Introduction
Welcome
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The importance of the original idea
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What is concepting?
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Demystifying "the process" in the creative process
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1. The Client
Working with clients
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Defining the project
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Defining the project obstacles
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2. Challenges Around Every Corner
Doing your research
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Avoiding the pitfalls of mediocrity
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What is a concept plan overview?
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3. Establishing Core Values and Seed Phrases
Using storytelling to determine core values
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Using questions to distill the core values
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Determining core values
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4. The Free-Association Process: Finding the Raw Ingredients
Using the free-association process
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Starting with seed phrases
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Using the power of collaboration to increase ideas
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5. A Concept is Born!
Honing your ideas
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Reviewing your descriptive words and sketches to find the best ideas
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Experimenting with your ideas
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6. One Great Concept Deserves Another
Maintaining a diversity of ideas
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Using search engines to fuel ideas
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The rough concept retrospect
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7. The Rough Sketch
Defining the rough sketch
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Visually defining your ideas
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The strength of iteration
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8. 180-Degree Thinking: Does Your Concept Have an Evil Twin?
What is 180-degree thinking?
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Demonstrating the approach
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9. The Revised Sketch: How to Make Your Great Concept Even Better
Defining the revised sketch
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Demonstrating the approach
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The importance of exploring variation (perspective, media selection, and stylistic approaches)
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10. The Refined Sketch: Tweak, Tweak, Tweak
Defining the refined sketch
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Demonstrating the concern for detail
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11. The Final Selection: And the Winner Is...
Revealing the final concept "comp" solution
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Reflecting on the process path
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Ex_Files_Dev_Ideas_Concepts.zip
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