Graphic Design Services Agreement

Graphic Design Services Agreement

Agreement made on the day of , 20, between

of , referred to herein as Designer, and

of , referred to herein as Customer.

Whereas, Designer creates graphics primarily for published, printed or electronic media, such as brochures, advertising and web design; and

Whereas, Customer desires to hire Designer for the graphic design Project described in Paragraph 1 below;

Now, therefore, in consideration of the matters described above, and of the mutual benefits and obligations set forth in this Agreement, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

1. Services to be Performed

Designer shall perform the following described graphic design work described as follows:

2. Additional Editing and Changes

Any requested changes to the Project shall constitute additional editing and incur additional charges or fees. All additional changes must be submitted and approved by both parties in writing by approved Contract Change form.

3. Delivery of Project

Designer will use all reasonable efforts in the development of the Project and endeavor to complete and deliver to Customer all files, media and materials related to the Project no later than days after the delivery date, which shall be days after the Start Date (see Exhibit A) of this Agreement provided that payment and all requested instructions and material have been received by Designer from Customer.

Any delay in the completion of the Project due to actions or negligence of Customer, transportation delays, illness, or circumstances outside the control of Designer may alter the delivery date. Designer will make reasonable effort to notify Customer of any delays to the estimated delivery date as soon as possible.

4. Reproduction of Project

A. Upon successful completion of all compensation terms and outstanding balances owed to Designer, Customer is granted full and unlimited reproduction rights to the Project. Designer retains the right to reproduce the Project in any form for marketing, future publications, competitions or other promotional uses. Designer shall at no time reproduce the Project for use in commercial means or for-profit use.

B. Customer may not reproduce or otherwise use design mock-ups, drafts, sketches etc., created by Designer during work on the Project but not included into the final version of the Project. Such artwork belongs solely to Designer who may use it at her own discretion.

5. Ownership of Artwork and Source Files

Except for Customer's Proprietary Material contained in the Project, Designer shall hold all right, title, and interest in all original artwork, whether in draft, mock-up, concept or final development for the Project.

Specifically, but without limitation, Designer shall hold all right, title, and interest in and to the following:

A. All text, graphics or digital components of the Project (the Content),

B. All layouts, logos, structures or arrangements or other components of any materials presented to Customer that comprises the Project,

C. All literal and non literal expressions of ideas that operate, cause, create, direct, manipulate, access, or otherwise affect the Content, and

D. All copyrights, patents, trade secrets, and other intellectual or industrial property rights in the Project or any component or characteristic thereof.

Customer shall not do anything that may infringe upon or in any way undermine Designer's right, title, and interest in the Project, as described in this Paragraph 5. Notwithstanding the above, Customer shall retain and, Designer shall have no proprietary rights whatsoever in all of Customer's intellectual property rights in any and all text, images or other components and/or materials owned by Customer, or which Customer has the legal right to use, that are delivered to Designer, including but not limited to software, related documentation, Customer marketing material, logos, and tag lines (Customer's Proprietary Material). Designer agree that they shall not use Customer's Proprietary Material for any other purpose than those expressly set forth in this Agreement.

5. Compensation

In return for the Project that is completed and delivered under this Agreement, Customer shall compensate Designer, pursuant to the terms of Exhibit A attached hereto. In the event Customer fails to make any of the payments referenced in Exhibit A by the deadline set forth in Exhibit A, Designer has the right, but is not obligated, to pursue any or all of the following remedies:

A. Terminate the Agreement,

B. Withhold all files, artwork, source, commitments or any other service to be performed by Designer for Customer,

C. Bring legal action.

Customer is fully responsible for all material costs as outlined in Exhibit A, and accepts responsibility for all additional material costs that Designer may incur in the development of this Project.

6. Confidentiality

Customer and Designer acknowledge and agree that the Project and all other documents and information related to the development of the Project, excluding however, Customer's Proprietary Material, (the Confidential Information) will constitute valuable trade secrets of Designer. Customer shall keep the Confidential Information in confidence and shall not, at any time during or after the term of this Agreement, without Designer's prior written consent, disclose or otherwise make available to anyone, either directly or indirectly, all or any part of the Confidential Information.

7. Limited Warranty and Limitation on Damages

Designer warrants the Project will conform to the Project. If the Project does not conform to the Project, Designer shall be responsible for the timely correction of the Project, at Designer' sole expense and without charge to Customer, to bring the Project into conformance with the Project. This warranty shall be the exclusive warranty available to Customer. Customer waives any other warranty, express or implied.

Customer acknowledges that Designer is not responsible for the results obtained by Customer's use of any part of the Project. Customer acknowledges that Designer is not responsible for fixing any problems, errors or omissions on the Project, once mass produced or after Customer has tested, proofed and approved the Project. Except as otherwise expressly stated herein, Customer waives any claim for damages, direct or indirect, and agrees that its sole and exclusive remedy for damages (either in contract or tort) is the return of the consideration paid to Designer as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto. This limited warranty shall become void and expire 60 days after the delivery of the Project by Designer.

