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title: "See where concept, production, and revision time goes."
url: "https://timeretain.com/use-cases/designers"
description: "A private time tracker for designers. Tag concept, production, and revision time, then use the recorded hours to plan the next project."
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# See where concept, production, and revision time goes.

Tag concept work, production, and client revision rounds as they happen. Use the recorded hours to review estimates, included rounds, and work that arrived outside the agreed scope.

![Clay figure of a designer using a tablet with color tiles, a stopwatch, and a clock.](/_astro/designers.DoWwp0J0_2el8jE.webp)

*   Brand identity
    
    Running example duration: 3h 15m.
    
    Direction and type system
    
    #concept
    
*   Brand identity
    
    2.67h
    
    Round 1 feedback and icons
    
    Wed 19 Mar
    
    1:00 PM – 3:40 PM
    
    #revisions
    
*   Brand identity
    
    4h
    
    Unplanned round 3 and deck
    
    Mon 24 Mar
    
    10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
    
    #scope-extra
    

*   Tag the extra pass
    
    Mark #concept, #revisions, and #scope-extra while the timer runs.
    
*   Check a fixed-fee project
    
    Compare the recorded hours with the agreed fee when you review the project.
    
*   No studio dashboard
    
    Start when the canvas opens. Stop when you step away. Nobody watches the screen.
    

Small changes can turn into another production pass or revision round. If these hours are not separate from the original work, it is difficult to see which phase changed the estimate.

Start a timer and tag the work by phase. Compare the total recorded hours with the agreed fee outside TimeRetain, or use the hours when you discuss an extra round with a client.

## Record the next revision before it blends into the project.

Start a timer when an extra revision begins and tag the work by phase.

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