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After receiving your logos, your natural response will be to show friends and family. Please be aware that every one has an opinion and unless you are set and finalized on your decision, you should know that showing off your logo is not a good idea.

Just as you would only discuss the purchase of a home or having a baby with your significant other and not cousin Emma or your best friend, your logo choices are a part your business. Although they may mean well, they may persuade you out of your decision. Show your logo only after you have made your final decision. A lot of research and planning goes into making a logo and if your well meaning cousin talked you out of your decision, you will be wasting time and money.

Also do not compare the artwork given to you to the logos/sites/illustrations in the site. The logos in my portfolio are considered finished and were fine tuned to the specifications of the client. Your initial logos are not considered not finished. Although I have had many customers like my logos at the initial stage, it is not rare to have them add or remove something later on. Utilize revisions to fine tune and explore options. All ideas will be considered, only those worth implementing will be rendered.

Certain things I will not budge
There are certain things I will not change when requested. I have enough websites under my belt to know better. If I know something will not be right, I will refuse the request. A prime example would be showing your work to another designer. There are certain rules in web design I like to follow and others I like to break. One rule I love to break is left align websites- I hate that rule! I like them center. If the designer likes to left align, he will tell you your site is wrong. If you create a request based on this, I will refuse the request and I will not make the changes. 90% of the time, you will see it my way. Unnecessary changes will make delays.

Business Partners
When there are two owners in a business, both of you must be in agreement and you both must converse first and then email me one email with all your thoughts for revisions. ONLY one of you should communicate with me rather than both of you. If this format is not followed I will not be able to finish the work, as I get as many as 1000 emails a day, and I will get confused.

In most cases, after choosing one of the logos, I can revise it to your liking. If that is not the case you have to choose from one of the three options;

* I can create 4 more logos for an extra fee more and after you choose one of those I will finish your logo package.

* I can make you one more logo and take away one of your revisions and radically change and revise it based on your specifications.

* Choose one of the logos I made you and I will change it to look the way you want it to look, without extra charge or taking a revision.

Please take a look at the services page on our new site at www.elainebiss.com

Elaine`s works brings luxury and depth to your site and stationery, and customers seeking quality and value will be engaged with your site. Your products and content are presented with style and class, creating the social chatter that boost sales.

Whether your preference in style is sophisticated, feminine, trendy, fashionable, French, haute couture or simply girly, you can find feminine characters, girly logos, custom damask prints, feminine stationery, and luxury web design to suit your style.

Luxury web design, complemented by your style. Feminine styled, girly logos.  Elaine Biss have worked with clients from all over the world. From Parisian tie designers at Le Cravatier in Paris, France, elegant clothing boutique New York & Company, to luxury beauty house DIOR. After you checkout the rest, hire the original couture web designer.

Our couture web design package will prepare you to manage your online business. Nothing is pre-made or from photo stock companies, every single one of our graphics is an original design, custom made to your specifications.

So whether you are looking to give your site a makeover, a girly logo or get this season`s new look, it will have your individual sense of style.

So What`s the Difference?

Logo, Character or Illustration?

A girly logo is a simple mark, monogram or design that is made to be recognized quickly, thus creating a brand for you.

The Benefits?

Many! Girly logos create your identity! A simple graphic can create a brand that is not just unforgettable but always recognized. It always be associated with you and your product or service. Print your girly logo everywhere! From postcards to t-shirts, it is yours to brand as you wish!

Girly Characters

A girly character can be equally as important as your logo. It can be used alone, or along with a logo and illustration. The best part about it, is that the character is you on the web. Your boutique rep selling to customers when you are not there. They can be made to resemble you or in the likeness of whoever you want.

The Benefits?

Just as a logo, a hip character is easily recognizable. Branding is the name of the game here and a trendy girl character will make you a winner. It creates a quick association to you and your product or service! Adding simple text will make it a girly logo. The best part is that she is yours to brand, brand, brand! Use her on your promotional items, store signage and girly stationery.

Hip and Girly Boutique Illustration

La creme de la creme! These hip and girly boutique illustrations can set you apart and the only limit is your imagination. These include patterns, furniture, rugs, wall decor, curtains… Everything you could possibly need inside your boutique on the web! I love these because you can go crazy showing off the style you love best. You can add a few girly characters and show of your family or business partner.

The Benefits?

