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Design Brief Card

Creative brief as a conversation: goal, audience, style and deadline.

A ready-to-use creative, design & media form for studios, freelancers and creative agencies: 9 questions, 1 page.

Questions
9
Pages
1
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card
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This is the real form. Answer it to test the flow — nothing is sent or stored.

Tell us about the project

Style you're drawn to

Attach a file — the size limit is shown below.

Any file type up to 50 MB (larger files are rejected) · uploads are saved on the live form

This template runs as a straight sequence — no branching rules.

Compliance checklist

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  • Payment items priced — passingEvery payment question charges a real amount, so a submission always records a payment.
  • Conditional logic resolves — passingEvery rule points at a question or page that exists in this template.
  • Legal text not required — passingThis template collects neither health nor regulated financial information.
  • Question labels unique — passingLogic and exports address questions by label, so duplicates are ambiguous.

What happens after submit: nothing is stored in this preview. On your own copy, every response triggers an instant email notification and lands in your response dashboard, ready to export or forward.

Happy with it? Take a copy into your workspace — every question, rule and setting comes with it.

Who this template is for

Design Brief Card is built for studios, freelancers and creative agencies who need to brief a project properly before work starts.

  • Studios, freelancers and creative agencies working in creative, design & media.
  • Teams who need to brief a project properly before work starts without writing code or paying for a custom build.
  • Anyone replacing scope creep caused by an incomplete brief with one structured record per enquiry.
  • Respondents are clients and collaborators — the form asks them 9 questions across 1 screen.
  • Mobile-heavy audiences, thanks to the one-question-per-screen card layout.

Why this form is useful

It removes the cost of scope creep caused by an incomplete brief and turns each submission into a record your team can act on immediately.

  • 6 questions are required, so submissions arrive complete instead of needing a follow-up email.
  • It collects a verified email address so replies and confirmations land.
  • It accepts a document or photo upload as evidence.
  • It pins the request to a specific date.
  • It allows multiple selections without free text.
  • Every response is stored, searchable and exportable, so nothing depends on one person's inbox.

How to use this template

From copy to live form is a few minutes of work, and every step is reversible.

  1. 1Press “Use this template” — a fresh copy of Design Brief Card lands in your workspace, ready to edit.
  2. 2Rename or delete any question, and change what is required. Nothing here is fixed.
  3. 3Open Notifications and add the email addresses that should be alerted on each submission; add an auto-reply to the respondent if the form collects an email address.
  4. 4Check the upload limits on the file question so respondents can attach what you actually need.
  5. 5Publish it, then either share the link directly or paste the embed snippet into your site — the embedded form resizes to fit and loads no marketing or advertising trackers.
  6. 6Watch responses land in Submissions, where you can filter, label and export them to CSV or PDF.

Logic and conditions blueprint

Exactly how this form behaves as it is answered.

  • This template runs as a straight sequence: every respondent sees every question, in order.
  • You can add branching yourself in the Logic tab — pick a question, a condition, and the field or page it should reveal, hide, require or skip to.

What this form asks

Every question is editable — rename it, make it optional, or delete it entirely.

Design brief

  • Full namerequired
  • Email addressrequired
  • Brand or project namerequired
  • What do you need?required
  • Who is it for?required
  • Style you're drawn to
  • Budget rangerequired
  • Deadline
  • Upload references or existing assets

9 questions in total.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the Design Brief Card template free to use?

Yes. You can preview and test Design Brief Card on this page without an account, and take a copy into your own HelloForms workspace on the free plan. There is nothing to install and no card required to publish it.

What does the Design Brief Card template ask for?

It asks 9 questions across 1 page, 6 of which are required. Every question is listed in full further down this page, and each one can be renamed, reordered, made optional or deleted after you copy the template.

Can I edit the Design Brief Card form after copying it?

Yes — the copy is entirely yours. Change wording, add or remove questions, switch between the card layout, restyle it to match your brand, and set who gets notified on each submission.

Can I add conditional logic to this creative, design & media form?

Yes. The template runs as a straight sequence out of the box, and you can add show, hide, require or skip rules in the Logic tab — pick a question, a condition, and the field or page it should affect.

Where do responses to the Design Brief Card form go?

Submissions land in your workspace under Submissions, where you can search, filter, label and export them to CSV or PDF. You can also email a notification to your team on every submission and send the respondent an auto-reply.

Can I embed the Design Brief Card form on my own website?

Yes. Publish the form and paste the embed snippet into any page or share the direct link. The embedded form resizes to fit its container and loads no advertising or marketing trackers inside the iframe.

Can respondents upload files?

Yes. This template includes a file upload question, so respondents can attach documents or photos with their answers. You can adjust the accepted file types and size limits on that question.

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