Happy Holidays everyone,<div><br></div><div>I am about to be on retainer with a new client during a period where I assist in developing the specification for the project I will be working on. It's a few weeks of research and design with regard to the information architecture, interaction design and user experience. This will be the first time I am on retainer for these activities.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Usually my development contracts are simple; they lay out the specification in detail, the quote I've given along with the design comps for which the spec and quote are approved, and the necessary legal jargon should any discrepancy in expectations arise.</div>
<div><br></div><div>What sort of terms or clauses do you work under while on retainer? How does your contract differ from one tailored to development? My intuition is simply to lay out what the expectations are - response time for emails and phone calls, allocated time for meetings, what to expect as a finished product at the end of the period - wireframes, for example. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Is there anything specific I should do or not do?</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you for you input, I enjoy lurking this list as you're all invaluable in your advice.</div><div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div>
<div><br></div><div>- Angelina Fabbro</div>