Contract Review for Graphic Designers & Brand Strategists
Protect your portfolio and your creative rights. We help designers spot unlimited revision loops and 'Kill Fee' omissions.
ClearTerm is tuned for software-freelancer client MSAs. The headline checks are work-for-hire and reusable code, payment windows, and uncapped indemnity, plus liability and termination. Other profession pages describe overlapping contractor-side risks — they are not a separate product or a different AI model.
In short: Using ClearTerm's software-freelancer MSA checks, designers can surface overlapping contractor risks such as unlimited revisions, portfolio restrictions, and missing kill fees. There is no separate designer model.
Common graphic designer contract risks
- Revision Loops
- Contracts that require 'unlimited revisions' without additional compensation.
- Portfolio Rights
- Clauses that prevent you from showing the work in your portfolio or case studies.
- Kill Fees
- Missing protection for work completed if a project is canceled halfway through.
How ClearTerm helps
ClearTerm still runs the same MSA checks. For design work those often show up as unlimited revisions, portfolio restrictions, and missing kill-fee language — not a designer-specific scanner.
ClearTerm is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. For a high-stakes agreement, have a qualified lawyer review it.
Graphic Designer contract questions
Is a 'Kill Fee' standard?
It protects your time if a client cancels mid-project. If it is missing, ClearTerm can flag the gap and suggest wording you can use to ask for one — it does not edit the PDF.
Who owns the final designs?
Usually the client, but you should retain 'moral rights' and the right to showcase it. We flag if you're losing both.
Check your next graphic designer contract
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