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6.4 · Checklists & templates

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6.4Checklists & templates

Goal: turn technical mastery into reliable, reproducible and responsible production reflexes.
Estimated time: 14 min · If you only have 5 min: read “The essentials in 30s” + the diagram.

The essentials in 30 seconds

  • Launch: clear need, charter applied, right --ar per medium, --sref / --cref references ready, image vs real choice decided.
  • Release: quality, compliance and transparency filters passed, traceability kept, series viewed TOGETHER.
  • Rule: one checklist ticked each time beats a method known by heart — under rush, you execute.

Sonia thread — the sheets near the desk

After one quarter, the two sheets below stay near Sonia's desk: the launch one displayed next to the screen, the release one in her notebook. "What saved me, she says in substance, is not knowing the points, it is ticking them each time — especially on delivery days."

Adapt the wording to your context, keep the structure: it is what prevents omissions and incidents.

Two lists to keep at hand

One checklist before launching a production, one before releasing. They turn good reflexes into a verifiable routine.

Before launching a production

  • The need is clear: subject, medium, format, message, audience.
  • The visual charter is applied (template prompt, frozen parameters, reference).
  • The right --ar per medium is planned, with text space anticipated.
  • The references (style --sref / character --cref) are ready if coherence is required.
  • The image vs real photo vs hybridization choice is decided (0.3 / 4.5).

Before releasing

  • Quality filter: hands, texts, defects, artefacts, "too AI" look.
  • Compliance filter: protected elements (brands, people, works), commercial-use terms (0.4).
  • Transparency: AI disclosure added where expected/required (varies by country, 5.5).
  • Traceability: prompt, version, parameters and sources kept.
  • Coherence: the series viewed TOGETHER does form a family.
Common misinterpretation: "collecting checklists". No. A checklist is only useful ticked and used: take the one for your next production, the others will wait.
Text version of the diagram (SEO / screen readers / translation): Two moments, two sheets: 1) Launch — clear need, charter applied, --ar per medium, --sref/--cref ready, image vs real choice (0.3/4.5). 2) Release — quality, compliance (0.4), transparency and traceability (5.5), coherence TOGETHER. Lesson: no more thinking under pressure, you execute the sheet near the desk.

Ready-to-say script — validating an AI production (30 s)

"Clear need? Charter applied? Right --ar and text space? --sref / --cref ready? Quality, compliance, AI disclosure, traceability, coherence TOGETHER? If any no, we do not release."

Copy-paste template — production tracking (1 line per point)

suivi_production = {
  "besoin_clair": "OK / a reprendre",
  "charte_appliquee": "OK / a reprendre",
  "ar_et_espace_texte": "OK / a reprendre",
  "sref_cref_pretes": "OK / a reprendre",
  "qualite_conformite_transparence": "OK / a reprendre",
  "tracabilite_plus_coherence": "OK / a reprendre"
}

Small business / tight budget

Sheets on one page displayed on the wall: the essentials (charter, format, filter) are enough.

Algiers SME

Plan local realities into the sheet: known contact persons, delivery days, shared files verified.

Remote / hybrid

Add a written-validation line to the tracking: at a distance, a dated validated release avoids misunderstandings.

Cross-cultural

Spell out headings in writing: what seems obvious (who validates, which AI disclosure) is not obvious to everyone.

Caution: Generic reminder: quality and compliance commit your organization — the "protected elements and terms (0.4)" point ticked each time, AI disclosure added where expected (5.5, varies by country), traceability kept; this guide gives no legal advice.

48h challenge — apply tomorrow

Take 1 real visual, run the "Before releasing" checklist and tick where it stands. Test a template.

Section exit checklist
  • I ticked a checklist on a real visual.
  • I can pull out the launch sheet and the release sheet at the right moment.
  • I did the 48h challenge or scheduled its date.
Self-assessment 1-5: how well equipped are my productions?dated use of checklists?
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Check your understanding

Sonia is about to release her mascot series. What must she tick first?

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These checklists prevent 90% of incidents: a published defect, a protected element, a poorly anticipated authenticity question.