More on design briefs

Your design can only be as good as the brief you worked from. The best projects are borne from creative briefs that are open enough to inspire ideas, while being specific enough to feel workable.

At http://business.tutsplus.com/articles/the-ultimate-design-brief--fsw-204

As a designer it is important to have a template such as this one to give to clients as clients will not always come to you with a design brief – feel free to use this one as you please. By having a template ready, it shows them your professionalism and ultimately saves them (and you) a lot of time and money.

At http://justcreative.com/2008/09/26/how-to-write-an-effective-design-brief/