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CREATIVE BRIEF · [Project name]

For: [freelancer / agency / designer] · From: [you] · Date: [date]

The project (2-3 lines)

What we’re making, and the one job it has to do.

Background

[The context the creative needs: who we are, what prompted this, what exists already (link past work and brand assets).]

Objective

[The change we want: e.g. “market-stall signage that stops footfall”, not “a nice design”.]

Audience

[Who this is for, specifically. What they care about, where they’ll see it, what they should feel.]

Key message

[The single thing the audience must take away. One sentence. Everything else is supporting.]

Tone & look

[3-4 adjectives + links to examples we like and why. Also: what to avoid, which saves a round of revisions on its own.]

Deliverables & scope

Output (format, size, versions) Due

In scope: [what’s included] · Out: [what’s not]

Practicals

Budget: [amount] · Deadline: [date] · Reviews: [how many rounds, who signs off] · Files: [where assets live, where finals go]