Airbnb Tyrus Writing An Illustration Brief

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Writing an
Illustration Brief
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If you’re starting a project, but haven’t received a brief, now’s the time
to take matters into your own hands!

This template, which accompanies both our Deep Dive and Warm Up
exercises, will help you compile all relevant project details into a single,
organized brief, so that everyone involved is aligned from kick-off to
final creative review. Use our Email Templates to gather any informa-
tion that may have been missing from initial communication with your
client. You’ll also find a few prompts below (in italics) to further inform
your follow-up conversations.

This template came from Tyrus, a free digital toolkit from Airbnb Design.
To learn about Tyrus and find more downloadable templates, visit tyrus.design.
Feel free to edit this template and utilize it for your own purposes. :Belo: Tyrus
[Add project title here]
STAKEHOLDERS DEADLINE

Project requester: [Add name here] [MM.DD.YY]


Final approver: [Add name here]
Producer / PM: [Add name here]
[Add any other names involved in the feedback
process here.]

PROJECT BACKGROUND

What’s the problem being solved?


[Add any relevant details about larger project goals and details.]

What are the illustration needs?


[Add any relevant details about the illustration(s) themselves.]

What is the associated copy?


[Add any final or in-progress copy.]

BRAND

Does your company have a brand book or any documentation on the use of space, color, texture, and
tone of voice? If so, please include a link below. If not, let’s talk more about your preferences, and the
ways I can draw on my own personal style to strengthen the overall vision of the project.

[Add a link to any existing brand guidelines here.]


GENERAL MOODBOARD

Seeing what inspires you will help me craft a well-informed approach to the
illustration(s) I’ll eventually create. Please include any photos, art, design
references, or color swatches that reflect the look and feel of the work you’d
like to see.

Place images here


ILLUSTRATION MOODBOARD

For further reference, please include any examples of illustrations from my


portfolio that reflect the look and feel of the work you’d like to see.
What about these illustrations stand out to you as relevant to the current
project? (Color, composition, etc.)

Place images here


SPECS AND PLACEMENT

This will help me get a better sense of where my artwork will appear, and what
specifications it will need to fit to work in those contexts. Please include any
wireframes, mocks, flows, or screenshots—any and all supporting material is
helpful!

• What are the specs of this illustration?

What is the width and height of the illustration(s)?


What should the resolution be? Is the sizing locked?

• Context

Will this illustration appear in a digital or physical form?


Where will it be shown or seen?

• Constraints

Will this illustration live by itself or will there be other design elements
appearing alongside it? (Is there text on top? Will it be cut off in any way
by the design of a page?, etc.)

• Devices

On what devices will the illustration appear? If digital, will it need to be


optimized for multiple sizes?

• File Format

What is the final output you’ll need?


JPEG, PNG, SVG, other?

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