6. Contractual aspects of design services
The collaboration contract needs to be carefully drafted, being as precise as possible about the purpose of the contract and the number of models transferred by the designer, the cost of the study and the payment schedule, industrial property and confidentiality deadlines. Collaboration between designer and company is essentially based on mutual trust. A designer who knows a company well becomes a valuable partner.
6.1 Design costs
Design services are invaluable to the company, which needs to budget for design studies in the same way as it budgets for advertising. However, the real costs of design are always much lower than the costs of non-design.
Good design can save a company money: product simplification,...
The Ultimate Scientific and Technical Reference
This article is included in
Design and production
This offer includes:
Knowledge Base
Updated and enriched with articles validated by our scientific committees
Services
A set of exclusive tools to complement the resources
Practical Path
Operational and didactic, to guarantee the acquisition of transversal skills
Doc & Quiz
Interactive articles with quizzes, for constructive reading
Contractual aspects of design services
Legal aspects
Bibliography
Websites
• APCI – Agency for the promotion of industrial creation http://www.apci.asso.fr
• AFD – Alliance française des designers http://www.alliance-francaise-des-designers.org/
• ICSID – International Council of Societies...
Regulations
Articles L.111-1 to L. 111-5 – Nature of copyright
Arrêté du 09 mai 1986 – Practical procedures for using the Soleau envelope
Articles L. 132-1 to L. 132-17 – Publishing contract
Articles L. 132-18 to L. 132-22 – Agency agreement
Articles L. 132-31 to L. 132-33 – Advertising order contract
The Ultimate Scientific and Technical Reference
