IMAGE DRAFT PREPARATION · Workflow idea

Explore a visual idea and check it before it leaves your workspace.

Create a new image from a written idea or prepare an edit of an image you already have. Keep the brief and result together, have a person check accuracy, permissions, and audience fit, and require approval of the exact image and destination before anything is shared outside the team.

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A little structure. A clearer outcome.
Starts with
A visual idea or image is ready for review
Produces
An image draft with its source context and intended use ready for a content owner to review.
Category
Reviews & approvals

01 / The starting point

A clear request.
A useful direction.

A written creative brief or an image the owner is authorized to use

“Prepare an image draft from an approved brief or source image and keep external sharing under human approval.”
An example request · Make it specific to your team.

02 / The work

5 tasks.
One useful outcome.

Helps creators explore a visual concept or revise an existing image while keeping review and release decisions with people.

  1. Describe the intended image

    Set out the subject, style, important details, and intended audience so a reviewer can compare the result with the brief.

  2. Choose whether to create or revise

    Start with a written concept or identify a source image that the team is authorized to edit.

  3. Prepare an image draft

    Create a visual result that follows the supplied direction and preserve the brief alongside it.

  4. Check the image and its permitted use

    Have a person look for inaccuracies, unexpected content, rights concerns, and suitability for the intended audience.

  5. Approve the exact asset before sharing

    Require a content owner to confirm the image, caption if any, audience, and destination before external distribution.

03 / The result

Something useful.
Something to build on.

An image draft with its source context and intended use ready for a content owner to review.

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Prepare and review image drafts

Reviews & approvals · Example outcome

The handoff

An image draft with its source context and intended use ready for a content owner to review.

Keep in mind

An image may contain unexpected, misleading, or inappropriate details, and a supplied image may have restrictions on reuse. Keep drafts private, check the result and its permissions, and have a content owner approve the exact image, audience, and destination before sharing or publishing it.

04 / Make it yours

Set the brief.
Set the standard.

A few choices shape the work around your team.

Agree on creative boundaries

Set the subjects, styles, and audiences that are appropriate, along with any content that must not be created.

Approve source-image use

Confirm that each supplied image may be edited for the stated purpose and identify who owns that decision.

Keep drafts private and identifiable

Choose a review location and label unfinished images so they are not mistaken for approved material.

Assign asset and release reviewers

Name who checks image quality and permissions and who approves the exact destination before sharing.

Put your next idea to work.

Start with your brief. Make the process your own.

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