Your brand is usually the first thing a customer sees, and in a market as visual as Lebanon's, where everything is sold through Instagram, design is not decoration, it is infrastructure. The good news: Lebanon produces exceptional designers. The challenge is telling them apart from the person who downloaded Canva last month, and doing it before you pay.
What design work costs in Lebanon in 2026
Real ranges from completed marketplace orders:
- Logo only: $80-250 from solid mid-level designers, $250-400+ from seniors
- Full brand identity (logo, colors, fonts, guidelines, social kit): $300-800
- Restaurant menu design: $40-150 per menu
- Social media templates pack: $60-200
- Packaging design: $100-400 per product line
- Company profile or brochure: $80-300
Five questions that reveal a designer's level
Ask these before ordering, and listen for the difference:
- "What do you need from me before starting?" Good designers ask about your audience and competitors, not just your color preferences.
- "What exactly do I receive?" You want source files (AI/PSD), print-ready PDFs, and web versions, stated upfront.
- "How many revisions are included?" A clear number is professional; "unlimited" usually signals inexperience.
- "Can I see work similar to my industry?" Portfolio relevance beats portfolio size.
- "Who owns the final design?" The answer must be you, in writing.
Red flags that predict a painful project
A price dramatically below everyone else means the cost comes later, in revisions, delays, or a rebuild. No portfolio, or a portfolio of obviously templated work, speaks for itself. Vague answers about deadlines predict missed ones. And any designer who asks for full payment directly to their personal account, outside any platform, is asking you to carry all the risk.
The safe way to run the project
Write a one-paragraph brief: what your business does, who buys from you, three brands whose look you admire, and what deliverables you need. Fund the order through escrow so the designer knows the money is real and you know it only moves when you approve the work. Give feedback in one consolidated round rather than daily messages.
Browse verified Lebanese designers on Khedmati, compare portfolios and real client reviews side by side, and pay only when you approve the final files.