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Before the first screen, write four clear sentences.
A useful software brief starts hereš
1. User: Who is this for?
2. Problem: What is difficult for them today?
3. Essential workflow: What must they be able to do, from start to finish?
4. Success criterion: What observable result would show that it works?
Try this simple structureš
āFor [user], make it possible to [complete a task] so they can [reach an outcome]. Weāll. know it works when [observable result].ā
Write it inplain language, then review it together before design or development begins.
Whatās one question you wish every software brief answered?
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You describe the wall. Soft. Mineral. A little irregular. Warm when the light drops.
The client nods. They have no idea what you mean.
Then three weeks later the finish goes on, itās not quite what they pictured, and you spend the rest of the project defending a decision you were sure about.
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But their old problem was our brief. How do you show a designer what a surface will feel like, before any hands are on the wall?
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