What is preliminary design?
Hello there young designers! Today we're going to talk about the initial stage of the design process, preliminary design. I have mentioned before that this stage is definitely the most fun one yet crucial at the same time. So let your creative juices flow!
At this day and age, it's very important for the designers to know how to use the perfect software to implement your design ideas. Photoshop, illustrator and other known softwares are used to impress the client. To start off, lay down some rules and steps to organise your design idea.
Understand the client brief: the main aim is to satisfy the client!, so your team better understand the client requirements and write down the dislikes and preferences.
Create zoning layouts: a zoning layout specifies the areas of activities or spaces of the layout. With this step, space planning gets easier and much quicker.
Creating mood boards: Here’s where you accumulate all the design ideas, for example, you could sketch 3d views, come up with color schemes as per client’s preference, etc... Remember to always create more than one option to impress your client. Use Photoshop for better presentation skills. Always try and get samples and prepare sample boards as well.
Space planning: Use of Auto-cad comes in handy! Try to make furniture layout plans with several options for your client to finalize and freeze the layout.
EXAMPLES OF SAMPLE BOARDS:
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