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Website Design Brief Template. This template covers off the main issues in building a website. These are the issues that you should think about if you are briefing a web design agency, and if you are an agency – these are the issues that should be covered with your clients. We have developed this after over 15. Nomenclature 7. Appendices 8. References 9. Figures and tables Title The title of the paper should be concise and definitive. Author Names and Affiliations It is ASME policy that all those who have participated significantly in the technical aspects of a paper be recognized as co-authors or cited in the acknowledgments. Author name should consist of first name (or initial), middle initial, and last name. The author affiliation should consist of the following, as applicable, in the order noted: university or company (with department name or company division) mailing address city, state, zip code country name (other than the U.S.) e-mail (university or company email addresses should be used whenever possible) Abstract An abstract (250 words maximum) should open the paper or brief. The purpose of the abstract is to give a clear indication of the objective, scope, and results so that readers may determine whether the full text will be of particular interest to them. Body The text should be organized into logical parts or sections. The purpose of the paper should be stated at the beginning, followed by a description of the problem, the means of solution, and any other information necessary to properly qualify the results presented and the conclusions. The results should be presented in an orderly form, followed by the author's conclusions. Headings Headings and subheadings should appear throughout the work to divide the subject matter into logical parts and to emphasize the major elements and considerations. Parts or sections may be numbered, if desired, but paragraphs should not be numbered. Equations Equations should be numbered consecutively beginning with (1) to the end of the paper, including any appendices. The number should be enclosed in parentheses and set flush right in the column on the same line as the equation. It is this number that should be used when referring to equations within the text. Equations should be referenced within the text as 'Eq. When the reference to an equation begins a sentence, it should be spelled out, e.g., 'Equation (x).' Formulas and equations should be created to clearly distinguish capital letters from lowercase letters. Care should be taken to avoid confusion between the lowercase 'l'(el) and the numeral one, or between zero and the lowercase 'o.' 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A separate list of figure numbers and their respective captions should be included at the end of the paper (for production purposes only). ASME accepts.tiff (.tif) or.eps file formats for figures. TIFF (Tag Image File Format) is for bitmap images (spatially mapped array of bits). EPS (Encapsulated Postscript) is for vector graphics (mathematical expressions of geometrical primitives). Images created in Word can opened in Adobe Acrobat and saved as.tif or.eps Figure files greater than 15MB should be checked to see if layers were merged. Tables All tables should be numbered consecutively and have a caption consisting of the table number and a brief title. This number should be used when referring to the table in text. Table references should be included within the text in numerical order according to their order of appearance. Tables should be inserted as part of the text as close as possible to its first reference — with the exception of those tables included at the end of the paper as an appendix. A separate list of table numbers and their respective captions should be included at the end of the paper (for production purposes only). Video Files Currently, the ASME Journal Tool does not accommodate the submission of video files. Authors can contact the Editor by email if they have video files. If accepted by the Editor for review, ASME will provide information for transferring the files by FTP. Video files should augment a figure that is included in the paper since they will be included as part of the peer-review of the paper, and if accepted for publication, part of the archival version of the paper. The following file formats can be accepted for video files: • mp e g • m o v • a v i • w m v Questions can be sent to: Material ASME currently supports only supplemental material that is integral to the understanding and comprehension of the archival version of a Research Paper accepted for publication. ASME is currently working on a solution for supporting non-integral supplementary material (e.g., date sets, etc.). All content for a Research Paper published in an ASME Journal must be included as part of the peer-review. If an author has supplemental material that they would like to submit for inclusion, they must receive pre-approval at the time of submission from the Editor. If the Supplemental Material is reviewed and approved by the Editor, the files can be provided by the author during the submission of their final files for production as a.docx file or included at the end of the PDF. If necessary, an ASME Production Coordinator will work with the author to transfer files