Graphic design services Delhi NCR buyers actually commission come in three prices: a logo with a type and colour system at ₹15,000 to ₹45,000, a print-ready packaging set at ₹50,000 to ₹2 lakh per SKU family, and a social creative retainer at ₹15,000 to ₹40,000 a month. Turnaround runs two weeks for a mark, four to eight for packaging.
What graphic design services Delhi NCR cost in 2026
| Work | ₹ range | Turnaround | What is handed over |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logo | ₹15,000 – ₹45,000 | 2–3 weeks | Vector mark, type and colour system, 2 rounds |
| Brand identity | ₹40,000 – ₹1,20,000 | 4–6 weeks | Logo system, palette, type scale, one-page usage note |
| Packaging (one SKU family) | ₹50,000 – ₹2,00,000 | 4–8 weeks | Print-ready PDF/X, dieline layer, Pantone references |
| Social creative | ₹15,000 – ₹40,000 / month | Monthly | 12–20 assets, editable templates, one revision round |
Two things to say up front. These are market ranges, not a fixed rate card, because two jobs with the same name can differ by a week of dieline work. And the bands hold up against the Indian pricing guides published this year, including NOW Media’s tier breakdown and Logopeople’s freelancer-versus-agency comparison. For packaging, the 2026 India packaging cost guide puts single-SKU adaptations at ₹15,000–₹50,000 and print-ready pack design at ₹50,000–₹2,00,000 per SKU family.
Logo design: why ₹3,000 and ₹60,000 are both real quotes
A ₹3,000 logo and a ₹60,000 logo can look similar on Instagram. The difference is what happens after the client says yes.
The ₹3,000 job is a picture. You get a PNG, maybe an AI file, no type system, no colour values, and no idea whether the font allows commercial use. It works until you need signage, a vehicle wrap, or a pack your converter will print.
The ₹60,000 job is a system. Mark that works at 16 pixels and on a four-foot board, a type pairing with licences, colour values for screen and press, clear space rules, and source files you can open and edit after the contract ends. You are not paying for beauty. You are paying for the second year.
Ask the cheaper supplier two questions before paying: is the font licensed for commercial and print use, and will I receive the editable source file. If either answer wobbles, the ₹3,000 quote is really a deposit on a ₹60,000 redesign.
Packaging design for Delhi NCR’s D2C and retail brands
Packaging is where design fees and print costs collide, and where most of the overspend in this market happens.
Three supplier realities matter. Chawri Bazar is where a lot of Delhi’s paper, board and print buying still happens, and the press you use there will have its own dieline and its own ink limits. Sadar Bazar moves wholesale volumes, so cartons and mono-cartons bought there often come with a stock die you must design to rather than the other way round. If your run is being printed at a converter in Bawana Industrial Area, ask for their dieline file and their colour tolerance in week one.
What changes the price: whether you get a mockup or a print-ready file, how many SKUs share the system, and who draws the dieline. A design that ignores the die is rework billed twice, once to the designer and once to the press. A ₹15,000 pack design that gets bounced and reprinted across 30,000 units is the most expensive decision in the file.
Social media creative retainers
Most SMBs buy a custom template set, then post twice a month, and the templates rot. Buy a designer’s month instead until the posting rhythm is real.
A ₹15,000 monthly retainer typically covers 12 assets with one revision round. ₹40,000 covers 20-plus assets, story variants, and a monthly refresh of the template kit. What decides the price is volume, revision discipline, and whether you want editable templates or finished files.
Two contract lines to settle early. Who owns the artwork, and what happens to the templates when you leave. If the studio keeps the source file, it has kept a lever on your brand.
What a design brief must contain before you ask for a quote
Seven items, and a studio that asks for all seven is worth the extra money.
- What the business does, in one sentence a customer would recognise.
- Who the buyer is, and where they will see this first: pack shelf, phone screen, shopfront.
- Three brands you like and one sentence on why, not a mood board of 40 images.
- Where the artwork will be printed or published, with the printer’s specs if you have them.
- The languages the design must carry. Hindi and English lockups change a layout more than clients expect.
- Who approves, and how many people that is. Design by committee is the real cost driver.
- Deadline, and whether it is real.
Where the artwork lives afterwards: files, formats and ownership
Ask for this list in writing before the second instalment, and treat any objection as information.
- Editable source files in the native application, not a flattened export.
- Print files as PDF/X with bleed, crop marks and a CMYK profile, plus Pantone references where colour accuracy matters.
- Fonts either outlined or supplied with a licence covering commercial and print use. Google’s type licensing explainer is a decent primer on where the line sits.
- The dieline as its own layer, matched to your printer’s actual die.
- A one-page usage note: minimum sizes, clear space, colour values, what not to do.
It is a short list. It is also the difference between a design and an asset.
FAQ
How much should a logo cost for a small Delhi business?
₹15,000 to ₹45,000 for a mark with a type and colour system and usable source files. Under ₹5,000 you are buying a drawing, and you will commission it again within two years.
How long does design take?
Two to three weeks for a logo, four to six for an identity system, four to eight for print-ready packaging. Rush timelines are possible and they are priced as rush, because the studio is moving other work.
Do I get the source files?
You should, and the contract should say so, with copyright assigned in writing. A studio that retains the source file has retained control of your brand.
Can you match my existing brand?
Usually, if the earlier work came with a system. If it did not, matching means reverse-engineering colours and type from a JPEG, which is a small identity project rather than a tweak.
Do you do print-ready packaging?
Yes, including dielines and press files. We will still ask for your converter’s specification, because a file that is print-ready for one die is not print-ready for another.
One thing to do before you sign
Ask for the printer’s dieline specification and the font licensing terms in the same email. The answer tells you more about the studio than the portfolio does.
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