Show It Before You Build It

How today works: we'll look at one blank at a time. Study the example, make your best guess, then we'll reveal the answer together. Fill in your notes as we go, don't skip ahead!

Designers don't just make things — they communicate the ______ for it first, so a client can react before time is spent on a finished piece.

A plan is what designers share first, a rough sketch, a brief, a mockup, so a client can react before time is spent on a finished piece.

Recall from 1.1: a rough sketch is often shown to a ______ for approval — this is one of the earliest, most common ways a plan actually gets communicated.

The person or organization commissioning the design reviews the rough sketch before a finished piece is built — the same client from 1.3.

The repeating cycle of sharing work, getting feedback, and revising is the ______ ______.

The repeating cycle of sharing work, getting feedback, and revising in response to it.

A ______ ______ is a written document laying out a project's goals, audience, requirements, and constraints before work begins — connecting directly to 1.3's client/audience/goals.

A written document laying out a project's goals, audience, requirements, and constraints before work begins. All blanks are now filled in.