Members’ Area

From receiving expert help and guidance to benchmarking your business’ performance, the Members’ Area is a gateway to resources, services and support specifically developed for those working in the field of design.

Some sections are exclusively accessible to DBA members, connecting you to the extensive range of benefits your membership provides.

DBA membership extends to everyone working within your business – all members of your team can register for their own password – ensuring the whole team benefits.

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Resources

Essential guidance, templates, insight and tools to support you on all aspects of the business of design. From contracts to client opinion, legal updates to exporting support, our resources give you instant access to expert advice and tools to help solve a wide range of business challenges.

If you can’t find the information you’re after please email membership@dba.org.uk or call 020 7251 9229 and we’ll look to source or signpost you to guidance to match your needs. 

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Terms and conditions checklist


This checklist contains details of some of the important issues that should be dealt with in any contract with a client for the provision of design services.

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Managing charge out rates: How to make more profit from the same number of clients


DBA Expert Chris Lang explains how using some simple financial models alongside a job costing system, an agency can make more from its existing portfolio. Greater efficiencies can lead to attracting those clients that generate the biggest fees.

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DBA Member Logo (multiple versions for digital and print)


DBA members can download the DBA Association Member logo in multiple formats for use on their website, email footers and other promotional material. Use of the logo is restricted to the period of time the company remains a member of the DBA.

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Member press releases and statements


To help you stand out in a crowded marketplace, announce your DBA membership in style. Download a useful guide on writing an effective press release.

Business skills, Maximise membership


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DBA Code of Conduct


As a DBA design agency member you can reassure clients by making use of the DBA's Code of Conduct. This set of model recommended practices, which have been designed and developed to provide DBA design agency members with a series of behaviour guidelines and to improve the professionalism of the industry.

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Membership benefits in action


All DBA members use their membership slightly differently. Emphasis is placed on different areas depending on the nature and maturity of the business. This page gives you an insight into how some members make use of their membership to maximum effect.

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Freelance agreement and NDA


This is a short basic freelancer agreement which includes some recommended terms.

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Standard employment contract for salaried staff


This document is a commentary on the structure and content of a comprehensive contract of employment that can be used in the design sector.

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Assignment of design right


This template can be used for the formal transfer of design right, although by law this particular IP right will transfer automatically to the party who commissions the work.

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Assignment of copyright


This is a basic template that can be used for the transfer of copyright which, subject to limited exceptions, by law belongs to the ‘author’ of the work in the first instance. This document meets the minimum formalities for transferring copyright, namely that it needs to be recorded in writing and signed.

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