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Originally Posted by twisted Illustration
I understand the fonts thing .... and for major mainstream clients, I do not use standard fonts in many instances, so yes, I agree ...
but not giving PSDs ? Sorry ... that's ludicrous. Even in mainstream. You're basically saying that they can't have the documents they pay for ... they're not buying a template ... they're buying custom work.
I think it's unethical for a designer to take money and only hand over the final images.
Jeez, even in the games industry, the code and original source materials are all handed over to the publisher when working on a custom project. For instance, FIFA for EA. I worked on that and all my art went to EA, in PSD format.
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They're paying for a design nothing more. This isn't the Game industry. Not sure why people keep comparing apples and oranges. Why don't you join AIGA and then you can find out exactly what is considered ethical and unethical.
Here I'll do it for you:
Rights/Ownership
All tangible materials in all circumstances remain the property of the Designer. All rights and ownership apply to preliminary concepts, works in progress, and finished material, whether the project is completed or canceled. The Client will be entitled to limited and specific usage rights of such materials only for the purpose of reproduction, after which all materials will be returned, unaltered, to the Designer within thirty days of use.
Upon payment of all fees and expenses, the Designer will grant all reproduction and/or usage rights, as outlined in the attached estimate/proposal, for all approved final materials created by the Designer for this project.
If the Client wishes to make any additional use of the materials, the Client agrees to seek permission from the Designer and make such payments as are approved by the parties at that time. Where alterations or retakes are necessary, the Designer will be given the opportunity to make such changes at an agreed additional charge.
Electronic Files
If the Client has requirements for how the project is to be prepared electronically, the Client must communicate this to the Designer before the project begins.
Electronic files and software documents related to the Client’s project are the property of the Designer and must not be copied, altered, or modified without the written permission of the Designer.
The AIGA Standard Terms and Conditions for Designer/Client Relationships