The handover file is a design deliverable.
If your team cannot use it without us, the work is not finished.
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Focus studio
7 October 2026
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3 min read
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Craft
The last week of a project is usually rushed. Files get exported, a PDF gets sent, and the studio moves on. We treat that week as design work.
What we hand over
Source files named so a stranger can find things. Templates for the ten things you will make most. A short guide written for the person who joins your team next year.
If your team needs us to use it, the work is not finished.
We test it by asking someone who was not on the project to make a poster with it. If they get stuck, we fix the files, not the poster.
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