There are no limits to the benefits! These make gorgeous postcards that only YOU have. The elements inside can decorate your website, further branding you and reiterating your identity, not just on the web, but in the real world. These hip and girly boutique illustrations are so custom, that every detail is a luxury.  It adds value to your project and sets you apart from the competition. They are yours to print where you wish!

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Logos

A girly logo is a simple mark, monogram or design that is made to be recognized quickly, thus creating a brand for you.

The Benefits?

Many! Girly logos create your identity! A simple graphic can create a brand that is not just unforgettable but always recognized. It always be associated with you and your product or service. Print your girly logo everywhere! From postcards to t-shirts, it is yours to brand as you wish!

Girly Characters

A girly character can be equally as important as your logo. It can be used alone, or along with a logo and illustration. The best part about it, is that the character is you on the web. Your boutique rep selling to customers when you are not there. They can be made to resemble you or in the likeness of whoever you want.

The Benefits?

Just as a logo, a hip character is easily recognizable. Branding is the name of the game here and a trendy girl character will make you a winner. It creates a quick association to you and your product or service! Adding simple text will make it a girly logo. The best part is that she is yours to brand, brand, brand! Use her on your promotional items, store signage and girly stationery.

Hip and Girly Boutique Illustration

La creme de la creme! These hip and girly boutique illustrations can set you apart and the only limit is your imagination. These include patterns, furniture, rugs, wall decor, curtains… Everything you could possibly need inside your boutique on the web! I love these because you can go crazy showing off the style you love best. You can add a few girly characters and show of your family or business partner.

The Benefits?

There are no limits to the benefits! These make gorgeous postcards that only YOU have. The elements inside can decorate your website, further branding you and reiterating your identity, not just on the web, but in the real world. These hip and girly boutique illustrations are so custom, that every detail is a luxury.  It adds value to your project and sets you apart from the competition.

Artwork/Stationery/Illustration Terms :: Web Design Terms

Definitions- The client shall mean and refer to you, your, yours. The designer shall mean and refer to Elaine Biss Designs. , I, my, me.
1.Payment and fees

Immediate payment is preferred and required on projects under $750. However, clients on waiting list, may follow a fee schedule set by the designer of a 50% non refundable fee to start work and/or place the client in the waiting list. The 50% remainder of the total amount owed will be due when the project goes to print or when the final digital files are sent.

All payments are accepted through Propay.com, and Paypal. E-Checks, personal checks and cashier`s checks will be held until cleared and will delay the client`s artwork, please keep that in mind. Deposits for work are at the discretion of the designer.

Cancellation and Kill Fees: There are no refunds upon cancellation. Upon cancellation or kill all rights to the art revert to the Designer and all original art must be returned, including sketches, comps, or other preliminary materials.

Defaulting on the payment schedule will cancel all the work on the artwork. Declining any part of the package offered will not lower the price. This contract is non negotiable. All contracts shall me mailed or faxed in order for work to start, by email, or agreed to by electronic format, as agreeing to the terms and conditions tab on the survey shall create an electronic signature binding the client to this terms. If the client is working with another designer or firm prior to retaining the designer, please absolve the relationship with the other designer first! If a third party is involved, the designer will reserves the right to work with you.

2.The Survey

The survey is very important, because this is where the designer gets familiar with what the client does, the product and what the client`s ideas for the logo are. Be as detailed as possible. It will give the designer a better grasp of what styles you like. The survey is where the client should take the time to research styles, competitors and the market you plan to target. Once the survey is submitted, do not research it further. As you continue to research different styles and logos, your specifications will change each time. Your final logos will look different as the designer was guided by the specifications on your survey.  It is imperative that you know what you want, otherwise you will need to wait to hire the designer.

3.Time Frame and Turnaround
The designer turn around is usually about 2 to 4 weeks for logos, stationery design, custom wedding design and print. Revisions delay completion of any project and are subject to the the designer`s schedule. However if you need artwork/design/printing before that time frame, the fees will doubled. The revision process can and will delay completion. Any projects not finished within 60 days due to no fault of the designer shall incur a fee at the discretion of the designer.

4.Communication/Business Hours

Please keep in mind that the designer works Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM EST. The designer is not available during the weekends and evenings. You may contact her through email. Please, do not contact the designer outside business hours or on holidays. During the design process, the designer expects to have communication with you either by email or phone. You may contact the designer by phone only during business hours, at the discretion of the designer, or through email outside business hours. Changes or any project specifications will not be taken by phone. An email must be generated to create a hard copy for the designer.

