Heraldry Design Services:
Custom Personal Coats of Arms:
* Shield design only: $220.00
* Full achievement without supporters: $370.00
* Full achievement with supporters: $530.00
(Supporters may only be used by titled nobility, some civic and some corporate entities)
Custom Commercial Coats of Arms:
* Shield design only: $370.00
* Full achievement without supporters: $530.00
* Full achievement with supporters: $780.00
(Civic entities who may use supporters include schools, charitable organizations, townships and resorts/lodges)
Heraldic Banners and Badges:
* Heraldic banners: $175.00
* Heraldic badges: $175.00
The above prices are for design services only. A retainer of half of the design fee will be due upon agreement of the comission before any design work has begun. This retainer is not refundable and covers the time and work for creating a draft of the comissioned design. The balance of the design fee will be due upon completion of the design before the files are shipped or delivered electronically. The physical creation of the banners, badges, cards, letterhead and any other peripheral products will be an additional charge depending on size, style, type of product, printing costs and other factors. A quote for the creation of the final product will be supplied once the design is completed. Any fees associated with extra products such as banners, cards, letterhead, etc... will be payable before work/production begins. The comission retainer fee for the design work itself 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 verifiable 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 nor can we copy any coat of arms legally belonging to someone else. Proof in the form documents proving a direct patrilineal descent 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 $50.00 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 $50.00 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 $50.00 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 $50.00 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 $50.00 per hour- rate includes press preparation. Logo design will be charged at the regular logo design rates.
Excel Calculation Spreadsheets
Calculating spreadsheets for excel will be charged at a rate of $50.00 per hour. Extra fees may apply for excessively complex spreadsheets.
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 $75.00 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 nor 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.