| The Design Process |
| Research |
Gather information related to your topic, make word lists or mind maps to help come up with ideas. |
| Explore Ideas |
Make sketches, draw thumbnails of layouts to explore how things work together. |
| Implement Ideas |
Move your work into the computer and create artwork, type, and layouts. Several variations are usually in the works at this stage. |
| Refining Work |
Having chosen one direction to go with, continue improving the work |
| Mockups |
Create physical versions of your work by printing out projects and assembling any items like packaging, or booklets. |
| Final Comps |
Having made any necessary changes, now is the time to produce a final comp, the finished piece that represents your completed vision. |
