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Business and Legal Forms for Graphic Designers
The must-have business and legal reference for the graphic design industry, now updated for the next generation. This classic industry tool, now in its fourth edition, brings together more than fifty essential and ready-to-use forms for graphic designers. All forms are accompanied by thorough explanations and are made available on CD-ROM so that they can be easily customized. Business and Legal Forms for Graphic Designers also provides step-by-step instructions, advice on standard contractual provisions, and unique negotiation checklists so you can deal correctly with clients and manage your office efficiently. Included are: • Project plan and budget • Proposal form • Credit reference form • Job index • Job sheet • Time sheet • Studio production schedule • Estimate request form • Artwork log and digital file management • Project confirmation agreement • Website design agreement • Contract with illustrator or photographer • Employment agreement • Applications for copyright registration of designs • Trademark application Commercial lease • And many more New to this edition are forms for arbitration, general and mutual releases, employee warning and dismissal letters, and promissory notes. Don’t get stuck paying expensive lawyers’ fees or accepting less than what your designs are worth. Whether you are an established designer or just starting out, this guide will help you to save money, protect yourself, and negotiate for maximum profit.
160 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 2013
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January 12, 2014
I’ve got a form for that! My GoodReads Review of Business and Legal Forms for Graphic Designers 4th Edition.
I received Business and Legal Forms for Graphic Designers 4th Edition for free in a GoodReads Giveaway. I was very pleased to be chosen to receive this book as my husband is a 15-year graphic designer / web developer who has been fully independent for the last 5 years. So not only do we have the experience required to review this book, we had our own real need for it.
I received a large, bright, glossy-green workbook-style paperback of excellent quality. The book is 8.5" x 11" to allow for perfect reproduction of the full size contracts inside, printed on bright white paper with flat black font perfect for scanning or photocopying. The book includes a CD-Rom with both Windows and Mac format of all of the forms including PDF versions, Word Doc versions, and Excel Spreadsheet versions. The support documentation is quite well thought out, and every electronic version has a discreet text reference to its corresponding page number in the book, annotated outside the crop lines and easily removed by trimming or printing at full scale and simply allowing the referenced text to fall outside the printed area. The book itself is 216 pages and quite substantial in your hands.
Inside, the book is quite comprehensive, from a brisk, 10-point walkthrough on how to use the book and forms within, to 53 forms covering everything that we could think of and more. The forms are introduced in sections of relevance, explained simply, often with examples that are realistic and relevant. The instructions are easily understood. The narration doesn't waste time with long extraneous pontification just to fill space. The communication is concise and moves along to getting the business done.
Having worked freelance graphic design and web development on a part-time / full-time capacity for 15 years, my husband was truly impressed with the range of scenarios covered, the completeness of subject, the thoroughness of the forms and contracts, and the concinnity of the instruction. I recommend this book wholeheartedly for anyone needing boilerplate legal forms and contracts for graphic design, web development, and similar project management.
I received Business and Legal Forms for Graphic Designers 4th Edition for free in a GoodReads Giveaway. I was very pleased to be chosen to receive this book as my husband is a 15-year graphic designer / web developer who has been fully independent for the last 5 years. So not only do we have the experience required to review this book, we had our own real need for it.
I received a large, bright, glossy-green workbook-style paperback of excellent quality. The book is 8.5" x 11" to allow for perfect reproduction of the full size contracts inside, printed on bright white paper with flat black font perfect for scanning or photocopying. The book includes a CD-Rom with both Windows and Mac format of all of the forms including PDF versions, Word Doc versions, and Excel Spreadsheet versions. The support documentation is quite well thought out, and every electronic version has a discreet text reference to its corresponding page number in the book, annotated outside the crop lines and easily removed by trimming or printing at full scale and simply allowing the referenced text to fall outside the printed area. The book itself is 216 pages and quite substantial in your hands.
Inside, the book is quite comprehensive, from a brisk, 10-point walkthrough on how to use the book and forms within, to 53 forms covering everything that we could think of and more. The forms are introduced in sections of relevance, explained simply, often with examples that are realistic and relevant. The instructions are easily understood. The narration doesn't waste time with long extraneous pontification just to fill space. The communication is concise and moves along to getting the business done.
Having worked freelance graphic design and web development on a part-time / full-time capacity for 15 years, my husband was truly impressed with the range of scenarios covered, the completeness of subject, the thoroughness of the forms and contracts, and the concinnity of the instruction. I recommend this book wholeheartedly for anyone needing boilerplate legal forms and contracts for graphic design, web development, and similar project management.
January 23, 2009
This is a very good helper for freelance designers (like myself) who aren't too sure what to include in a contract for a client, or indeed other related forms and agreements. The book also has an accompanying CD-ROM with all the forms in PDF, Word, Excel, Pagemaker, Quark and Word Perfect formats.
July 7, 2008
again another must for freelancers.
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