through an ftp. The following file types are supported for Supplemental Material: PDF Video o mpg o mpeg o mov o avi o wmv Audio o mp3 o mp4 o wav o au Excel o xlsx Document o xml o txt o docx Image o jpg o png o gif o tif o tiff o bmp Acknowledgments Acknowledgments may be made to individuals or institutions not mentioned elsewhere in the work who have made an important contribution. Funding Information Funding information provided will be placed at the end of the Acknowledgment section. Nomenclature Nomenclature should follow customary usage. For reference, consult American National Standards Institute (ANSI) recommendations. The nomenclature list should be in alphabetical order (capital letters first, followed by lowercase letters), followed by any Greek symbols, with subscripts and superscripts last, identified with headings. (PDF) Other 1. Pages must be paginated. 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Example: It was shown by Prusa [1] that the width of the plume decreases under these conditions. In the case of two citations, the numbers should be separated by a comma [1,2]. In the case of more than two references, the numbers should be separated by a dash [5-7]. Note: ASME primarily uses the Chicago Manual of Style for reference format. Authors are encouraged to seek out precise instructions via:. ASME does not allow references to Wikipedia. Sample References References should be listed together at the end of the paper; footnotes should not be used for this purpose. References should be arranged in numerical order according to the sequence of citations within the text. Each reference should include the last name of each author followed by initials. Website Content [2] Wayne, John “John Cowboy Videos 2009,” YouTube video, 7:00, November 13, 2009, tube.com/ watch?v= aBcDeFgH9yz. [3] “Apple Privacy Policy,” last modified February 4, 2009, accessed July 19, 2010,. [17] “WD2000: Visual Basic Macro to Assign Clipboard Text to a String Variable,” revision 1.3, Microsoft Help and Support, last modified November 23, 2006,. Note: If a site ceases to exist before publication, or if the information is modified or deleted, this must be included: [8] As of February 22, 2013, Sullivan was claiming on her website that (a claim that had disappeared from her page by March 4, 2013). Journal Articles and Papers in Serial Publications [3] Adams, Z., 2014, “Bending of an Infinite Beam on an Elastic Substrate,” ASME J Appl. Mech., 3, pp. [9] Zhang, T. W., Khun, C., Liu, Q., and Miller, A. P., 2011, “Self-Healing Techniques,” Nature, 332(6662), pp. Textbooks and Monographs [10] Gibson, T.A., and Tucker, M. T., 2008, The Big Book of Cellular Studies, John Wiley and Sons, NY. Chapter Within a Book [32] Stevens, T. T., 1999, “Stochastic Fields and Their Digital Simulation,” Stochastic Methods. Sulle, and M. Siiu, eds., Martinius Publishers, Dordrecht, Germany, pp. Individual Conference Papers/Papers in Compiled Proceedings/Collection of Works by Numerous Authors [21] Wions, T. T., and Mills, C. D., 2006, “Structural Dynamics in Parallel Manipulation,” Proceedings of the IDETC/CIE, New Orleans, LA, September 10-13, 2005, ASME Paper No. DETC2005-99532, pp. Theses and Technical Reports [1] Oligaria, T. T., Fredy, C. W., Popullo, A. Z., and Tucker, M. A., 20111, “Characterization of PKM Dynamics,” SAE Technical Paper No. 20, 07ATC-96. [25] Mollen, T., P., 2014, “Use of General Nonlinear Material in Articulated Systems,” Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Boston, Boston, MA. [27] Clinton, D., 2013, “Review of Rocket Technology,” NASA Report No. NASA RE-8842. Books Consulted Online [23] Smith, John, 2014, A Dog’s Life in Berlin. Oxford University Press, New York. Doi: 10.1055/acprof.oso/.000. Citing ASME Journal Titles In order to improve the accuracy of citation data collection, ASME is standardizing on the following abbreviations for the titles in the ASME Journal Program. When I wrote about I mentioned how the development of the creative brief is a key part of the initial concept phase of a web project. Consequently, I thought it might be useful to go into more detail about what a web site creative brief looks like and how we use it. A creative brief is a short (one or two pages), high-level document that clearly outlines the important elements of the web site – including objectives, target audiences, requirements, and so on. Here’s a more general definition of a creative brief that summarizes its purpose quite well: A document that outlines the strategic direction for creative development, covering the specific task at hand, the communication objectives and strategy, and any elements that the executions must contain. Although creative briefs follow a similar format, like any tool, you should customize it to your needs. Here’s a template of what the creative brief I use looks like, with a brief explanation of what each section means. [Project Name] Creative Brief Summary Provide a brief overview of the whole project. Current Situation Describe the current situation – what is not working, what needs to be improved, what is working. Why the project is needed; what is hoped to be achieved. Proposal Describe the project in more detail. What is needed to be done? Target Audiences Who is the project targeted? Are there any specific characteristics that these