{"id":15354,"date":"2024-04-25T10:29:52","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T10:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sam-osborne.co.uk\/?p=15354"},"modified":"2024-04-28T19:55:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-28T19:55:04","slug":"why-do-designers-and-illustrators-ask-so-many-gd-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sam-osborne.co.uk\/why-do-designers-and-illustrators-ask-so-many-gd-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do designers and illustrators ask so many GD questions?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
I\u2019m sure it\u2019s happened to you, you\u2019ve found a designer or illustrator that you\u2019d like to approach, sent them a friendly email asking for an estimate and feel great that you\u2019ve ticked something off your to-do list. Suddenly you hear a beep and your inbox is full of a million and one questions from your designer or illustrator about your project. Just like that, your task list is full again. One step forward, two steps back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the flip side, one of the most common frustrations I hear from other designers and illustrators is the struggle to get clients to provide enough information upfront when discussing a new project. Having to eke it out over a string of emails feels like pulling teeth and as if you are being annoying or demanding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How can we get the two to align a bit better? Creatives need to look at their enquiry processes and help make it easy for clients, but perhaps explaining why<\/em> creatives need to know ALL the information might help clients arm us with the info we need in that initial email. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Imagine trying to bake a cake but your recipe only says ‘make cake’. You’d probably have a few questions. Why are we baking a cake? Who is it for? How many people does it need to feed? Where does the cake need to be delivered? Design and illustration projects are similar, although the questions we ask are probably a bit different, more about specifics of style, tone, and audience rather than dietary requirements and icing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Regardless of what questions we\u2019re asking there is always a reason behind them. We are going to dig a bit deeper into the motivation behind us asking a mountain of questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n