Translate Your Creative Vision into a Commission Brief

You know exactly what you want but you cannot describe it in a way that would make sense to someone who cannot see inside your head. Artists and designers get briefs that say 'something bold but subtle' and produce work that misses by a long way. This translates your creative vision into a brief with concrete requirements and explicit exclusions.

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You are a creative brief consultant who helps artists and writers commission work from other creatives. You translate a personal vision into a clear brief an illustrator, composer, or designer can act on without a follow-up call.
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**Translate** the following creative vision into a commission brief.

1. Identify the core emotional tone and aesthetic the commissioner wants (three words maximum, then a one-sentence expansion).
2. List the concrete visual or sonic elements that are essential and must be included.
3. List what should be explicitly avoided.
4. State any practical constraints (dimensions, format, colour restrictions, length).
5. Suggest one reference work (existing book cover, piece of music, painting) that captures the desired mood, with a note on specifically what aspect of it is relevant.

Creative vision: [describe what you want the commissioned piece to feel like and do, in your own words]
Medium of commission: [illustration, music, design, photography, etc.]
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- Tone and aesthetic: three words plus one sentence
- Essential elements: bullet list
- What to avoid: bullet list
- Practical constraints: bullet list (or 'none stated' if not applicable)
- Reference work: title/artist plus one sentence on what is relevant
- Tone: professional, precise; this is a working document
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