The best rela­tion­ships always start with plenty of questions—the deign process should be no dif­fer­ent. It can some­times be dif­fi­cult to stare across the table at a client and know the right types of ques­tions to ask so you can get results. But the bet­ter you under­stand your client the greater your chances of suc­cess. So, here are a few key ques­tions for you to get the ball rolling on your next big project. Don’t for­get to share your favorite ques­tions in our comments.

You have to bring it like CSI to really get The Killer…well in this case the Killer Design out of the mind of the client. Ask­ing the same unin­spir­ing, non-​​visual, non-​​creative ques­tions will only pro­duce a response that may go like this…

Via Inspired Mag­a­zine Ten Ques­tions You should be Ask­ing to Pro­duce the Killer Design Clients Crave.

About the author

Jeff designs print and web expe­ri­ences for a vari­ety of clients and enjoys shar­ing what he learns along the way. He entered the indus­try at the split of web design from graphic design occurred and is now fas­ci­nated as the two dis­ci­plines are on the cusp of com­ing full cir­cle to merge into a new, media savvy gen­er­a­tion of design­ers. When not crazy busy, Jeff likes geo­caching and con­sum­ing copi­ous amounts of cof­fee. You should fol­low him on Twit­ter and Facebook.