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| Active Listening | Listener restates or paraphrases what they heard. Based on the principle of listening to understand, rather than listening to respond. Posture, eye contact, gestures, and questioning skills are essential to quality to this. |
| Budget | How much money the client is willing to spend and how much the designer charges for completing the assigned tasks |
| Client Criteria | The specific requirements as defined by the client (color scheme, fonts, etc.) |
| Cloud Storage | Electronic online storage where data is stored on multiple virtual servers, generally hosted by third parties, rather than being hosted on dedicated servers. |
| Communications | Communication of messages from designer/worker to client regarding a project. |
| Deliverables | The final product(s) the client is requesting (a design, a website, an app, a video, etc.) |
| Distribution Requirements | The client’s requirements for using and distributing the final project (file type, size, modification possibilities, etc.) |
| Distribution of Responsibilites | Which member of the team is doing which task |
| Due Dates | Hard deadlines for when particular phases of the project will be completed |
| Feedback | Essential to the planning, creation, and delivery of a product. Client's reaction to designer's performance, is specific and is offered during all phases of the work. In conjunction with effective communication and active listening, this leads to successful projects and satisfied clients |
| Necessary Equipment | Items/hardware the designer will need to create the project |
| Project Plan | Beginning a digital media project from scratch and carrying it through its final completion takes a combination of efforts from all parties involved. |
| Project Scope | Target audience, goals, and objectives for the project |
| Redesign | The process of reworking or modifying specific parts of a project identified by the client during a feedback session. |
| Research | The systematic investigation of needs, trends, copyrights, trademarks and other similar projects in cooperation with the client to ensure the creation of the best possible product. |
