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Graphic Design Contract Template

An agreement for graphic designers covering deliverables, usage rights, revisions, and payment.

What this template includes

✓Design deliverables and timeline
✓Payment, deposit, and revisions
✓Client content warranty and final files
✓Ownership, usage rights, and confidentiality
✓Liability, termination, and governing law

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Graphic Design Contract Template

GRAPHIC DESIGN CONTRACT

This Graphic Design Contract (the "Agreement") is made on [DATE] between:

Designer: [DESIGNER NAME], located at [ADDRESS] ("Designer"); and

Client: [CLIENT NAME], located at [ADDRESS] ("Client").

1. DELIVERABLES
The Designer will create the following:
[DESCRIBE DESIGNS, e.g. logo, brand kit, social media graphics]
Work outside this description is a change request under Section 4.

2. TIMELINE
The work will be delivered by [END DATE], subject to timely feedback and approvals from the Client. Client delays extend deadlines accordingly.

3. PAYMENT
Total fee: [AMOUNT].
Payment schedule: [e.g. 50% deposit, 50% on delivery of final files].
The deposit is non-refundable once work begins. Invoices are due within [NUMBER] days.

4. REVISIONS
The fee includes [NUMBER] rounds of revisions to the agreed concept. Extra revisions or new concepts are billed at [RATE] and confirmed in writing before work continues.

5. CLIENT CONTENT WARRANTY
The Client confirms it owns or has the rights to any content (text, images, logos) it provides and that this content does not infringe any third-party rights. The Client will indemnify the Designer against claims arising from Client-provided content.

6. FINAL FILES
Final files will be delivered in the following formats: [LIST FORMATS], after full payment. The Designer will keep working files for [NUMBER] months but is not required to provide editable source files unless agreed.

7. OWNERSHIP AND USAGE RIGHTS
Upon full payment, the Client receives ownership of the final approved designs for the agreed use. The Designer retains ownership of unused concepts and any pre-existing elements. Fonts, stock images, and licensed assets remain subject to their own licenses. The Designer may display the work in a portfolio.

8. CONFIDENTIALITY
Each party will keep the other's non-public information confidential.

9. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
The Designer's total liability under this Agreement will not exceed the total fees paid. The Designer is not liable for indirect or consequential losses.

10. TERMINATION
Either party may terminate with [NUMBER] days' written notice. The Client will pay for all work completed up to that point, and the deposit is non-refundable.

11. GENERAL PROVISIONS
(a) Governing Law. This Agreement is governed by the laws of [STATE/COUNTRY].
(b) Entire Agreement. This Agreement is the complete agreement between the parties and replaces any prior discussions, understandings, or agreements on this subject.
(c) Amendments. Any change to this Agreement must be in writing and signed by both parties.
(d) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full effect.
(e) Waiver. If a party does not enforce a provision, it does not give up its right to enforce that or any other provision later.
(f) Assignment. Neither party may assign or transfer this Agreement without the other party's prior written consent.
(g) Notices. Any notice under this Agreement must be given in writing (email is acceptable) to the other party.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have signed this Agreement.

Designer
Date: ____________
Name: [DESIGNER NAME]
Signature: ______________________

Client
Date: ____________
Name: [CLIENT NAME]
Signature: ______________________

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Disclaimer: This template is provided for general informational purposes only and is not legal advice. Laws vary by location. For important agreements, consider having a qualified lawyer review your contract before signing.

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