[thelist] Logo Design company graphics

[dwain]

Mattias Thorslund wrote:

> Errr... I think any customer who hires someone to design a logo for 
> them would not consider anything but receiving ALL the rights for the 
> logo.  I certainly wouldn't want to get back years later once my 
> business has expanded overseas and negotiate an expensive expansion of 
> my rights to my logo.
>
> And there are companies that charge a fixed price for logo design. The 
> one we used basically ended up taking longer and longer time between 
> each round of customer feedback. Basically, we were at the top of 
> their list at the beginning and the longer we dragged on with requests 
> for changes the less a priority we became.
>
> I agree that before doing any work, the contractor should get the 
> contract signed.  It could be a base number of hours for a set price, 
> and an hourly rate after that, until the customer is satisfied. And 
> after it's done, have them sign for that too.
>
> /Mattias
>
all rights costs more.  you have a good solution.  flat fee + /hr after 
for changes *after they approve a design*.  be sure to specify how many 
*several designs* are.
dwain