How we work
Our workflow
Every project, from a logo to a website, follows the same path from your first email to sign‑off. Pick a project type to see each step, who does what, and what we need from you.
Our workflow
From the first email to sign‑off.
Logo, print or website: every project moves through the same disciplined path, start to finish. This is what happens after you say yes.
Press play to watch a project cross the studio. Each step lights up in the list below, and you can pick any step to jump to it.
Logo and identity. A new identity, enquiry to final files and guidelines. 18 steps in six phases.
- 1
Enquiry and brief
1 to 2 weeks- Triage the enquiry
- Interrogate the brief
- Check brand records
- 2
Proposal and go-ahead
A few days once we have priced it- Scope and price
- Issue branded proposal
- Proposal accepted, team briefed
- 3
Creative
2 to 3 weeks- Research, rationale and logo routes
- Draw and vectorise the marque
- Name treatment and strapline
- Brand guidelines, all four colour systems
- 4
Production and checks
1 week- Master logo files
- Preflight the masters
- Proof the guidelines
- Studio manager sign-off
- 5
Hand-over
Same day- Save to the archive
- Out to the client
- 6
Close
Per your invoice terms- Invoice the client
- Paid
Brochure and print. Any print job, enquiry to press. 19 steps in six phases.
- 1
Enquiry and brief
1 to 2 weeks- Triage the enquiry
- Interrogate the brief
- Check brand records
- 2
Proposal and go-ahead
A few days once print quotes are in- Print quotes from suppliers
- Scope and price
- Issue branded proposal
- Proposal accepted, team briefed
- 3
Creative
2 to 3 weeks- Layout and design
- Write the copy
- Imagery and retouching
- 4
Production and checks
1 week- Finished artwork and imposition
- Preflight the PDF
- Final proof read, approved for press
- Estimate versus actual
- Studio manager sign-off
- 5
Hand-over
Per the printer's schedule- Save to the archive
- Out to the printer
- 6
Close
Per your invoice terms- Invoice the client
- Paid
Website. Kick‑off to launch, then monthly care. 19 steps in six phases.
- 1
Enquiry and brief
1 to 2 weeks- Triage the enquiry
- Interrogate the brief
- List what the client must supply
- 2
Proposal and go-ahead
A few days- Scope and price
- Proposal accepted, team briefed
- 3
Creative
2 to 4 weeks, mostly waiting on these- Check brand records
- Direction and page mockups
- Write the page copy
- 4
Production and checks
2 to 4 weeks- Build in WordPress
- Accessibility pass
- AI search visibility
- Proof every page
- Studio manager sign-off
- 5
Hand-over
Same day as launch- Save to the archive
- Website goes live
- Add to the monthly check
- Record the baseline
- 6
Close
Per your invoice terms- Invoice the client
- Paid
No jargon, no guessing where things stand. Every stage, every hand‑off, in order.
The services behind each workflow
Ready to start?
Tell us about the project and we will come back within one working day with questions, then a fixed written quotation. Call 01 961 0034 or email info@designminds.ie.
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Tell us about your brand.
A few lines is enough to start. We'll come back within one working day with a view on where the work should begin.
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- info@designminds.ie
- Phone
- 01 961 0034
- 086 254 8245