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Email design questionnaire template

Brief an email designer properly: the type of email, audience, main action, copy, brand files, sending platform and deadline. Series and brand files get follow-ups.

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Email design brief

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Who should we send the designs to?

Let's plan your email. A few questions now saves a round of revisions later.

Who should we send the designs to?

A live preview of this template. Answer the first question to begin.

What's inside

Every question, and where it leads

  • Contact info
  • Short text
  • Single select
  • Number
  • Long text
  • Website
  • Yes / No
  • File upload
  • Multi select
  • Date

The conversation

What a respondent is asked, in order.

Let's plan your email. A few questions now saves a round of revisions later.

1

Who should we send the designs to?

Contact inforequired
2

Which company or brand is this for?

Short textrequired
3

What kind of email is it?

Single selectrequired
4

Is this a single email or something you'll reuse?

Single selectrequiredsplits the flow
5

How many emails are in the series?

Numberrequiredif scope is A series of emails
6

Who will receive it, and what do they already know about you?

Long textrequired
7

What is the one thing a reader should do after opening it?

Long textrequired
8

Where should the main button link to?

Websiteoptional
9

Who is writing the words?

Single selectrequired
10

Do you have brand guidelines, such as a logo, colours and fonts?

Yes / Norequiredsplits the flow
11

Upload your logo and brand guidelines.

File uploadoptionalsometimes asked
12

Which email platform will you send it from?

Short textoptional
13

Which of these does it need to handle?

Multi selectoptional
14

Share a couple of emails you've enjoyed receiving, and what you liked about them.

Long textoptional
15

When does it need to go out?

Dateoptional

Ends with

Thanks, we have what we need to start

The flow

Where each answer leads. Every route here is editable once the form is yours.

A labelled route is taken only by answers matching the label

A little guidance

Make the most of your next ask.

Questions to consider for your email design questionnaire

  • Do you also write copy, or should the copy question only ask whether it will be ready on time?
  • Which sending platforms can you build for, and should the platform question list only those?
  • What do you need to see before quoting a series of emails rather than one?
  • Should you ask for past campaign results, or keep this brief about the design only?

How to use the responses

Write the main action at the top of your design file and check every draft against it; if the button isn't the obvious next step, the layout needs work. Plan time for copy when the client asked you to write or edit it. Build and test in the platform they named, and use the must-haves list as your checklist before you send the proof.

How to customize and share this template

  1. 1Edit the email types to the ones you design most, and remove the copy question if you never write copy.
  2. 2Replace the must-haves list with the technical checks you include in every project.
  3. 3Put the link in your proposal or first reply to a new client, and ask for it back before you start the first draft.

Frequently asked questions

What should an email design brief include?

The type of email, who receives it, the one action it should drive, where the button links, who writes the copy, brand files, the sending platform and the send date.

What should you decide before designing an email?

The audience and the main action. Layout, imagery and length follow from those, and without them the design turns into guesswork.

Why ask which platform will send the email?

Each platform handles layout and editing a little differently. Knowing it up front means the design is built and tested where it will actually be sent.

Can I change the questions for my clients?

Yes. Use this template copies the questionnaire into your account, where you can edit every question and branch, then share it as a link or embed it on your site.

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