I have worked in the graphic design industry for more than 40 years, undertaking tasks as varied as signage, T-shirt designs, logo designs, technical drawings, children's book illustrations, menus, wallpaper and large format digital prints, among many others.
My working method involves first finding out from you, the client, exactly what you want and need in your design and what you want it to accomplish for you. Then I work by hand with a sketch book, brainstorming and roughing out ideas. Once I have a few ideas that I think may be worthwhile expanding, I work them up on the computer. Then I would submit to you a selection of possibilities and find out from you which is the closest to your requirements. I would take your input under advisement and work further, if necessary, on the design that you like best, until it is exactly what you need.