Contract guidelines

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I remember seeing a post with various contract samples some time ago. I never needed to write a contract to send to the client on my own, publishers usually did that after we had discussed the rights and fee situation.

But now I need to write one myself for a logo I am making for a band and quite frankly I have no idea how to begin writing this thing.

I tried to find the post in the forums but no luck. Could anyone post the link? Or anything else of the sort that could help?

[ladydove7]

You should check out the book Business & Legal Forms for Fine Artists (http://www.amazon.com/Business-Legal-Forms-Fine-Artists/dp/1581154283/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1237819118&sr=1-1) by Tad Crawford. It has sample contracts in the back for such occasions. The forms, as I understand it, are royalty free so if you can find a copy in a library, or get the book on interlibrary loan, you can just make a copy and tweak for your own needs.

The Graphic Artists Guild book also has sample contracts and advice on their website: http://www.gag.org/contracts/agreement.html

[tatiana]

It may also be online (the older edition) over on Google Books. I happened to recommend the one for Illustrators by Tad Crawford for another CA artist the other day. :)

http://books.google.com/books?id=oUNqQW5QAIUC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Tad+Crawford+graphic+designers+forms#PPP7,M1

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Thanks a million people, this looks good enough.