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I was asked to make a logo for a hairdresser that could be used as stickers and on social media for marketing. The brief was extremely short, I only had one day to have a final piece ready. What I found made it much easier was staying in contact with the client at key intervals where  needed to make a decision about a crucial elements of the design. I know the person I was working for so communication was easy but it is a practice I would like to carry over into all my work. The process would have taken much longer without clear and efficient communication, Uncertainty would have slowed down my creative process and waiting around for replies would have been frustrating. One thing that worried me about this brief is that the main focus of the illustration was the hair. I don't know anything about hairdressing but the illustration needed to communicate skill and presentation that would inspire confidence in the clients work. This process highlighted to me the need to research the subjects I am illustrating. It would be easy to make a mistake that undermines everything I ma trying to communicate through a lack of understanding. This style of illustration is more like the way I used to work, although I wouldn't say it has helped me to progress my practice in terms of how I make images it has taught me some important lessons and given me more confidence to work in a variety of ways to meet different demands.