Design approval

design sign-off

How to get design sign-off on print and digital assets 

In creative fields like graphic design and web design, getting sign-off on print and digital assets is an essential part of the design process.

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Katie Garrett

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Hearder_ Design annotations article

How design annotations help you get approval faster

Studies show that the human brain processes visuals 60,000 times faster than it processes text. It comes as no surprise, then, that design is everywhere, filling everything from our kitchen cabinets to our city streets. What most people don’t see, however, are the many rounds of reviews that go into every single sign, logo and web banner. 

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Valerie O'Connor

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Design version control: the secret tool you're not using in 2024

Which one is the latest version? Which are out of date? Get these answers wrong and you’ll realize too late that you’ve just wasted hours of your precious time working on the wrong file. But by introducing some best practices and setting your team up with a proper version control system, you can solve this problem. 

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Katie Garrett

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graphic design project management process

10 best graphic design project management software (pros, cons, costs)

Choosing the right creative project management software should be a strategic decision reflecting your company's exact needs. Whether you work as a freelance designer or as a part of a big enterprise, this will greatly impact which software to use. To help you make the right decision, we summed up the 12 best graphic design project management tools for you.

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Nika Prpic

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7 tips to get creative approval fast

7 tips to get creative approval fast

To get the best out of your team, you need a fast and efficient creative approval process in place. Imagine how many great ideas wouldn't get thrown out of the window if you had a faster creative approval process. Ready to get your work signed, sealed, and delivered? Let's dive in!

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Nika Prpic

5 min read

Artwork approval process, software, and best practices

The artwork approval process + 5 best practices

Creating an excellent artwork approval process is about juggling many different things. Filestage's design and artwork approval software is built to tick all these boxes and more.

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Nika Prpic

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10 best design collaboration tools for every situation

10 best design collaboration tools for every situation

Making the design process more efficient is essential for any business, and that's where design collaboration tools come in. This article is about how you can improve design collaboration with colleagues, partners, and clients. So if you’re looking for the best design collaboration tools for your team, keep on reading.

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Muriel Skusa

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design review process

How to set up a reliable design review process and get valuable feedback in 6 steps

Setting up an effective design review process to get valuable feedback is so important. With a good design review process in place, your whole team will make faster and more informed decisions so you can deliver designs that you're truly proud of!

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Nika Prpic

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How to ask for (and give) great design feedback

How to ask for (and give) great design feedback

Giving and receiving design feedback is a fundamental part of the design process. How you ask for (and give) feedback can make a big difference when it comes to the progress of your project, the morale of the design team, and the final output. Read further for advice on how to ask for and how to give constructive design feedback.

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Muriel Skusa

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The best design feedback tools for quick and clear design reviews

5 design feedback tools your stakeholders will love

Feedback is a fundamental part of any design project. Find out how design feedback tools can help make the review process that much easier, giving designers the opportunity to collect in-context comments and annotations so that they can get on with their next round of amends and get closer and closer to sign off.

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Muriel Skusa

10 min read

How to build an effective design approval process

How to build an effective design approval process

An effective design approval process can help you to collect feedback, get sign-off and meet deadlines with no stress. Let's take a deeper look at how Filestage could help your design approval process.

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Muriel Skusa

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SLAPS is a Gen Z-focused creative agency based out of Los Angeles and Barcelona. In an era of constant overstimulation, SLAPS is on a mission to enhance the experiences people have with brands. They collaborate closely with their partners, encouraging them to reflect on why and for who they were created.

How SLAPS halves design time to dominate California’s craft cannabis scene with Filestage

SLAPS is a Gen Z-focused creative agency based out of Los Angeles and Barcelona. In an era of constant overstimulation, SLAPS is on a mission to enhance the experiences people have with brands. They collaborate closely with their partners, encouraging them to reflect on why and for who they were created.

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Ethan Lott

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