Solutions / Creative and design studios
The extra round that never becomes a line.
Oct 24, 2026
The statement of work bought two concepts and two rounds. The third direction lives in a message. The invoice is a number someone felt was fair.
The round that is not a round
Design margin leaks in revisions. A new direction, a new stakeholder, a social crop of a system that was already delivered. The designer logs the time. The board does not change. The signed paper still says two rounds.
By the time finance asks, the work is in Figma and the fee is a memory. The studio either eats the round or argues about it after delivery.
From the board to a signed line
The job holds the brief, the rounds, the people, and the fee. Out of scope is a change order, not a favor. The client signs on a link. No account. The signed line is what finance invoices.
Ask AI drafts from that record. Drafts, sign links, and invoice emails wait until an owner hits Approve.
People and rates
Time and rate sit on the same project as the paper, so the cost of a round is visible while the file is still open. A contractor who can log in is a member. The client is not.
Client 360 keeps the approvers, the open rounds, and what is unpaid on one account. The next request does not start from a blank thread.
Seats and the voice line are on the pricing page. Clients are not seats. Book a demo to see the job on one record.
Questions
- How does a design studio bill an extra round?
- It becomes a change order on the job. The client signs with a typed name. That signed line is what the invoice uses.
- Are freelance designers a paid seat?
- A person who can log in is a member, including a contractor. Clients, signers, and binder viewers are not seats.
- Can the client approve a direction without an account?
- Yes. They sign a link. They can also open a PIN link for the binder: the work, the change orders, and the invoices.