE.com.<\/p>\n Just because creative designers are, well, creative, doesn\u2019t mean they can make things from scratch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A good creative brief is the backbone of any creative deliverable. Without one, you\u2019re basically asking them to assemble a piece of furniture without a guide \u2014 eventually, they\u2019ll succeed, but if you want the end result to be like you imagined it, you have to provide guidelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition to this, creative requests should also contain all information needed for managing such tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This way, the designer can communicate their workload and establish proper expectations, resulting in higher productivity and reduced burnout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can accomplish all of this by following the best practices provided in this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Why is it important to manage and prioritize creative design requests?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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#2 Insist on formal requests<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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#4 Create and communicate a defined process<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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