You need something designed, you hire a designer. Simple enough. But what you get from that designer depends on how well you communicate what you want, what you need, and what you expect. That part’s not so easy.

In order to get the best work from a designer, you need to figure out what you want and how to talk about it in a way that will help the designer understand your goals. What you need might be a website or a logo, but your designer will require more to go on than that. Below are some tips from talented designers for how best to communicate what you want.

HOW TO: Communicate Needs & Expectations to Web Designers.