5.Logos

If you will be displaying your logo and/or artwork in your website, a link must be placed crediting the designer, regardless of print or ownership license. This link shall not be removed by the site owner or third party without express and written permission. Those found in violation, will have their print/ownership licenses revoked for violating of this contract.  Signatures can be removed for a fee at the discretion of the designer.

Credit line is required independent of Artist’s signature, which shall be included at Designer’s discretion unless otherwise agreed in writing above. Editing the logo or illustration is strictly prohibited. That includes but not limited to editing through any type of software which distorts or changes the artwork from its original state or any edited artwork by anyone else except the designer, is subject to copyright infringement, and will be asked to be taken down. You are not allowed to provide the artwork to another designer, unless prior arrangements have been made.  All artwork rendered will be displayed in The designer`s portfolio as reference. All artwork not chosen by the client, remain property of the designer. Any concepts provided by the client, remain their property.

Any concepts, ideas, color schemes that the designer created are the property of the designer and a the client agrees to a Nondisclosure Agreement for Idea Submission. Any prototypes submitted to the client by the designer, that are submitted to another undisclosed third party designer, for the purposes of re-creating, derivation or publication of another artwork similar to the one rendered by the designer, is subject to copyright infringement and will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

5.Licensing

The license means you are granted permission to use an agreed upon image for a specific business venture or personal use. Each license is unique to meet the requirements of the licensee.

Any work that is found abandoned, licensed or not, the ownership will return to the designer. License agreements are non-transferable. Any work found on someone else`s site other than the client will be subject of copyright infringement. Reselling your business does not entitle the new owner to the artwork. They would have to purchase a new licensing agreement with the designer. All work rendered by the designer falls under Licensed Work. You may buy out the designer for a royalty fee or a flat fee at the discretion of the designer.

All work rendered by the designer is considered licensed, with the exception of logo artwork. All licensed artwork is the property of the designer.

6.Revisions/Revision Requests

Revisions are any modification, alteration, or changes done to your logo, artwork that will alter its original state, either in a digital format or prior to printing. All logo/Illustrations have 3 revisions.  If you need more revisions, a fee at the discretion of the designer will apply. This is non negotiable and logos/artwork will not be revised unless this fee is paid. Canceling the work, you will NOT be entitled you to any refunds. Business Card/Postcard/Letterhead/Hand Tag have 3 Revisions. Layouts of the Business Card/Postcard/Letterhead/Hand Tag will be chosen by the designer based on the design. Any misspelling errors due to no fault of the designer will incur a fee.

Requests

If the client emails the designer 3 modification requests in one email, the designer counts it as one revision request. If the client emails the designer 100 modification requests in one email, the designer counts it as one revision. All revision request must be emailed. Any emails following the request will be consider a separate revision request and it will be treated as such, no exceptions. Keeping your requests together will save the client and the designer time.

7.Extra Work Outside of the Outlined Agreement

Any and all extra work will be discussed prior to agreement, outlined, estimated, amended and agreed upon and paid in full before rendering the work. No data entry or picture editing shall be done by the designer.

8.Refunds

Please keep in mind that all design work is custom work and the client is paying for the designer`s time which cannot be refunded. Therefore refunds will not be issued. All the artwork ownership returns to the designer. Usage of said artwork/concepts will result in legal action.
9.Indemnification

The clients agrees to indemnify the Designer from any penalty, legal fees and damages occurring from any lawsuit or claim of copyright infringement from any third party in cluded but not limited to damages, costs, expenses, and attorneys’ fees, incurred by reason of any breach of the clients` warranties provided herein; or any acts or omissions of the client, its agents, contractors, or employees, arising out of this Agreement. If any action or proceeding is brought against  the Designer by reason of any such claim, the client (upon notice by Designer) shall defend the same at Agency’s expense by counsel reasonably acceptable to Designer.

Any matter needing legal attention, will be forwarded to the designer`s attorney. His contact information will be provided upon request. Any and all matters will be litigated in the State of Oklahoma.

10.Privacy

Elaine Biss Designs will not sell, share or compromise your private information, payment information, electronic and street mail addresses. All information transmitted to Paypal and 2checkout.com is encrypted. 2checkout.com never shares sensitive or identifying information with anyone. Information disclosure will only be made available to law enforcing agencies in legal matters and to comply with the Patriot Act. Information will NOT be disclosed with any individual regarding transactions, phone calls, electronic communications, work rendered, agreements entered into, or any matter as long as the client is a client of Elaine Biss Designs. You are bound to this contract to not disclose with any individual regarding transactions, phone calls, electronic communications, work rendered, agreements entered into, or any matter as long as you are a client of Elaine Biss Designs, unless the individual is your legal counsel and you are seeking his counsel.