audiences have? Goals What are the main goals or objectives of the project? What is it that you hope to achieve? Requirements Are there any specific requirements or considerations that must be incorporated? Promotion / Communication Plan How will this project be promoted and communicated? What is the timing for each promotion / communication and who is involved? Timing What is the deadline for the project? Are there any milestones that must be met? Project Sponsor Who is the main sponsor and who will be signing-off the project? Stakeholders Who is involved in the project from an oversight and team perspective? Sample Creative Brief Here’s an (PDF 29KB) that uses the above format. We used it when we were first developing our web site. How to Write a Creative Brief There’s no single best way to develop a creative brief; for example, sometimes I’ll write the first draft based on conversations with project stakeholders. However, my preferred method is to get the project sponsor to write the initial draft using the above template. This really helps to get the client to think fully about the project and to clarify in particular their objectives for the web site and their target audience(s). Once you’ve written the first draft it usually takes a few rounds of review and refinement before the creative brief is ready to be approved. Why Use a Creative Brief For us, the creative brief is the core document for the project. It defines the project, enables the project plan to be developed and is the main point of reference during the development process in terms of keeping the project on target. It enables everyone who is working on the project to quickly understand what it is about and what are the key elements. It also helps us to control scope creep and to focus on the primary goals of the web site (which can sometimes get a bit fuzzy when you’ve had a site in development for several months). Further Reading on Writing Creative Briefs • (Peter L. Phillips) • ( AIPMM) • (Elise Bauer) • (RTF ) (gotomedia) • (RTF ) (gotomedia) • (includes example) from. Hi Christian, Great article and resource. I’m interested how you slot the creative brief creation into your charging structure Currently I end up doing a lot of this work up front as part of my pre-sales, then summarise along with my initial proposal (hence not getting paid upfront for doing it!), although now reading a few of your articles and the workflow article I may revise my current operations. Just wondering what your pre-sales and sales process is like to incorporate the brief and other steps in the process article: Do you/the client write the creative brief as part of your initial pre-sales meetings or do you bill the client for doing this work for them? Also, I’m interested how you structure the actual chargeable steps relating to the deliveries/review meetings etc -e.g. Do you charge upfront for creating the brief; then write the proposal which incorporate payment for other milestones (communication plan complete, project plan complete, field studies complete, etc.) Hope you understand what I mean and don’t mind sharing – sounds like we’ve done things differently both in the UK and in NZ and just interested in your experiences – happy to discuss on personal email further if this suits better. Kind regards, -Dan •. *Dan* – I’m happy to share! However, I work for an internal web design team so we don’t charge our customers (we don’t even bill back our work). We do have a project review group, which must approve all significant / noteworthy projects before moving forward with them. I tend to write a creative brief as part of the proposal that I take before this group – it’s my way of making sure that I understand the goals and scope of the project when I present it. As far as the commercial world is concerned, I typically write a proposal in order to get the sale and then a creative brief (based heavily on the work done to develop the proposal) once the contract has been signed. The cost for writing the creative brief goes into the ‘project management’ bucket. As for charging for any of the pre-sales work; in my experience it’s been pretty hard to find a convincing argument for a client as to why they should pay for that work. Let me know if your experience tells you differently! Hi Christian, Thanks for your reply – I guess that’s my experience too having to try to recoup much of the pre-sales working in a PM component, although often, much of this is just written off to cost of sale, as more and more so I’m finding price to be a much bigger factor than quality here in NZ compared to the UK. But useful to get an idea at which point you develop the creative brief and this makes sense – I guess most of the creative brief that I develop gets put into my proposal in one form or another, but then they just stays there and is not often revisited – I think I’ll give this new method a try as I can see that it’ll bring some more ownership and focus to the web project from the customers’ perspective. Thanks for your insight. I’d be really interested in a few more examples and background of some the deliverables that your process produces – especially things that aren’t inherently created by the development team such as the communication plan and final reviews. Kind regards, -Dan •.
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