Graphic Design Contract Template

GRAPHIC DESIGN CONTRACT

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

Designer: , located at ("Designer"); and

Client: , located at ("Client").

1. DELIVERABLES

The Designer will create the following:

Work outside this description is a change request under the Revisions section.

2. TIMELINE AND MILESTONES

The work will be delivered by , subject to timely feedback and approvals from the Client; Client delays extend deadlines accordingly. If the project has stages, the parties may agree the following milestones: .

3. PAYMENT

Total fee: .

Payment schedule: . The deposit is non-refundable once work begins. Invoices are due within days, and a late fee of may apply to overdue invoices. The Client will reimburse pre-approved expenses supported by receipts.

4. REVISIONS

The fee includes rounds of revisions to the agreed concept. Extra revisions or new concepts are billed at and confirmed in writing before work continues. If the Client does not respond within days of delivery, the work is treated as accepted.

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. DESIGNER WARRANTY

The Designer has the skills and experience to produce the work and will perform it with due care and to standard industry practice. The Designer warrants that the final designs will be original and, except for any fonts, stock, or licensed assets identified to the Client, will not copy or infringe the work of others.

7. FINAL FILES

Final files will be delivered in the following formats: , after full payment. The Designer will keep working files for months but is not required to provide editable source files unless agreed.

8. 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 once it is public, and the Client will credit the Designer where the parties agree in writing.

9. CLIENT'S LEGAL COMPLIANCE

The Client is responsible for ensuring the designs, and any claims or content in them, meet the legal and regulatory requirements for the Client's business. The Designer is not responsible for the legality of the Client's products, advertising claims, or use of the designs.

10. CONFIDENTIALITY

Each party will keep the other's non-public information confidential, will use it only for this project, and will not disclose it to third parties without consent.

11. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR

The Designer is an independent contractor, not an employee, agent, or partner of the Client. Each party is responsible for its own taxes, and neither may bind the other. This Agreement is non-exclusive, and the Designer is free to work with other clients.

12. INDEMNIFICATION

Each party will indemnify and hold the other harmless from claims, damages, and reasonable costs (including attorney's fees) arising from its own acts or omissions or its breach of this Agreement, except to the extent caused by the other party.

13. 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.

14. FORCE MAJEURE

Neither party is liable for delay or failure to perform caused by events beyond its reasonable control, such as acts of God, natural disasters, illness, or disruptions to power or communications. The affected party will notify the other and resume work as soon as practical.

15. TERMINATION

Either party may terminate with days' written notice, and either party may terminate immediately if the other materially breaches and does not cure it within days of written notice. On termination, the Client will pay for all work completed and approved expenses up to that date, the deposit is non-refundable, and the Designer will hand over paid-for deliverables and return or delete the Client's confidential information on request.

16. SURVIVAL

Any terms that by their nature should continue after this Agreement ends — including ownership, confidentiality, indemnification, and limitation of liability — will survive termination.

17. DISPUTE RESOLUTION

The parties will first try to resolve any dispute through good-faith negotiation. If that fails, they will attempt mediation or binding arbitration before going to court, each bearing its own costs unless the law or arbitrator decides otherwise. The prevailing party may recover its reasonable attorney's fees and costs to the extent allowed by law.

18. ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES AND COUNTERPARTS

This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which is considered an original and which together form one agreement. Electronic signatures, and copies of signatures delivered by email or through an electronic signing service, have the same legal effect as handwritten signatures on an original document.

19. GENERAL PROVISIONS

(a) Governing Law. This Agreement is governed by the laws of .

(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.