Is It Out of Scope? — Web design
Is redesigning business cards out of scope for a web design project?
Usually yes, once approved. Business cards are typically a small add-on deliverable within a brand/collateral package — approved work is covered by the included revision rounds, but a full redesign after approval (especially after printing) is a new round.
Business cards sometimes ride along with a web design engagement as a small print collateral add-on, using the same brand elements as the site. The client approves a design, it may already be printed, and then — often after seeing a competitor's cards, or getting new title/contact info — asks for a redesign. Small as the deliverable is, a full redesign after approval is a different request than a text update.
Is it out of scope?
Usually yes. Minor corrections within the approved design (a title change, a typo) are ordinary revision work. A genuine redesign — new layout, new visual direction — after the card was already signed off (and especially if it's already printed) is a new round of work, priced the way any post-approval creative redo is.
Clause typically implicated
Clause typically implicated
Revision limit clause→ — Caps revision rounds on an approved collateral piece — a full redesign after sign-off is new work outside that allowance, distinct from a small content correction.
Example contract wording
Example contract wording (illustrative, not legal advice)
The business card design was approved and we've used the included revision rounds on it. A full redesign at this point would be a new round — I can quote that separately ([$X]), and if the current cards are already printed, we'd want to factor reprinting into the timeline and cost too.
How MarginFlow flags it
MarginFlow distinguishes a content correction on the approved design (inside scope) from a request for a different design direction (outside scope), checking against what was actually approved rather than treating any post-approval touch as automatically billable or automatically free — the explanation states which reading it landed on so the account manager can verify quickly.