MC Design Studio strives for accuracy at all times, however, proofs are sent to The Client for approval before distribution. The Client is responsible to check proofs and other deliverables carefully for accuracy in all respects, ranging from spelling to technical illustrations. MC Design Studio cannot be held responsible for any errors once approval has been granted.

The Clients’ signature or go-ahead e-mail, or that of the authorised representative is required on all artwork prior to release for printing, digital publication, or other implementation.

Any and all revision requests or project additions/alterations MUST be in writing. No work will be done until The Client submits their revisions in writing by e-mail.

Revision work is not done free of charge.

The rates given assumes a reasonable average number of revisions per design item. Thereafter a charge of R350.00 per hour will be levied.

alterations

If the job changes to an extent that substantially alters the specifications described in the original estimate, MC Design Studio will submit an additional quotation to The Client, and both parties must agree to the revised or additional fee before further work proceeds.

By supplying text, images and other data to MC Design Studio for inclusion in the The Client presentation, business cards, flyers, pamphlets, website or other medium, the The Client declares that it holds the appropriate copyright and/or trademark permissions. The ownership of such materials will remain with The Client, or rightful copyright or trademark owner.

By supplying images, text, or any other data to MC Design Studio, The Client grants MC Design Studio permission to use this material freely in the pursuit of the design.

The Client agrees to fully indemnify and hold MC Design Studio free from harm in any and all claims resulting from the customer in not having obtained all the required copyright, and/or any other necessary permissions.

The Client shall be entitled to full ownership of all final artwork created during the project upon full payment of the agreed fee. All products remain the property of MC Design Studio, until fully paid for.

source files

We will supply proofs and PDF files as appropriate for printing, or other graphic files as detailed in the job scope or request. Charges for design work do not cover the release of our copyright design source files, including but not restricted to indd, psd, AI, png, fla, aep or other source files or raw code; if The Client requires these files for transfer to an in-house or other designer, they will be subject to a separate quotation or ‘buy-out’ charge.

The cost of images are included in the design cost (Maximum of 4 images per design). If the specs of a brief is not covered in this rate card regarding images, there will be an additional charge for stock images. The price of stock images varies according to the current exchange rate.

Please allow at least ONE week for presentations and where possible to arrange delivery of first draft on a Monday.

music

MC Design Studio use own discretion if no brief was received – NO CHARGE
• Client supply music (song title and artist) – NO CHARGE
• If client supplies a very vague brief on type of music to use, which results in a extensive search for music
options, there will be an additional cost of R 900.00