Client brief template for UI/UX design

Design requests are rarely short on ambition and often short on context. These templates ask who the users are, which screens are in scope, what already exists and who will build the result.

Website mockups

Your website design, ready to be built.

14 questions

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Before these steps, the client gives their name and email.

  1. 1.Your project

    • What is the main goal of this project?Long answer
    • How many distinct pages need designing?Number
    • Who is the site for?Long answer
    • For which screens?Several choicesDesktopTabletMobile
  2. 2.The details

    • Do you have a visual identity?One choice, optionalYes, full guidelinesJust a logoNothing yet
    • Is the copy ready?One choice, optionalYesPartlyNo
    • Who builds the site afterwards?One choice, optionalI have a developerInclude it in the projectStill to find
    • Which tool should the mockups be in?One choice, optionalFigmaNo preferenceOther
  3. 3.Budget and timing

    • What budget have you set aside?Budget rangeUnder $1,000$1,000 – $2,500$2,500 – $5,000$5,000 – $10,000Over $10,000Not sure yet
    • When do you need it?One choiceAs soon as possibleWithin a monthIn 2 to 3 monthsNo fixed dateBy a specific date
    • Which date?Date
    • Who signs off on the project on your side?One choiceJust meMe and a partner or a teamSomeone else signs off
  4. 4.Last details

    • Any examples you like?Long answer, optional
    • Anything else we should know?Long answer, optional

App design

Screens and flows for a web or mobile app.

14 questions

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Before these steps, the client gives their name and email.

  1. 1.Your project

    • What problem does your app solve, and for whom?Long answer
    • Roughly how many screens?One choiceUnder 1010 to 3030 to 60Over 60Not sure
    • On which platforms?Several choicesiOSAndroidDesktop webMobile web
    • Where is the product at?One choiceAn ideaWireframes existA live app to rethink
  2. 2.The details

    • How many users today?Short answer, optional
    • Should the project include tests with real users?Yes or no, optional
    • Do you need a component library delivered?Yes or no, optional
    • Who builds the app?One choice, optionalOur in-house teamAn agency or a freelancerStill to find
  3. 3.Budget and timing

    • What budget have you set aside?Budget rangeUnder $3,000$3,000 – $8,000$8,000 – $15,000$15,000 – $30,000Over $30,000Not sure yet
    • When do you need it?One choiceAs soon as possibleWithin a monthIn 2 to 3 monthsNo fixed dateBy a specific date
    • Which date?Date
    • Who signs off on the project on your side?One choiceJust meMe and a partner or a teamSomeone else signs off
  4. 4.Last details

    • Any apps whose experience you like?Long answer, optional
    • Anything else we should know?Long answer, optional

UX audit

Find what blocks your users, and how to fix it.

12 questions

Use this template

Before these steps, the client gives their name and email.

  1. 1.Your project

    • What makes you think there is a problem?Long answer
    • Link to the site or product to auditLink
    • Which journeys matter most?Long answer
  2. 2.The details

    • Which data do you have access to?Several choices, optionalAnalytics (Google Analytics…)Session recordings (Hotjar…)Support feedbackNone yet
    • What do you expect at the end?One choiceA report with prioritised recommendationsThe report plus revised mockupsA presentation to the team
    • Can you provide a test account?Yes or no, optional
  3. 3.Budget and timing

    • What budget have you set aside?Budget rangeUnder $800$800 – $2,000$2,000 – $4,000$4,000 – $8,000Over $8,000Not sure yet
    • When do you need it?One choiceAs soon as possibleWithin a monthIn 2 to 3 monthsNo fixed dateBy a specific date
    • Which date?Date
    • Who signs off on the project on your side?One choiceJust meMe and a partner or a teamSomeone else signs off
  4. 4.Last details

    • Any examples you like?Long answer, optional
    • Anything else we should know?Long answer, optional

Design system

Shared components and rules across your products.

13 questions

Use this template

Before these steps, the client gives their name and email.

  1. 1.Your project

    • What is the main goal of this project?Long answer
    • Which products will use it?Long answer
    • What exists today?One choiceNothing formalFigma mockups without a libraryA Figma library to clean upComponents already coded
    • What should be delivered?Several choicesColours, type, spacingFigma componentsUsage documentationCoded componentsTeam onboarding
  2. 2.The details

    • Front-end technologyShort answer, optional
    • How many designers and developers will use it?Short answer, optional
    • Do you need several themes (light and dark, several brands)?Yes or no, optional
  3. 3.Budget and timing

    • What budget have you set aside?Budget rangeUnder $4,000$4,000 – $10,000$10,000 – $20,000$20,000 – $40,000Over $40,000Not sure yet
    • When do you need it?One choiceAs soon as possibleWithin a monthIn 2 to 3 monthsNo fixed dateBy a specific date
    • Which date?Date
    • Who signs off on the project on your side?One choiceJust meMe and a partner or a teamSomeone else signs off
  4. 4.Last details

    • Any examples you like?Long answer, optional
    • Anything else we should know?Long answer, optional

What these questions save you from

Screens counted too late

“Redesign the app” can mean five screens or sixty. Listing the flows in the brief keeps the quote honest.

No one to build it

Mockups without developers stay mockups. Knowing who implements tells you which handoff to plan and what fidelity is needed.

Feedback from ten people

The decision-maker question avoids rounds of conflicting comments from people you never met.

Use it as your client form

In Briefly, each template becomes a link you send to prospects. You can edit every question, and each brief you receive is analysed: what is confirmed, what is missing, what to ask on the call.

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