8. Independent Contractor

Designer is retained as an independent contractor. Designer will be fully responsible for payment of her own income taxes on all compensation earned under this Agreement. Customer will not withhold or pay any income tax, social security tax, or any other payroll taxes on Designers' behalf. Designer understands that she will not be entitled to any fringe benefits that Customer provides for its employees generally or to any statutory employment benefits, including without limitation worker's compensation or unemployment insurance.

9. Availability of Materials, Logos, Graphics and other Collateral

Customer agrees to make available to Designer, for Designer' use in performing the services required by this Agreement, such graphical elements and materials as Customer and Designer may agree in writing for such purpose. Failure to provide Designer with Materials in the requested formats may result in additional delays or fees in addition to those stated in Exhibit A.

10. Right to Remove Project

In the event Customer fails to make any of the payments set forth on Exhibit A within the time prescribed in Exhibit A, Designer has the right to immediately cease all work on the Project until payment in full is paid.

11. Indemnification

Customer warrants that everything it gives Designer to include in the Project is legally owned or licensed to Customer. Customer agrees to indemnify and hold Designer harmless from any and all claims brought by any third-party relating to Customer's Proprietary Material provided by Customer to Designer including any and all demands, liabilities, losses, reasonable associated costs and claims including reasonable attorney's fees arising out of injury caused by Customer's Proprietary Material supplied by Customer to Designer, copyright infringement, and defective products sold as a result of Customer's distribution of the Project.

12. Use of Project for Promotional Purposes

Customer grants Designer the right to use the Project for promotional purposes and/or to cross-link it with other marketing venues developed by Designer.

13. Right to Style or to Make Derivative Works

Subject to Section 4 above, Designer has the exclusive rights in making any derivative similar works of the Project and any similarities between Customer's Project and future Projects constitutes Designer's methods and style and shall remain the right of Designer.

14. Trademarks, Logos and other Intellectual Property Issues

Customer is responsible for any Copyright or Trademark issues related to the creation and use of Project files by Customer. Customer shall be solely responsible for any Trademark or Copyright searches pertaining to the Project unless otherwise contracted for in the Project. Designer will not knowingly copy other rightfully trademarked or copyrighted material.

15. No Waiver

The failure of either party to this Agreement to insist upon the performance of any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, or the waiver of any breach of any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, shall not be construed as subsequently waiving any such terms and conditions, but the same shall continue and remain in full force and effect as if no such forbearance or waiver had occurred.

16. Governing Law

This Agreement shall be governed by, construed, and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of .

17. Notices

Any notice provided for or concerning this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed sufficiently given when sent by certified or registered mail if sent to the respective address of each party as set forth at the beginning of this Agreement.

18. Mandatory Arbitration

Any dispute under this Agreement shall be required to be resolved by binding arbitration of the parties hereto. If the parties cannot agree on an arbitrator, each party shall select one arbitrator and both arbitrators shall then select a third. The third arbitrator so selected shall arbitrate said dispute. The arbitration shall be governed by the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in force and effect.

19. Entire Agreement

This Agreement shall constitute the entire agreement between the parties and any prior understanding or representation of any kind preceding the date of this Agreement shall not be binding upon either party except to the extent incorporated in this Agreement.

20. Modification of Agreement

Any modification of this Agreement or additional obligation assumed by either party in connection with this Agreement shall be binding only if placed in writing and signed by each party or an authorized representative of each party.

21. Assignment of Rights

The rights of each party under this Agreement are personal to that party and may not be assigned or transferred to any other person, firm, corporation, or other entity without the prior, express, and written consent of the other party.

22. Counterparts

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

WITNESS our signatures as of the day and date first above stated.

Exhibit A

Payment and Working Schedule

I. Customer agrees to pay a Fee of $ for the implementation of the Project by Designer.

2. Designer will start the work on the Project only after the full payment of the due Fee. The exact date when Designer will actually start to work on the Project (Start Date) will not exceed 10 working days after the payment of the Fee. Customer will be informed about the Start Date of the Project after the payment.

3. In after the Start Date, Designer will provide the Customer with up to variants of design to choose from.

4. Customer should choose and approve one of the variants. Further work on the Project will be based on the chosen variant.

5. Designer shall continues to work on the Project regularly sending the results to the Customer for review and approval and make necessary alterations until the Customer is satisfied with the result. The total number of reviews could not exceed alterations or working days from the date when Customer was provided with design variants for selection.

6. Further work on the improvement of the Project after the allowed number of reviews or working days is exceeded is possible only after the payment of additional fee quoted by the sales representative.

8. Additional Provisions

WITNESS our signatures as of the day and date first above stated.