Print Production Brief / Action kit
Print production brief & proof checklist
Collect specifications, supplier requirements, proofing steps, and delivery details.
Made for designers preparing a small print job.
Price and availability
Catalog price: $9 USD
One-time purchase · No subscription
- FilesZIP with five editable Markdown documents, an offline HTML workbook, a reading edition. A five-document worked case follows one fictional project.
- To useExtract the ZIP. Open the workbook in a current desktop browser; edit Markdown in a text editor. No account needed for the workbook or Markdown files.
- LicenseUse for your own or client work; do not redistribute the original templates or tools. Full terms.
- SupportProduct questions and corrections by email; no custom implementation or professional review. 14-day refund policy.
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The task
What you'll make
A release-ready print brief tied to an approved proof and order.
Gather before you start
- Finished dimensions
- Printer specification
- Approved content
Mark missing information so you can check it before using your work.
When to skip this kit
- You need a native Excel, Canva, or Word template. This download contains Markdown documents and an offline HTML workbook.
- You need autosave or cloud sync. Export Markdown or save a backup before closing the offline workbook.
- You need someone to complete the work. These are worksheets to fill in yourself.
Read the first worksheet below to see whether its questions help with your task.
Included files
What's inside
- 01Job specification
- 02Supplier requirements
- 03Content approval
- 04Proof review
- 05Order confirmation
Each document has instructions, questions, and space for your answers. The final document includes a common mistake to check for before using your work.
The worked case contains five completed documents, one for each worksheet. Follow the evidence, decisions, and corrections across the same fictional project. The case is included in the workbook, reading edition, Markdown example.
Your completion check
Match the exact exported artifact to supplier requirements, separate content and production approval, reproof changed versions, and reconcile ordered, received, inspected, and unresolved quantities.
Before you finish
Check this before you use it
Generic export settings replace the printer's confirmed requirements.
Obtain job-specific requirements and proof the actual final version.
Use the final worksheet to record what needs fixing and what you still need to check.
Free worksheet
Start with worksheet one
Job specification
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{{project}} / designer {{business}} / order owner {{contact}} / delivery {{deadline}}
Purpose: describe the finished object and receiving task before choosing export settings. Use and audience [ ]; required content [ ]; where/how handled [ ]; finished dimensions and units [ ]; portrait/landscape [ ]; total pages including covers [ ]; fold/binding [ ]; quantity [ ]; paper/stock [ ]; finish [ ]; approved supplier/job reference [ ]. Distinguish pages, leaves, sheets, and copies. Confirm the supplier's count and imposition responsibility; do not prepare printer spreads unless requested. Record whether covers are included in the page count and whether their stock differs. Page map: page number | purpose/title | required text/images | owner | content version | approval/unknown. Note reading sequence, front/back, folds, and material near trim, binding, or finishing. Production and schedule: artwork handoff/date/timezone [ ]; proof method/turnaround [ ]; approval authority [ ]; production duration [ ]; delivery versus collection [ ]; installation/distribution date [ ]; contingency if a proof fails [ ]. A hoped-for event date does not establish supplier capacity. Commercial order facts: agreed job reference [ ]; exact quantity and any agreed over/under tolerance [ ]; quoted scope and approval process [ ]; extras/changes requiring a new quote [ ]. Confirm terms through the actual business process; this worksheet is not an order or contract. Dependencies: supplied content, rights, images/fonts, dimensions, stock and supplier availability [owners/dates]. If an essential specification is unknown, keep it on hold rather than exporting a generic preset. Ready when the finished object, page map, quantity, delivery route, and named authorities agree with the supplier's job.
Your decision
Are size, folds, pages, quantity, and stock unambiguous? My answer: [ ] Source and date: [ ] Still to check: [ ] Next action, owner, and due date: [ ]
Before you start
- Finished dimensions: [Source or notes]
- Printer specification: [Source or notes]
- Approved content: [Source or notes]
What you will make
A release-ready print brief tied to an approved proof and order.
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{{project}} / designer {{business}} / order owner {{contact}} / delivery {{deadline}}
Purpose: describe the finished object and receiving task before choosing export settings.
Use and audience [ ]; required content [ ]; where/how handled [ ]; finished dimensions and units [ ]; portrait/landscape [ ]; total pages including covers [ ]; fold/binding [ ]; quantity [ ]; paper/stock [ ]; finish [ ]; approved supplier/job reference [ ].
Distinguish pages, leaves, sheets, and copies. Confirm the supplier's count and imposition responsibility; do not prepare printer spreads unless requested. Record whether covers are included in the page count and whether their stock differs.
Page map: page number | purpose/title | required text/images | owner | content version | approval/unknown. Note reading sequence, front/back, folds, and material near trim, binding, or finishing.
Production and schedule: artwork handoff/date/timezone [ ]; proof method/turnaround [ ]; approval authority [ ]; production duration [ ]; delivery versus collection [ ]; installation/distribution date [ ]; contingency if a proof fails [ ]. A hoped-for event date does not establish supplier capacity.
Commercial order facts: agreed job reference [ ]; exact quantity and any agreed over/under tolerance [ ]; quoted scope and approval process [ ]; extras/changes requiring a new quote [ ]. Confirm terms through the actual business process; this worksheet is not an order or contract.
Dependencies: supplied content, rights, images/fonts, dimensions, stock and supplier availability [owners/dates]. If an essential specification is unknown, keep it on hold rather than exporting a generic preset.
Ready when the finished object, page map, quantity, delivery route, and named authorities agree with the supplier's job.
Your decision
Are size, folds, pages, quantity, and stock unambiguous?
My answer: [ ]
Source and date: [ ]
Still to check: [ ]
Next action, owner, and due date: [ ]
Before you start
- Finished dimensions: [Source or notes]
- Printer specification: [Source or notes]
- Approved content: [Source or notes]
What you will make
A release-ready print brief tied to an approved proof and order.This is the complete first worksheet from the current edition. The full kit adds the remaining four documents, a worked scenario, and the offline editing workbook.
Worked example
See the worked-case summary
Fictional example included in edition 2.49.1.
Fictional case: Open Room orders 250 eight-page A5 event brochures. The supplier specifies this job's bleed, safe area, ink/profile treatment, and proof route. A wrong session time and a caption too near trim block version four; version five receives separate content and supplier approvals. Five completed documents reconcile page content, versioned proof issues, quantity, and delivery conditions. Supplier values are fictional examples, not universal print settings.
Before you choose
What should I have ready for this kit?
Bring finished dimensions, printer specification, approved content. Mark anything you still need to check.
How do I know the work is finished?
A release-ready print brief tied to an approved proof and order. Check your answers against the original records and note anything unresolved before sharing your work.
Does it include a spreadsheet or native app template?
No. You receive editable Markdown documents and an offline HTML workbook. These are not native Excel, Canva, Notion, or Word templates. Extract the whole ZIP before opening the HTML files. Mobile file managers may not run local scripts; the text files and reading edition remain available.
Will this do the work for me?
The kit supplies structure, questions, and examples. You provide the facts, make the decisions, and adapt the finished output. You are responsible for checking the finished work. Custom implementation and professional review are not included.
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