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Premier web designer to incorporate fashion design and French style sketches and class to web design and stationery branded by her girly couture savoir-faire graphics.

Never willing to conform to just one style or one line of expertise, Elaine is always at the cutting edge of style and design and latest trends and newest technologies that will ensure your site will be like none other.

More than just a web designer, Elaine is a trained graphic designer, illustrator and SEO consultant.  Specializing in Commercial art, the art or communicating with graphics, which taught her to use art to evoke feeling and passion. Creating sites and being part of businesses in the beginning stages brings her great joy, but more so to see them succeed. Hiring Elaine will get you a well versed, experienced couture web designer.

Career Highlights

• Illustrated a book Vie a Paris
• Provided consulting and artwork for a fantastic Parisian Shopping iPhone app for one of today`s experts in Paris Flea Markets-Claudia Strasser, Keys of the Fleas.
• New York & Company (formerly Lerner`s New York) scouts me for Coco & Lolly.
• Dior continues to utilize my work on their collateral material for their national campaigns.
• Selected by Dior as their Exclusive Design Diva for Adore Dior.com (http://adoredior.com/ItemInfo.asp?itemID=324)-(Click here to see screen shot. Website no longer in existence) Chosen by Dior to design an exclusive piece for their charity benefit auction. Proceeds go to Look Good…Feel Better.org. The piece fetched $3,381.01, the fourth highest bid item at auction close!! They applauded me as  one of “today`s hottest up and coming designers”.
• I was awarded the very chic 2008 She Takes On the World -Women of the Year Award (Please type my name on the search field). Thank you!!! (Image link)
• Former Beateworks owner, public speaker and soon to be published writer Beate Chelete places her confidence in me to create collateral material for her book Women Who Want It All. (She sold Beateworks to Corbis, owned by Bill Gates!)
• Nominee of McCaskey Alumni Association Awards Distinguished Alumni Award 2009
• Collaborating in several projects with Retired Sergeant Major and Pentagon Defense Contractor and Web Design Maverick Ron Schexnayder.
  
• Worked with Chicken Soup of the Soul contributor and Glamour Magazine Glambassador, Michelle Rossi.
• Consulting for Divine Diamonds NY on Web 2.0 technology, SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and marketing.
• Design corporate logo for Parisian Tie Designer Le Cravatier.
• Celebrity Makeup Master Chris Lanston gets a web image makeover by me.
• Created and sold the successful social network for Women entrepreneur Divapreneur ®
• I write articles for several design magazines.
• I consult several large firms in my spare time.
  
• Design impeccable couture web sites and illustrations for high end web sites and businesses

Skills & Certifications

• Studied Commercial Art and Design for 3 years 
  
• Certificate Web Design
• XML, Flash, HTML, PHP and CSS proficient
• Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Flash, InDesign, Illustrator and Painter X proficient
• After Effects, SoundBooth and Premiere Pro CS3 skilled
  
• I keep up with the latest web marketing trends, teach networking techniques and contribute articles on the subject to magazines and blogs.
  
• Search Engine Optimization Certificate
• Formerly a nursing student with medical field experience.
• I hold a Certificate from the Expanded Nutrition Education Program at Penn State University.
  

Publications, Exhibitions & Speaking

• Published in Anthology three times.
• I currently have a small exhibit at The Museum of Computer Art in New York.
• Featured blogger The Human Behind the Avatar book.
• Former editor and writer in Divapreneur Magazine.
• Written articles for Smashing Magazine.
• I have designed 3 fonts, rubber stamps, scrap booking papers, fabric and stationery.
• I have been asked to speak at The Village Art Association, teaching others on how to produce Macrophotography- The art of making beautiful close ups- digitally.

Tidbits about Me

• Love to cook
• Love Hello Kitty
• Addicted to paper, stationery and pens
• I love purses more than shoes
• I can sew, knit and crochet
• I collect old patterns and ephemera
• I have 3 dogs and 1 cat
• I can speak a total of 4 languages (English, Spanish, French and Italian), 2 fluently and 2 well enough to get around
• Mother of 5 children and happily married

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Elaine Biss is a proud member of Creative Latitude, a worldwide community that unites various creative disciplines for collective promotion, education and ethical business practice.

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