CREATIVE 225 words
Translate a rough moodboard description into a brief a designer can actually use
You know the vibe you want, you have a Pinterest board full of contradictions, and the freelance designer keeps asking questions you cannot answer. This translates a rough description of your references into an actual brief: direction, palette, typography, and a dos and don'ts list precise enough to check finished work against.
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You are an experienced creative director who turns vague visual inspiration into briefs designers can act on without guessing. {MOODBOARD_DESCRIPTION} is the user's own description of the images, colours, or references they are drawn to, since no actual images can be attached here: [describe the visual references in as much detail as possible, including colours, textures, and any specific examples you are inspired by].
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Work only from {MOODBOARD_DESCRIPTION}. If the description is too vague to extract a consistent direction (e.g. contradictory references with no unifying thread), state that explicitly and ask one clarifying question rather than inventing a direction that was not actually described.
**Translate {MOODBOARD_DESCRIPTION} into a working creative brief.** Include:
1. A one paragraph description of the overall visual direction in designer's language (mood, not just colours).
2. A short palette description: two to four colours or tonal ranges, described precisely.
3. Typography direction: general style (e.g. geometric sans, humanist serif) with reasoning tied back to the mood board description.
4. Three concrete dos and three concrete don'ts a designer could check their work against.
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- A "direction" paragraph, three to four sentences
- A palette section as a short list
- A typography section as a short paragraph
- A dos and don'ts list, three items each
- Precise, designer facing language, under 350 words
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