DNEWIQ CORP / Design services
Terms of Service
Every publication project needs a clear scope, a review process and an agreed handoff. These terms describe DNEWIQ's proposed service arrangements; the accepted written project agreement supplies the project-specific details.
01. Starting a project
DNEWIQ CORP provides editorial layout design, typography and reading-structure development, publication template systems, and content-grid and composition planning. A project begins after the parties agree a written proposal or project agreement and the required initial payment has been received. The website and its local brief confirmation do not, on their own, create a commission, hold a production slot or authorize work.
The agreement should identify the client and authorized decision-maker, the publication format, page count or template count, content requirements, deliverables, software where relevant, fee, payment stages, schedule and included revision rounds. If a requirement is important to the intended use of the files, include it before acceptance. A project-specific written provision controls over a general service description where the two expressly address the same issue.
02. Service scope and starter packages
Editorial Layout Design starts at $650 for one publication of up to 16 pages using one page size and final client-supplied content. Typography & Reading Structure starts at $350 for one publication type, up to six text styles and a concise specification. Publication Template Systems starts at $750 for one format with up to six reusable page templates. Content Grid & Composition Planning starts at $450 for one page format, one modular grid and specifications for up to four content-block types.
Each starting scope includes two consolidated rounds of in-scope revisions. The exact deliverables are confirmed in the written proposal. Full-publication content placement is not automatically included in a template, typography or composition-planning service. Additional pages, editions, translations, alternate formats, custom illustration, font purchases and specialized output requirements require an express scope. Combining services does not remove the need to define their boundaries.
03. Client content and authority
The client supplies the text, images, captions, brand information and other content needed for the agreed publication. Unless the proposal says otherwise, content should be complete and approved before full layout begins. The client is responsible for providing material that it is authorized to use and for identifying credit lines, mandatory wording, image restrictions and other requirements that affect its placement.
DNEWIQ's service concerns visual design and organization. It does not automatically include writing, translation, copyediting, factual verification, legal review or rights clearance. The client should review the text and obtain appropriate approvals from the people responsible for its subject matter. Changes to content after the structure has been approved may alter the page count, composition or schedule and may require an additional quote.
04. Schedule and communication
Timing is agreed after the scope and content readiness are reviewed. A schedule should identify when the client supplies materials, when design stages are presented, and when consolidated feedback and final approval are due. No fixed turnaround is promised through the website before those details are known. Delays in receiving content, decisions, payment or printer specifications may move the delivery date.
One authorized contact should consolidate feedback from the client's contributors and provide approvals. Important scope decisions, changes, approvals and cancellations should be recorded in writing. A requested deadline is not treated as accepted until it is confirmed. If circumstances threaten an agreed stage, the parties should communicate promptly and agree an updated plan rather than assume that additional work or overtime has been authorized.
05. Review stages and revisions
A revision round means one consolidated set of comments on the presented work, followed by one design response within the agreed direction and scope. Two rounds are included in the starting services shown on this website. Send page references and clear instructions where possible, and resolve conflicting internal comments before submitting the round. Small corrections should be grouped with the relevant review rather than sent as an indefinite stream of separate changes.
A new visual direction after approval, a substantial rewrite, replacement content that requires reflow, additional pages, a different format or an extra review round may fall outside the original scope. DNEWIQ should identify the effect on the fee and schedule before carrying out the additional work. Corrections required because the delivered work does not match the agreed instructions should be addressed as such, rather than automatically counted as a new client request.
06. Approval and publication responsibility
The client reviews the publication for text, names, dates, figures, image selection, captions, sequence and other content details before final approval. A final approval should clearly identify the version being approved. Silence is not automatically treated as approval. If a printer or publishing platform imposes technical requirements, those requirements must be supplied before the relevant output is prepared.
DNEWIQ does not print, distribute, upload or release a publication unless that task is expressly included. A design proof is not a guarantee of a particular printed result. The client should obtain any necessary printer proof or publishing-system check before release. The allocation of responsibilities does not excuse DNEWIQ from delivering the design work it agreed to provide or addressing an error attributable to that work under the agreement.
07. Fees and additional work
Unless the written proposal sets another schedule, the proposed payment arrangement is 50% before work begins and 50% after final approval, before delivery of the agreed final production files. A larger project may use expressly agreed milestones instead. Payments are invoiced; this website has no payment checkout or automatic subscription. The Payment Policy explains invoicing and approved extra work.
Additional work is carried out only after the client approves its scope and price. It may be quoted as a fixed addition or at $50 per hour with an agreed estimate or cap. Font licenses, stock material or other third-party costs require prior approval and are identified separately. There is no automatic entitlement to charge for an unrequested service simply because it might improve the publication.
08. Deliverables and compatibility
The proposal identifies the final formats and any editable source files to be supplied. Layout work normally includes one final PDF and the agreed editable layout file; typography and composition planning normally include a PDF specification; template work includes the agreed editable template and a short usage guide. The software and version for an editable file must be agreed before the project begins. A PDF and an editable file are different deliverables.
The handoff does not automatically include every intermediate working file, unused direction, experimental layout, internal reference or third-party licensed asset. If the client requires packaged fonts, linked images, accessible PDF tagging, printer preflight or a particular export profile, the proposal must address that requirement and the permissions needed to supply it. The client is responsible for keeping a copy of delivered files and maintaining the software licenses needed to use them.
09. Ownership and licensed material
The project agreement should expressly state which rights in the final, approved, project-specific design are assigned or licensed to the client and when those rights take effect. Where a copyright assignment is intended, it must be documented in a signed written instrument as required by applicable law. Paying an invoice or possessing an editable file does not, by itself, define the scope of an intellectual property transfer.
DNEWIQ can transfer only rights it owns. Client-supplied content remains subject to the client's rights, and fonts, stock assets and third-party components remain subject to their licenses. General methods, pre-existing tools and reusable underlying systems may be retained by DNEWIQ while the client receives the use rights needed for the agreed deliverable. These distinctions should be recorded in the agreement. No exclusivity or guarantee of copyright protection is implied for a generic grid or typographic convention.
10. Confidentiality and file handling
Project materials should be used only as needed to evaluate and perform the agreed work, communicate with the client and maintain necessary project records. Confidentiality requirements, restricted-access files or a particular delivery method should be identified before materials are sent. If a separate confidentiality agreement is required, it should be concluded before the protected information is disclosed.
Client content is not automatically authorized for public portfolio use. Publication of a client name, design or excerpt as a company example requires separate permission from the appropriate rights holder. The Privacy Policy addresses personal information in correspondence and project records. The client should not send account passwords, payment credentials or unrelated sensitive records as part of a layout brief.
11. Pause, cancellation and concerns
A project may need to pause when required materials, approvals or payments are missing. DNEWIQ should communicate the reason and the effect on the schedule. A restart date depends on an agreed updated plan and available production time; it is not automatically the date that a late file arrives. A cancellation request should be sent in writing and identify the project and the work to stop.
Cancellation is settled by considering completed work, approved commitments and amounts already paid, as described in the Cancellation & Refund Policy. Unperformed work is not treated as completed merely because an initial payment was made. If there is a service concern, identify the deliverable and the relevant agreed requirement so the parties can consider a correction or other appropriate resolution. Nothing in these terms removes a right or remedy that mandatory law preserves.
Contact DNEWIQ CORP
- editorial@dnewiq.com
- Address
- 127 N HIGGINS AVE STE 307D #3181, MISSOULA, MT 59802
- Phone
- +1 270-241-2314