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Reasons why Design Project Deadlines are Important

  • Writer: Stasi Stoeva
    Stasi Stoeva
  • Oct 5, 2020
  • 2 min read

Updated: May 1

Today everything should be scheduled according to your time. If a project doesn't have a deadline, then the designers must make up their own. As necessary they are, they never must jeopardize the quality of the design work. Some people may consider deadlines to be challenging and to meet people expectations.


Deadlines are important because they could help collaborate toward achieving a shared goal and keep multistage projects on track. The deadlines make it clear what needs to be delivered and when people can take control of their work.


So here are the top reasons why Design Project Deadlines are essential:

  • Designing is a systematic process: Designers need to know what is expected from them to produce for their client concerning the design project. That's why they need to have a chat with their client before the beginning of the project. As a designer, you should break down the project into an achievable task then. Every project needs to start with a storyboard telling "How it would look like the final product?", then they need to follow that storyboard and complete the project which it could be "to do" list of task or phase, next one when you are in the specific issues of the project. While the project is in the working process, the project is "In progress". If you complete all step from a design project and all its tasks don't mean that a project finished because it needs the client approval before finalizing the project.

  • Designing is projects need to be approved by the client: this is the phase that clients need to support the project which it could be achieved the designer meets their client needs and solves their problems. If a project is with the existing timeframe, there should be room for revision without affecting the workflow. So for being able to deliver a project on a deadline is a huge factor for clients.

  • Suppose a design project has already a deadline or set up a deadline for a project. It will get you organized and able to take more clients. If clients are satisfied with the final results from the project, there is a possibility they will be back to you as a designer with more projects.


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~ Stasi

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