prerequisites, prompts, and checklists

What type of information do you require from a client before beginning a project? What methods have you found most effective for extracting the critical details necessary to produce a product that they are pleased with and satisfies their needs? Do you use standard prerequisite forms or checklists?

I threw a quick one together a while back for web applications after another frustrating project of trying to read the clients mind and have been considering making a few other for identity development and other design projects. What works for you?

• wade
• 3 responses
•  Business

World Day of Design

Held annually on April 27, the World Day of Design, or World Graphics Day, marks the date in 1963 when Icograda, The International Council of Graphic Design Associations, was founded. Icograda is the world body for professional graphic design and visual communication. AIGA became a member of Icograda in 2005.

Here are some links to check out:
AIAP, the Associazione Italiana Progettazione Per La Comunicazione Visiva
Icograda

• Tony Naccarato
• 3 responses
•  Graphic design, News

mormon.org redesign

Having recently redesigned their main website, the LDS Church has also been busy updating mormon.org as well. A beta of what is to come is now available and includes new features such as multimedia and live chat. Are any of the guys in the North Temple group involved with this project? If you’re not a subscriber to their blog, I would recommend it. They are a great group and always posting about interesting things going on around the net regarding design. Church’s around the world seem to be investing a lot of resources into their websites—you’ll notice them winnning a lot of awards and making the top of CSS and design best-of lists.

• wade
• 6 responses
•  News, Web

Pantone Colors? How much do you really know about it?

So how much do we all really understand Pantone colors? For instance at my work the corporate Pantone is a green number 377. I generally use 377 C, since a lot of what we do ends up on coated papers, though sometimes not. In the cases that I use a nice, uncoated paper, generally Cougar 100lb cover and 10 lb text, I use 377 U.

C = coated, and is always the best for coated papers? Right?
U = uncoated, and is always the best for uncoated papers? Right?

Well what about CV, CVC or other off shoots? When are they appropriate? How do you handle the print colors for your brands?

Discuss.

• Vuel Egham
• 7 responses
•  Animation, Branding, General, Graphic design, Production