Compare document revisions in Acrobat Pro.
Acrobat Pro (6 & 7) has a built-in feature that lets you quickly identify the differences between any two PDFs. This can be a godsend when confirming that all needed copy edits were made in complex documents or confirming corrections in long documents (book publishers love this feature). Open two PDFs you want to check […]
AIGA’s standard client contract.
Almost every creative studio uses written contracts of some form with their clients. Many studios invest time and legal fees in developing their own custom contracts, while other designers will borrow contract language from the back of a design business book (or from a studio where they used to work). However your studio developed your […]
How to Answer: “I’d Like the Computer Files.”
The October issue of the Creative Business newsletter has a valuable two-page white paper titled “How To Answer: I’d Like The Computer Files”, which discusses the legal and business issues involved when a client requests a copy of the original files used to build a recent project.
This increasingly common client request can pose a dilemma for many creative studios. Should you give them up? Do you have to? How do you respond to your client’s request?
