In your opinion, what is the importance of planning before working on your artwork?

The 5 P's of success proper planning prevents poor performance, applies to all aspect of life. In designing, planing is rather important. Before attempting a artwork we sit and we brain storm and we plan the layout and approach of such a job as in may be different for every job. It is important to plan as you may fall off track somewhere in the design process, and may need to refer back to the planned outline for the design. Last but not least planning saves time and allows you to be more efficient.