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HOW TOCREATEA CONCEPT

A SHORT INTRODUCTION.

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Creating concepts is trying to think of ways that the impossible seems probable!

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WHAT IS A CONCEPT?

In one sentence:

IT IS A STORY.A concept is a story told with two majorcomponents:

Content (what it’s told) and Form (How it’s told)

Note: In relation to (graphic) design, everything is a concept

or an adaption of a concept. From a logo to live events.

Everything tells a story. Preferably the same.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Form_and_content

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Is it worth all the trouble? Yes!

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HOW DO YOU TELL A STORY?

How do you tell a story? Simple.

Every story has a beginning, a middle and an end*.

To get the nessary input, just ask the right questions.

This sounds a little zen, grasshoppers, but:

At the heart of every question lies the answer

*http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnoJwfnzmqA (Classic Sesame Street)

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCyJRXvPNRo

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The fenomenale sculpture Rodin believed it was not he who sculpted

the statues out of the marble.The statues where already in the rocks,

all he had to do is reveal them.

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1+1= 2 (WRONG?)

1+1=11 (RIGHT?)To get you on your way to asking the right

questions. Use the 5w’s and H*.

I always start every project using this method. The answers found

this way are my guide during a concept project. They are my starting

point of thinking and my checklist when finishing a project.

*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Ws

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http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/how-to-create-a-basic-concept-110803090121-phpapp02 10/27 Search google: stupid diesel. Watch this brilliant concept for diesel. It’s all about the story between logic and illogic.

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HOW DO THE FIVE W’S AND H

WORK IN ACTIONWho? For whom is the concept meant.Be specific. Think in persons, not in groups

What? What’s the essence? Look beyond the obvious:

Insurance companies sells “peace of mind” not insurances When? What is the moment the concept is consumed?

Where?What is the best way or place to reach its audience?

How?*What is to be used to give the audience the message?

Why? The purpose. Why is it important?

Try to be poetic in your thinking! *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persuasion

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http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/how-to-create-a-basic-concept-110803090121-phpapp02 12/27Good pictures tells you more then a thousand words.

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BEWARE OF THE WHY ANSWER!

WHY IS NOT HOW (?)Lesser gods among us, use a How answersto a Why question. This a common mistake.Example: Why are polar bears white?

A how answer is as follows: Polar bears are white because snow is

white. This sounds right and clear and for most people it is satisfying.

A why answer is as follows: Polar bears come in any color as

long, as long it is successful in its environment. If snow where

to be purple. Polarbears where purple. It is not the snow that makeshim white it is the ability to survive that makes him white.

How answers leaves less options open, as WHY answers leaves all

options over to think further. And that is what concept thinking is all

about: think further.

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http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/how-to-create-a-basic-concept-110803090121-phpapp02 14/27Why are polarbears the color they are? There is no reason to be white.

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THE CREATIVE BRIEF (1)

A NOTE TO MY SPECIAL FRIENDFive W’s? But I thought a concept startswith a creative brief (CB)?

True. And ideally a good CB has all the inputneeded to use the Five W’s.

In basic a CB is a Five W’s story in itself.

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Why is it then that a CB is not a conceptgeneration document?

Because CB’s have buildt-in conflicts.A CB has conclusions for the “to be created concept” before

there is a clear vision on that concept.

These flaws are especially seen in the deliverables, budgetand mandatory elements parts.


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Example: A CB for a soft-drink brand dictates the use of print ad’s.That sounds oke? Not! The created concept is beter executed on live

events, it doesn’t need print. These kind of conflicts are to expected

in every CB.

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Nevertheless good creative brief are rare.In most cases you have to create answers yourself.

It is amazing to see how many clients (not all)have no idea on what they are doing or sell.

Example: A insurance company doesn’t sell insurance’s.

The’re selling Peace of Mind. How many employes of those company’s

say that on a parties to there friends, when asked what do for a living.

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http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/how-to-create-a-basic-concept-110803090121-phpapp02 19/27Don’t be afraid to Make Stuf Up to proof a point. Don’t lie, but bend information as its fits the purpose

“We’re in the business of creating, not science”

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A TALE OF TWO CREATIVE BRIEFS

- THE AVERAGE ONEUsed in many different agencies.With some varieties here and there, but in general:Background What is the background of the project? Why is it being done?

Target audience What do they already think about this subject? Is there anything that should be avoided? Objectives What is to be accomplished? How will this be measured and success understood?

Single message What is the one thing to tell the audience? What is the single thing they should remember

about the offering? How will they believe what we say?

Mandatory What are the mandatory elements such as the client’s logo, address and so forth.

Deliverables What is to be used to give the audience the message?

What is the best way or place to reach this audience?

Timeline How soon is this needed? When is it expected to be done? How many rounds (revisions) will

this project undergo?

Budget How much can be spent to get this developed? Is there any budget needed to publish/flight

the creative?

Approvals Who needs to give the “okay”?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_brief

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http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/how-to-create-a-basic-concept-110803090121-phpapp02 21/27Remember: “A good concept is more than the sum of its parts.”

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A TALE OF TWO CREATIVE BRIEFS

- THE BRILLIANT ONEThis how the ideal brief

shout be. Keywords are

trust and respect.Basically, it says:

“Do your thing the best

way you can.”

http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/10/the-perfect-brief.html

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http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/how-to-create-a-basic-concept-110803090121-phpapp02 23/27The briefing resultated in the album’s artwork cover for Sticky Fingers.

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FINAL SUM UP

• A concept is a story.

• Ask the right questions

• Why questions make you think.• Be poetic in your thinking.

• Question everything. Always! I D F C T R Y . C O

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TO GET YOU STARTED

THE RIGHT WAYSince there are a milion ways ask yourself

questions and brainstorm, you might think:

“How do I start?”

I’ve put together a sum of brainstorm methods:

“How to have a briljant brainstorm”

Here on slideshare:

http://www.slideshare.net/chungkong/how-to-have-a-briljant-brainstorm

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