How We Work | LimeRed Studio

What makes the best design?
Research and planning.

Even more important than the creative process is the planning process.

LimeRed Studio prioritizes the planning phase of every project. This helps to not only troubleshoot content, timeline and fulfillment issues, it’s also a great way to get everyone on board and headed in the same direction. We use BaseCamp and Google Docs to manage our workflow, with a healthy dose of in-person meetings and check-ins. Our clients are invited to be a part of our internal process—we have nothing to hide.

We outline at the onset of every project through a comprehensive Creative Brief or Website Intake:

Who is the project for?
Why is it important?
What is the budget?
What is the key message?
How will we measure success?

After we figure this out, we begin the project process. Here's more on that.

User Guides and Training

We always create a visual user guide that describes how a website's Content Management System (CMS) works and how to complete administrative tasks. We're committed to teaching our clients how their site works so they can intelligently and confidently expand that site in the future. Your website is yours, not ours! We have a problem with firms who lock up data and access to content. There's just no reason to hold a site hostage.

We also conduct a training session to review the user guide once the site is launched, which takes about a half-day in person. Depending on the size and number of staff members, that could change. This is all included in the cost of a website, just like analytics installation.

Deliverables and Project Management

We deliver timelines, reports, moodboards, copy, design and other deliverables through our project management  system, to which our clients have full access. Clients have deadlines to meet, as do we, so everyone involved can see how all of the pieces fit together. We keep records of time and progress for everything we do—it helps us become more efficient over time.

All of our projects are detailed in writing in a Scope of Work with everyone’s responsibilities, program plan, deliverables and process outlined as completely as possible. Every project starts with a detailed intake process, and the more honest information we collect upfront, the smoother everything goes.

Here's more about how to become a client.

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