WHAT DOES AN ORIGINAL CONCEPT AWARD PACKAGE COST & WHAT DOES IT INCLUDE?
If you would like to proceed with the
Original Concept Award Design Package, the initial fee is $500 and includes:
1. Two initial design concepts
2. Up to 5 free design revisions on one Original Concept Award design
3. One set of final to-scale specification drawings
4. A price quote that is valid for 3 months
5. $250 credit towards the production of any custom pieces (must be used within 6 months)
Once you have approved your Original Concept Award design, we can determine the final cost per piece and generate a shipping quote.
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS FOR DESIGNING ORIGINAL CONCEPT AWARDS INCLUDE:
Budget and Costs: to fabricate your Original Concept Awards, plan on a minimum budget of $500 per award.
Minimum Orders: There are no minimum orders. However consider ordering additional pieces for future years also to help ensure consistency over time.
Delivery & Lead Time: please allow 1-2 weeks for us to create your Original Concept Award Design, depending on the complexity of your project. For fabricating your awards, please allow 8-12 weeks from the date of your artwork approval, plus a week of transit time for delivery. Rush services are not available for Original Concept Awards.
Materials: for Original Concept Awards we only offer crystal and/or wood, timeless materials that people love to hold, feel and admire. As we are committed to avoiding plastics, we do not offer or work with acrylic or lucite.
Payment: we require a credit card to secure your design deposit. As well, all Original Design Awards orders must be paid in full before we can begin production.
Original Concept Prototypes: when developing a new award, it’s often helpful to produce an actual prototype to show how the award will actually look and feel. Producing an Original Concept prototype is charged at the quoted cost of the award, less 20%. Shipping is extra, and delivery lead time will be quoted at the time.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Does the $500 initial fee still apply if we already have prepared drawings for our custom award design?
Yes, the full cost of the original concept award design package would still apply because we have to review those plans to ensure they can actually be fabricated and that they will look good. Designing for print or the web is different from designing awards. What might look good on screen, may in fact be difficult or impossible to fabricate with real world materials and processes. As well, we have to take into consideration things like stability and balance, the marking processes, and the nature of the materials being suggested for fabrication.
What if we don’t like the design concept that was created for us?
Our design concept will be based on our understanding of what you need and what is possible to fabricate with the materials we specialize in. So it’s important to map out your vision as much as possible at the start, and also provide us with meaningful feedback. We also provide you with 5 free design revisions, and additional design revisions are $75 each