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Pre-Design Deliverables: Creative Brief (due at the beginning of class)

Use the text editor (and spell-checker!) of your choice to compose a creative brief. Print it out and hand it in. The brief should follow this format:

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1. Basic Information: (can literally just fill in blanks below)
a. Your Name:
b. Company Name (if applicable):
c. Site Summary: [a single-minded sentence that will describe the portfolio site when implemented.]

2. professional assessment (in complete sentences, as paragraph[s]):
a. short term empoloyment goals regarding your portfolio
b. 2-3 URLs of other portfolio sites trying to achieve your same goals. What do you like about them? What would you do better?
c. professional strengths
d. professional weaknesses

3. audience: (in complete sentences, as paragraph[s])
a. primary target audience
b. secondary target audience
c. desired audience perceptions

4. featured media: (in complete sentences, as paragraph[s])
a. range of media (3D, print, interactive, etc.)
b. depth of media (how many pieces do you want to showcase?)

5.legacy issues -- how/by whom will project be maintained, or will it?

6. tone/manner/look/feel/personality: (in complete sentences, as paragraph[s]). Use descriptive adjectives to describe overall design approach.

7. constraints/considerations/obstacles/cautions: (in complete sentences, as paragraph[s]) Known issues to watch out for in terms of feasibility.

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Grading criteria:
1. follows above format
2. approach is well-considered and sensible
3. approach is clearly, concisely described


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