Your Company
October 17, 2026
Your Company
Your Client
123 Street Name, Ste 987
Sampletown, XY 50001
Thank you for inviting Your Company to work on Your Client's packaging. This proposal covers what we heard, how we'll get from research to print-ready files, what you'll receive, and three options to choose from.
[Summarize the brief, for example: labels for a line of six small-batch hot sauces in 5 oz bottles, plus a three-pack gift box, ready for a retail and online launch.]
1. Research. A look at your category on the shelf and online, a review of competitors, and a call with your printer or manufacturer to confirm materials, print methods, and constraints.
2. Concepts. Distinct creative directions, each shown on your lead product as realistic 3D mockups. You choose one to develop.
3. Design across the range. The chosen direction refined over two rounds of feedback, then applied to every product with a system for flavors, sizes, or variants.
4. Print-ready files. Final artwork built on the dielines your printer supplies, with bleeds, color specifications, and the text you provide. We review the printer's proof with you before printing.
5. Press check (optional). We attend the print run to check color and quality before the full run is printed.
Every option includes research, concepts, two rounds of refinement, and print-ready files. Printing is quoted and billed by your printer directly.
One package or label, two concept directions
| Description | Units | Unit Price | Total Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Research and production review |
1 | $1,500.00 | $1,500.00 | |
|
Packaging concepts, 2 directions |
1 | $3,500.00 | $3,500.00 | |
|
Final design and print-ready files |
1 | $2,000.00 | $2,000.00 | |
| Total | USD $7,000.00 | |||
A lead product and five variants, three concept directions
| Description | Units | Unit Price | Total Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Research and production review |
1 | $2,500.00 | $2,500.00 | |
|
Packaging concepts, 3 directions |
1 | $4,500.00 | $4,500.00 | |
|
Lead product design and print-ready files |
1 | $2,500.00 | $2,500.00 | |
|
Additional variants |
5 | $600.00 | $3,000.00 | |
| Total | USD $12,500.00 | |||
The product line plus secondary packaging, renders, and a press check
| Description | Units | Unit Price | Total Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Research and production review |
1 | $2,500.00 | $2,500.00 | |
|
Packaging concepts, 3 directions |
1 | $4,500.00 | $4,500.00 | |
|
Lead product design and print-ready files |
1 | $2,500.00 | $2,500.00 | |
|
Additional variants |
5 | $600.00 | $3,000.00 | |
|
Gift box or secondary packaging |
1 | $2,500.00 | $2,500.00 | |
|
3D product renders for your online store |
6 | $150.00 | $900.00 | |
|
Press check (half day) |
1 | $800.00 | $800.00 | |
| Total | USD $16,700.00 | |||
Most packaging projects take 8 to 12 weeks from kickoff to print-ready files. Printer lead times are on top of that, so we'll plan backward from your launch date at kickoff.
You're responsible for checking that regulatory text and product claims are accurate and meet the rules for your market. We place them exactly as supplied.
Two rounds of refinement are included for the chosen direction. Further rounds, new variants, or a new direction after one has been chosen are billed at $150 per hour with your approval first.
Once the project is paid in full, Your Client owns the final packaging designs. Concepts that weren't chosen remain ours. Dielines belong to your printer or manufacturer. Fonts and stock imagery are licensed from their makers under their own terms. We may show the finished packaging in our portfolio once it's on sale.
50% of the selected option is due on signing, 25% when you choose a concept direction, and 25% on delivery of the print-ready files. Invoices are due within 15 days.
Choose an option and sign below to accept this proposal. We'll be in touch within one business day to schedule kickoff.