How to Write a Design Request That Gets You What You Actually Want

You know that feeling when you get a design back and it’s close… but not quite?
It’s frustrating, not because the designer didn’t try, but because what you pictured in your head didn’t quite make it onto the screen.

Here’s the secret: the outcome almost always comes down to how clear the request was.

Clarity Is Everything

Designers aren’t mind readers. The better you can explain what you want, the faster they can nail it.
But that doesn’t mean you need to speak “designer.” You just need to share the right things:

• What it’s for — a social ad, a flyer, a homepage banner?

• Who it’s for — your target audience or ideal customer.

• The vibe — clean and minimal, bold and playful, modern and techy.

• Any examples — screenshots or links of designs you like (and even ones you don’t).

Those few details can cut days off a project and make the first draft land way closer to perfect.

More Context = Better Results

The more context you give, the better we can design around your goals, not just your words.
Saying “make a poster for my sale” is fine.
Saying “make a poster that feels energetic, focused on the 30% off headline, and works well on Instagram Stories” gives us everything we need to create something that works.

That’s why every request at Whenever walks you through these details automatically. You don’t have to guess what to include — we’ve already built the prompts that make sure your designer has the full picture.

Design Should Feel Easy

At the end of the day, you shouldn’t have to fight to get a design that matches what’s in your head.
The right process turns all that messy back-and-forth into a smooth collaboration, one where you click “submit” and actually look forward to seeing what comes next.

That’s what we’re here for.
Simple requests. Clear communication. Great results.

Because when you know how to ask for what you want, you’ll almost always get it.