A booklet design quote depends on the work inside the pages: the cover, reusable layouts, bespoke features, charts, languages and condition of the supplied content. A page count alone does not define the same service.
SG Design Pro offers design and artwork only; printing is currently unavailable. Use our indicative SGD design calculator as a starting point, then confirm the scope and payable amount in a written quotation. Calculator estimates are not a published market rate or a final offer.
What should a booklet design quotation include?
1. Cover and design direction
State whether the job needs a new visual direction or an adaptation of an existing brand template. Specify the number of initial directions and which cover faces need design. A front cover, back cover and two inside cover faces can involve different amounts of work. Identify who supplies the approved logo, images and brand guidelines.
2. Reusable layouts and individual pages
Ask which pages follow an agreed master layout and which need original composition. A repeated staff profile page and an illustrated chapter opener are different tasks. Include text length, image count, tables and captions in the brief so the designer can assess the actual layout work.
3. Content preparation and image work
Separate layout from copywriting, editing, translation, image sourcing, retouching and chart redrawing. Say whether the text is final and whether charts arrive as editable data or screenshots. Record any third-party image or font licence separately. Do not assume those rights or services are included in the page fee.
4. Editions, feedback and final files
List each language, audience edition and output format. Agree who consolidates feedback and what counts as a revision round. A print-ready PDF, a screen PDF and editable working files are separate deliverables to specify. If the content or page count changes after approval, obtain a written scope update before the extra work starts.
Example: break a 24-page booklet into visible work
The following workload map is an illustration, not a customer project, a fee formula or a production specification. It counts 4 cover faces + 16 pages using agreed layouts + 4 bespoke feature pages = 24 pages. Confirm whether a supplier counts the cover and blank pages in its quotation.
For this example, send one final manuscript with a page outline, the brand files, selected photographs and any chart data. Mark the four bespoke features explicitly. Ask the supplier to state its layout assumptions and included deliverables against that brief. Blank or lightly populated pages still need an agreed treatment; do not deduct their fee automatically.
Compare quotations on one scope sheet
Download the blank design quote comparison sheet
The spreadsheet-ready CSV separates your required scope from three suppliers’ responses. Record the cover, routine pages, bespoke features, content services, editions, files and revision allowance first. Add charges only from current written quotations. A blank amount means unknown, not free.
- Fix the brief: use the same finished size, final page count, language, content readiness and required date for every supplier.
- Check inclusions: note whether a low headline fee excludes cover work, charts, image licences, editable files or an additional edition.
- Compare the payable total: keep currency, applicable tax, exclusions, validity and change charges alongside the amount. Ask for clarification when the scopes differ.
Keep printing separate. The number of copies affects the printer’s production quote; it does not change how many artwork pages are being designed. Our printing quotation guide provides a separate worksheet for manufacturing, binding and delivery.
How Singapore studios describe their scope
Supplier pages checked on 1 November 2026 show why a single universal per-page range is an unreliable comparison. These are scope references, not a ranking, endorsement or an SG Design Pro price list. Obtain a current written quotation from any supplier you consider.
- DROR Studio rates distinguishes project work, hourly work and retainers, with separate publication categories. Check which arrangement covers your full deliverable.
- Joji design services describes a base component and additional-page work, and distinguishes design from printing. Check what the base scope and final files include.
- MeetAnders pricing guide discusses scope, content readiness and different charging arrangements. A quote should explain what the designer receives before work starts.
Questions before you approve the design quote
Is there a standard per-page design price?
There is no single price that defines all publication work. Ask whether the quoted page rate includes the cover, original layouts, charts, content preparation, feedback and final files. Compare the total for your agreed brief rather than treating unlike page rates as equivalent.
How do SG Design Pro revisions work?
Our current terms offer unlimited revisions within 14 days of the first draft, with all requests submitted during that period, or a fixed allowance of 3 rounds. Minor final-file adjustments after the revision period cost SGD 60 per revision. Read the full service terms and record the selected arrangement in your quotation. A changed brief or added edition should be scoped explicitly.
Can design and printing be quoted together?
SG Design Pro currently provides design and artwork only. Your selected printer confirms printing availability, paper, binding, manufacturing cost and delivery. Tell us its file requirements so the agreed artwork handover can match them.
Prepare your design estimate
Share the finished size, page outline, language, manuscript status, required date and final files you need. Explore booklet design and start an indicative SGD design estimate. The written quotation should confirm the actual scope, amount, revisions and schedule before you proceed.