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What to bring to a graphic design meeting with a client?

I've done a lot of graphic design work over the past few years but I primarily deal with my clients either over the phone or through the web (email). I have a client that wants to meet in person in NYC to sit down and discuss a few things about working together. Currently, we spoke about designing 2-4 flyers per week. What should I bring to the meeting? This is my first in-person graphic design meeting.

Public Comments

1. Portfolio-Hard cover or a laptop with an online one. Dress professional, business card, and that's about it.
2. Beyond the obvious things like a few samples of your work or business cards, bring questions about the project and a legal pad to write down what they say (typing on a laptop might be too distracting and off-putting). Also, prepare to discuss your process such as providing a contract to the client before you start, the number of concepts and rounds you provide, intellectual property rights (to who do these files belong to in the end) if applicable, etc. You may also want to discuss a retainer fee if the client wants flyer's designed every week.