DKS Designs Prices and Fees


Heraldry Design Services:

Custom Personal Coats of Arms:
* Shield design only: $200.00

* Full achievement without supporters: $350.00

* Full achievement with supporters: 500.00

(Supporters may only be used by titled nobility, some civic and some corporate entities)

Custom Commercial Coats of Arms:
* Shield design only: $350.00

* Full achievement without supporters: $500.00

* Full achievement with supporters: 750.00

(Civic entities who may use supporters include schools, charitable organizations, townships and resorts/lodges)

Heraldic Banners and Badges:
* Heraldic banners: $150.00

* Heraldic badges: $150.00
Above prices for banners and badges are for design services only. The physical creation of the banners and badges will be an
additional charge depending on size, style, type of printing and other factors. A quote for the creation of the final product will
be supplied one the design is completed. The design fee is payable even if you decide to have your local vendor create the final
product. Design fee must be paid before any design work will be done.

Requests for coats of arms that include the use of supporters, helms of the peerage or titled nobility, any imagry denoting membership in any orders of chivalry or similar types of honors, coronets of rank or of the titled nobility or any other indication of rank, title or peerage will require verifiable proof that the armiger has the right to bear such symbolism and accoutrements of honor in their coat of arms. Please read the FAQ page regarding these topics as arms will not be designed containing these items unless proof is supplied.

All prices include up to three revisions on the design. Further revisions to change coats of arms for matriculation to other colleges of arms or for any other reason other then error by the designer will be charged at a rate of $50.00 per hour. A deposit of 50% of the initial design fee will be required before any work on the design can begin. The balance of the total fee will be due immediately upon completion of the final design before the digital files and print can be shipped. Additional fees will be charged to create stationary, business cards and other printed materials using your new coat of arms. Fees are as listed below. DKS Designs will not accept "family coats of arms" supplied by bucket shops for use in any printed materials not can we copy any coat of arms legally belonging to someone else. Proof in the form documents proving a direct patriarchal lineage from an original bearer of a coat of arms will be required before DKS Designs can re-create the coat of arms of an ancestor either from an image or from a blazon (verbal description of a coat of arms). When supplying a coat of arms for use in stationary and other printed materials, the above proof or proof that the arms were created for you by a heraldic designer will be required. For more information on coats of arms and their protection under international copyright and itellectual property laws, please see the FAQ page in the heraldry section of this website.

Graphic Design Services:

Logo Design:
$750.00 includes three designs and three revisions. Each additional revision will be charged at an hourly rate of $75.00

Brochure Layout and Typesetting:
Charged at an hourly rate of $75.00- Rate includes press preparation and all related graphic design except logo design which is charged at the regular logo design rates. An estimate will be given at the beginning of a job based on the initial design request. The estimate is not a final quote and may change should the job parameters change or problems arise that are not within the designer's control.

Stationary and Business Cards:
Layout and typesetting will be charged at a rate of $75.00 per hour- rate includes press preparation. Logo design will be charged at the regular logo design rates.

Fliers and Marketing:
Layout and typesetting will be charged at a rate of $75.00 per hour- rate includes press preparation. All related art is included in this rate except logo design which is charged at the regular logo design fees.

Award Certificates:
Layout and typesetting will be charged at a rate of $75.00 per hour- rate includes press preparation. All related art is included in this rate except logo design which is charged at the regular logo design fees.

Custom Forms:
Layout and typesetting will be charged at a rate of $75.00 per hour- rate includes press preparation. Logo design will be charged at the regular logo design rates.

Revisions to any designs or printed materials after the final initial project is completed (i.e. changing addresses on business cards or stationary, modifying logos, etc... for any other reason other then error by the designer will be charged at a rate of $100.00 per hour. A deposit of 50% of the initial design fee will be required before any work on the design can begin. The balance of the total fee will be due immediately upon completion of the final design before the digital files and printed items can be shipped. Logos and heraldic artwork either created by DKS Designs or supplied to DKS Designs can be used to create stationary, business cards and any other print materials we design. DKS Designs will not accept "family coats of arms" supplied by bucket shops for use in any printed materials not can we copy any coat of arms legally belonging to someone else. Proof in the form documents proving a direct patriarchal lineage from an original bearer of a coat of arms will be required before DKS Designs can re-create the coat of arms of an ancestor either from an image or from a blazon (verbal description of a coat of arms). When supplying a coat of arms for use in stationary and other printed materials, the above proof or proof that the arms were created for you by a heraldic designer will be required. For more information on coats of arms and thier protection under international copyright and itellectual property laws, please see the FAQ page in the heraldry section of this website.

If you are interested in any of the services I provide, please go to the Design Inquiry page or e-mail me at Design Questions




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