FOR INDEPENDENT DESIGNERS
Make room for the creative work.
Give every engagement a clear brief, scope, and price. Keep your proposals, invoices, and client details connected, from the first idea to getting paid.
Start with Free. Add what your work needs.
THE WORK, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
A creative brief becomes a clear engagement.
A client needs a refreshed visual direction and a set of website designs. You define the deliverables, feedback stages, revision rounds, and what handover includes.
Client workspace
Northwind LLC / Brand and website design Get to the heart of the brief.
Create a cohesive visual direction for the brand and website.
Review the captured details
Brand and website design
You review and send the proposal
AGREED TOGETHER
A shared plan for feedback and revisions.
- Agree the design stages and deliverables
- Two rounds of consolidated feedback
- Final files after the agreed approvals
You and your client confirm the details
You send the invoice. Your client pays.
Start with a written creative brief or the details you already have. A recorded meeting is optional.
A HEAD START, WHEN YOU NEED ONE
Resources for a clearer design engagement
Use adaptive prompts to clarify the brief, present your offer, define the engagement, and prepare an invoice.
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Create a design brief
Turn a design request into a clear brief with the audience, assets, inputs, budget and decisions a designer needs.
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Present an offer
Build a proposal around the commitment you are actually making, with clear scope, fees and next steps.
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Prepare an invoice
Prepare an invoice from the agreed billing basis and check the line items, credits and balance.
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Define an engagement
Organize the decisions behind a working relationship and turn them into a structured draft or terms brief.
Read the promptYOUR BUSINESS. YOUR STARTING POINT.
A little help with the business side.
Keep scope and commercial details clear, so there is more room for the creative work.
Send an invoice
Invoice for the design work you agreed.
Create a proposal
Define deliverables, revisions, and fees.
Capture client meetings
Keep creative direction and next steps.
Organize expenses
Organize licensed assets and project costs.
Track your 1099s
Review 1099s against recorded income.
Create a proposal without a meeting. Track expenses without an invoice. Keep more of the work connected when you're ready.
Is Tabflow only for graphic designers?
No. The client workflow can support different independent design practices. The shared offer prompt adapts to your deliverables, feedback process, and handover needs.
Can I make revision expectations clear in my proposal?
Yes. Describe the deliverables, feedback stages, and revisions you are offering, then review the wording before sending. Keep the proposal aligned with the feedback process you agree with your client.
Do I need a meeting before writing a proposal?
No. Start with a creative brief or details you already have. Meeting capture is optional.
Which plan should I start with?
Free includes invoicing, online payments, and 1099 tracking. Proposals, expenses, and meeting capture start with Core. Creating proposals or invoices directly from meetings is included in Pro and Studio.
MAKE ROOM FOR YOUR WORK
Your work deserves a clear next step.
Choose the tools that help keep your creative engagement and its business details connected.