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Product Development
Can design help improve my production process?
How can I build and manage my brand?
How can I encourage creativity in my business?
How can I gauge the success of design in any given project?
How can I tell if the quotes that I've received from designers are good value? Can someone advise me?
How can design make my project more effective?
How do I brief a designer?
How does a design project fit into the business process?
How should I go about choosing a particular designer for the work that I need doing?
I've had a good idea but how do I protect it if I'm going to show it to other people?
I've had a good idea, but how do I get it to market?
Is there a directory of all the different types of designers, which I can use to select a designer for my project?
Is there design software available that can help me make my own designs better?
What are trademarks for and where can I go for advice about them?
What role does design play in marketing my new product/service and who should I speak to about it?
Where can I get advice and help designing my logo and company image?
Who can I speak to about turning my idea into a working model/prototype?

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Product Development

How can I tell if the quotes that I've received from designers are good value? Can someone advise me?

There are two distinct considerations to be made when assessing quotes from designers. They are:

Is the quote good value in the local designers' market place?
Will the money spent on the project have a good return-on-investment?

It is essential to compare quotes from different designers, and to make sure that the quotes are like-for-like comparisons. To this end, you should approach at least three designers, with a specific brief, and ask them to produce a proposal that answers that brief.

For a fuller explanation of this process, see Assessing the Value of Design .

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