Preview Style vs. Sending to Your Client: Two Ways to Get a Style Read

Both give you a style read, but they read different things. Use Preview Style when the only images in your set are the client's own references, the images they have already told you they like, and you get a fast read of their taste without sending anything. Send the project to the client when your set also includes your own inspiration and past work, because those are your picks, not theirs, and you want the client to react to the full spread.

Glintera gives you two ways to turn a set of images into a style read. You can hit Preview Style yourself, or send the project to your client and let them react. They are not the same tool for the same job. Which one to reach for comes down to a single question: whose images are in the set?

What Preview Style actually reads

Preview Style reads the images in your project as if they are all liked, and builds a style profile from that. It is fast, and it does not require sending anything.

The catch is that it only tells you about the client when the images in the set are the client's own. If you loaded the references your client sent you, the things they said they like, Preview Style turns those into a clear read of their taste. That is the case it is built for.

Even then, it has a real limit. Preview Style reads whole images as liked, so it can't capture the nuance of what a client likes within each image, the specific parts of a room they respond to and the parts they'd change. A client can send you a folder of their own references and you still won't know which parts of each image resonate with them. That detail only comes out when the client rates and tags the images themselves. So treat Preview Style as a fast, useful shorthand, a gut check, not the better read. When you want the most accurate picture, sending it to the client is the stronger method.

When Preview Style is the right call

Reach for Preview Style when:

• The set is only the client's own references.

• You want a fast gut check before a call.

• Your client is not the type to click a link, or you are short on time.

In each of these, you are reading images that already represent the client, so the read represents the client too.

When to send it to the client instead

The moment your set includes your own inspiration or your past projects, Preview Style is reading your picks, not the client's.

Those sources still matter. They bring range, and they show the client your thinking. But the client has not reacted to them yet. To learn what the client actually thinks, you have to let the client react.

So send the project. They open a link, no account needed, and rate and tag what they love and what they would never live with. The profile that comes back is built on their reactions across the full spread: their own references, your past work, and your project inspiration. That is the most accurate read you can get, and it is the real payoff.

The deciding question: whose images are in the set?

Here is the short version.

If the set is only the client's references, Preview Style is a fine shortcut. If the set is a real spread across the three sources, send it, so the client reacts to all of it. The wider the spread, the more sending earns its place, because that range is exactly what Preview Style cannot speak for.

(For how to build that spread, see what images to load to get real client reactions.)

Or do it side by side

There is a middle path. Sit with your client, or share your screen, and go through the images together. You get their live reactions, and they get the higher-touch experience some clients want. It is a good fit for a less tech-savvy client, or for when you want the conversation that happens around the images.

Where Glintera fits

Both reads live in the same place. In any Glintera project you can hit Preview Style for your own read, or generate a link to send your client for theirs. Same images, two ways to listen. If you have loaded a real spread across the three sources, sending is how you get the client's own voice into the profile. And if you would rather pair it with a questionnaire for the practical details, here is how the two methods compare.

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FAQ

What is Preview Style in Glintera?

Preview Style reads the images loaded in a project as if they are all liked, and builds a style profile from that, without sending anything to the client. It gives the designer a fast first read. It reflects the client's taste only when the loaded images are the client's own references.

When should I use Preview Style instead of sending it to the client?

Use Preview Style when the only images in the set are the client's own references, the ones they have already told you they like. You get a quick read of their taste with no waiting. If your set also includes your own inspiration or past work, send it instead, so the client reacts to the full spread.

Does Preview Style tell me my client's style?

Only if the images you loaded are the client's own. Preview Style reads whatever is in the set as liked, so if the set is your picks, you get a read of your picks. To get the client's actual taste across a mixed set, the client has to react to it, which means sending the project.

Should I still send it to the client if I used Preview Style first?

Usually yes, if your set is a real spread. Preview Style is a useful first look, but the client's own reactions are where the surprises and the time savings come from. Sending turns your read into theirs.

Can I run a style profile with the client in the room?

Yes. Go through the images side by side, in person or on a screen share, and you get their live reactions plus a higher-touch experience. It is a good option for a less tech-savvy client or a more hands-on project.