Contrac Designer

Designer sample contract
Client: ____________________
Primary Contact: ____________________
Project: ____________________
Designer: ____________________
Date of Project: ____________________
Project Deadline: ____________________
Purchase Order #: ____________________
Invoice #: ____________________

Creative Brief:
____________________

Fee:
____________________

1. Payment
Allinvoices are payable within ____________________ business days of receipt. A
$____________________ service charge is payable on all overdue balances for reissuing each invoice at
45, 60, 75 and 90 days from the date of original invoice. The grant of any license or right of copyright is
conditioned on receipt of full payment.

2. Default in payment
The Client shall assume responsibility forcost outlays by designer in all collections of unpaid fees and of
legal fees necessitated by default in payment. Invoices in default will include but are not limited to fees for
collection and legal costs.

3. Estimates
The fees and expenses shown are minimum estimates only unless an hourly fee has been agreed upon. That
fee will be ____________________ per hour and the designer shall keepthe client apprised of a tally of
hours within a reasonable period of time. Final fees and expenses shall be shown when invoice is rendered.
The fees and expenses shown are minimum estimates only unless the quote and/or invoice is clearly marked
Firm Quote, otherwise the below stated hourly fee will be payable on all time over that which was quoted
with a minimum in ____________________increments.

4. Changes
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The Client must assume that all additions, alterations, changes in content, layout or process changes
requested by the customer, will alter the time and cost. The Client shall offer the Designer the first
opportunity to make any changes.

5. Expenses
The Client shall reimburse the Designer for all expenses arising from thisassignment, including the
payment of any sales taxes due on this assignment, and shall advance the Designer for payment of said
expenses, including but not limited to Stock Photography, Artwork, and or material needed for the project.

6. Cancellation
In the event of cancellation of this assignment, ownership of all copyrights and the original artwork shall be
retained by the Designer, and acancellation fee for work completed, and expenses already incurred, shall be
paid by the Client. Cancellation fee is based on the hours submitted, if the project is on an hourly basis or a
percentage based on the time estimate for the entire job. A 100% cancellation fee is due once the project has
been finished, whether delivered to the client or not. If the project is on an hourly basis theand project is
canceled by the client, the client agrees to pay no less than 100% of the hours already billed for the project
at the time of cancellation plus a flat fee of $____________________ or 50% of the remaining hours that
were expected to be completed on the project, whichever is greater.

7. Ownership and return of artwork
The Designer retains ownership of all original artwork,whether preliminary or final, and the Client shall
return such artwork within ____________________ days of use unless indicated otherwise below. If
transfer of ownership of all rights is desired, the rates may be increased. If the Client wishes the ownership
of the rights to a specific design or concept, these may be purchased at any time for a recalculation of the
hourly rate on the time billed orthe entire project cost.
8. Credit Lines
The Designer and any other creators shall receive a credit line with any editorial usage. If similar credit
lines are to be given with other types of usage, it must be so indicated here.

9. Releases
The Client shall indemnify the Designer against all claims and expenses, including attorney's fees, due to
the uses for which no release was...