Hello everyone,
I have a client inquiry for a custom script font design, Western European glyph set, 1 weight, probably with small capitals, possibly with alternate characters. They want exclusive rights (complete ownership). Are there guidelines for pricing this type of job? Thanks in advance.
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where I also linked to this TypeDrawers discussion: http://typedrawers.com/discussion/167/price-quotation-for-a-new-custom-font/p1
Don't forget that there maybe other tasks to consider in costing, such as OT feature engineering, hinting, checking and validating.
You need to have a careful dialog with the client about usage and expectations as well. for example, making what is nominally a web font version is not hard. But if they want it to perform as well as Verdana at 8-14 px on Windows? Well, that's a whole boatload of hinting work, plus you may need to actually have a differently designs and spaced variant of the typeface just for screen use.