Designs and approvals
From BusinessVersions, side-by-side compare and pinned comments. Clients approve from an email link, or in the portal on Business Pro and above, and the decision is logged.
More on Designs and approvals →For designers and creative studios
Project and approval software for designers and studios
Ambital gives freelance designers and small studios one place to run branding and design work for several clients: proposals and statements of work, your design tools linked to each project, rounds of concepts with client approvals, deposit and balance invoices, and packaged services sold from a menu.
Most designers and studios choose Business · £59/month
Sound familiar?
Where design projects usually go round in circles
“Feedback on round two came as a screenshot with arrows.”
Each round is a version. The client compares two side by side, pins a comment to the exact spot and approves or asks for changes.
Approvals and versions →“Nobody is sure which file is the final one.”
Work in your design tools links to the project, so the version the client approved is the version on record.
Design tools →“The deposit invoice went out a week late.”
Set the invoice schedule when you start: a deposit on kick-off and the balance on sign-off. Hours logged show what the fixed fee really earned.
Deposit and balance invoicing →What you'll use
The features designers open first
Everything else in Ambital is there when you need it. These are the features that matter from week one.
Design tools
From ProLink design files and folders (Canva and Figma today, more coming) to the project, so the latest version is always the one in front of the client.
More on Design tools →
Proposals and SoWs
From ProProposals and statements of work with pricing lines, accepted and signed online.
More on Proposals and SoWs →Client portal
From Business ProA private portal per project with the designs you switch on, approvals, files and invoices.
More on Client portal →Services and menus
From Business ProPut your packages in a catalogue and share a menu. The prospect ticks what they want and it comes back as a deal and a draft proposal.
More on Services and menus →Invoicing
Every planDeposit and balance invoices from the project's invoice schedule, synced to your accounting software on Business.
More on Invoicing →A week in Ambital
Concepts on Tuesday, sign-off by Friday
- MondayAmbi's briefAshdown's brand concepts are due Wednesday, one approval is waiting on the client and the Kestrel deposit is unpaid.
- TuesdayConceptsLink three concept boards from your design tool to the project and send them to Ashdown as round one.
- WednesdayFeedbackThe client compares two concepts, pins comments on the logo mark and picks one to refine.
- ThursdayNew enquiryA prospect ticks a logo package and a brand guidelines add-on from your menu. A draft proposal is waiting.
- FridaySign-off and invoiceThe final version is approved in the portal. The balance invoice goes out and syncs to your accounting software.
Client names are fictional, from Ambital's demo organisation.
Set up for your kind of work
Start a project from what it's for
Choose one of these when you create a project and Ambital sets the billing model, tabs, phases and integrations for you.
Design and creative questions
Straight answers
- Can clients compare versions of a design?
- Yes, on Business and above. Each round is a version, and the client compares two side by side, pins comments and approves or asks for changes.
- Which design tools does Ambital work with?
- Canva and Figma today, with more design tools coming. From Pro you link design files and folders to a project, so the version your client approves is the latest one.
- Can I sell fixed design packages?
- Yes, on Business Pro and above. Put your packages in a services catalogue, share a menu by link or PDF, and each enquiry comes back as a deal with a draft proposal.
- Which plan do designers choose?
- Most choose Business at £59 a month, because it includes the client portal, approvals and proposals with e-sign.
- Can I take a deposit before I start?
- Yes, on every plan. Set a deposit invoice on kick-off and the balance on delivery in the project's invoice schedule.
Be first in when we launch
Ambital is in private beta. Apply to test and you'll get in first, with free months at launch for committed testers.
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