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Branding project invoice — worked example

A design agency bills a fixed-price branding project across four deliverables. A 10% loyalty discount applies before tax.

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Why this invoice works

A branding project is usually billed as a small number of fixed-price deliverables rather than by the hour, since the value a design agency delivers — a strategy workshop, a logo and visual identity system, a guidelines document, and business-card and letterhead templates — is scoped and agreed before work starts. This worked example shows exactly that structure: four flat-rate line items, each representing a stage of the engagement, followed by a 10% loyalty discount applied to the subtotal before the total is calculated. No tax is added in this example, which is common for a services invoice issued in a jurisdiction with no sales tax on design services — swap in a tax rate if yours applies one.

The bold template puts the business name and invoice title together on a single accent-colored band across the top of the page, which reads well for an agency that wants its invoice to feel as designed as its other client-facing documents, with the full business address and invoice metadata sitting just below the band. The notes field explains that a deposit was already collected at kickoff, so this invoice covers only the remaining balance — a useful pattern for any project billed in two parts. Open it in the builder to see how the discount line interacts with the totals, then adjust the deliverables and amounts to fit your own project.

Related guide: Getting paid — the payment details block

Invoice preview

Northbound Creative Co.Invoice

901 Loomis Ave, Suite 300

Chicago, IL 60607

studio@northboundcreative.example

Invoice #: 2026-027

Issue date: 2026-08-23

Due date: 2026-09-22

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Halden & Ives Law Partners

220 Marlow Street, Suite 4

Austin, TX 73301

ops@haldenives.example

DescriptionQtyUnitRateAmount
Brand strategy workshop1USD 1,800.00USD 1,800.00
Logo & visual identity system1USD 2,600.00USD 2,600.00
Brand guidelines document1USD 900.00USD 900.00
Business card & letterhead templates1USD 450.00USD 450.00
Subtotal
USD 5,750.00
Discount
-USD 575.00
Taxable
USD 5,175.00
Tax
USD 0.00
Total
USD 5,175.00

Payment

Payment via bank transfer or company check. Please reference the invoice number in your payment memo.

Notes

Deliverables include source files in both editable and PDF formats. One revision round is included; extra rounds are billed separately.

Terms

A deposit was already collected at project kickoff; this invoice covers the remaining balance, due within 30 days.

Your own business details, logo, and accent color are applied automatically when you open this example in the builder — nothing here is saved until you do.

This example doesn't include a logo — add yours in Settings and it'll appear on every invoice you create.

This is a fictional example for illustration only, not legal or tax advice — check your own local invoicing requirements.

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