$85 Web Design PSD contest

[jeff16]

This contest is to design a website for a thai food restaurant. I would like the design style to be inspired by and based on the logo and business card, which you can download the source files to below to take elements that you can incorporate into the design. Also, there are photos of the restaurant that you can download if you feel it would be helpful or useful to your design. Please note however, that the photos are unedited and that the photographer must approve of how the photos are used in the design. This should not be a big deal if your design is good and tasteful, I would expect your abilities to enhance the photo and that the photographer would have no problem with your use of the photographs.

Now...I require this design in PSD format, preferably sliced, but I will find out the programmers requirements and update this.

Please keep in mind that this is going to be coded as a Joomla template, and your design will be standard for every page of the website. I would prefer to have the address of the restaurant to be tastefully placed in a visible area of the website as opposed to being on a "contact" page.

I cannot think of much more to explain about this particular contest. I will be leaving this contest on for 3 days, but I might extend it if I feel it is necessary. The winner will be paid by paypal once a final proof is approved.

Thank you to everyone who posts an entry. I look forward to seeing some good work.

http://www.worldfinancialgrp.ca/FinalBack.ai.zip

http://www.worldfinancialgrp.ca/logo.ai.zip

http://www.worldfinancialgrp.ca/photos.zip

[shinan]

Can you provide a psd or png (logo on white background) version of the logo? And whats that finalback.ai ?

[rakha]

so basically u need is a joomla template psd?
also finalback is the business card is that the real logo? since the other logo isnt the restaurant name.

thanks!

[jeff16]

oh my mistake...the restaurant logo is on finalback...the other logo was for another contest and I am sleepy because it is late and not concentrating properly. I will update this in a minute.

[jeff16]

It is fixed...logo.ai.zip is the proper logo. The logo is there in black background, white background and oval background. You can export it easily enough into any raster format you require. Sorry for the error.

[shinan]

Can you please upload a psd or png version? I don't work with photoshop.. and psd is the least supported version in my gfx editor..

thanks.

[jeff16]

Here is the logo in PNG format:

http://www.worldfinancialgrp.ca/logo.png

What software are you using?

[rakha]

here u got it in gif

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/1933/benjafinalconvertedkm9.gif

[rakha]

a question i have is any template style not the design but the way is divided you will like us to base on it to work?

[raja]

which one is the logo ?? its a bit confusing sorry correct me if am wrong

Regards
Raja

[rakha]

I think is any of the 3 but basically the one without the oval background

[jeff16]

rakha- I will try to answer what I think you are asking me. The website should be done with a style similar to and co-ordinated with the materials given. I am trying to present the restaurant with a unified image, so for example, an orange and purple website would not exactly fit in with the look of the logo and business card. I put the materials up to assist anyone who was doing a design. If you wish to make use of an element on those materials, be it the photos, the logo, fonts, or the vector that is on the business card, they are attached and available to you. I hope this is of help.

[willhaynes]

Can you please upload a psd or png version? I don't work with photoshop.. and psd is the least supported version in my gfx editor..

thanks.

.ai is an illustrator file, should open up fine and compress in photoshop.

I haven't downloaded or tried it yet though, could be a problem with the file

[shinan]

Eh I don't have photoshop man.. I use fireworks, .ai is not a supported extension in fireworks..
Also, I'll get an entry done tommorow.

[Ace2016]

What kind of content will the site have?

[jeff16]

The site will have some basic information about the restaurant, menus, contact information. Very basic really, but it should be extensible if the owner wants to add more pages to it in the future.

[JMN]

I'll be entering this tomorrow...

[jass44]

i'll try to submit an entry

[jeff16]

As an update to my original post, you do not need to slice the design when making your template entry.

[bizzard]

Here is my entry, full resolution feedback would be most appreciated! :)
If you want be change something let me know !
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk305/bizzard/Benjarestaurant.jpg

[jeff16]

bizzard - very nice work...I cannot think of any real feedback to give you on it. One thing I am wondering is with a menu bar like that...if the restaurant has only 3 pages to start, will it detract from the main menu?

Ace2016 - I received your entry. I know there are joomla slideshows out there, but I do not know how easily it can be programmed. If you could come up with a more traditional concept, I think that might work better in practical terms.

To everyone submitting a design, please show your design with no more than 5 items in your menu bar. I believe that is all that this website it will have, it is just a small restaurant in a small town and they want an attractive and functional web presence.

[jay2xtreme2125]

count me in i will be entering this one maybe before weekend

[jeff16]

DrZapp - I would say a few things. First of all, I think it would be better for the menu to have its own page, and not be on the front page. Secondly, the areas of the page feel a bit squished in or tight. Also, I am not really looking for something of a slideshow nature on the page, which the previous and next buttons seemed to indicate you were looking to do.

Other than those things, I would say its a nice looking design, and the colours fit in fairly well with the logo and the restaurant.

Being that it is going to become a joomla template, and that in practicality most of the pages are going to have a main content section in the middle of the page, if you could design something that would have a main content section in each page, I think your odds of winning the contest would be much better. You can make it look nice etc, but there should be a clear main section where the principle content will go.

[mansur_afg]

will be entering this contest soon please wait for my design

[Ace2016]

Why no feedback for me? :(

[jeff16]

Hi Ace, I sent the feedback now, sorry I forgot to reply yesterday.

[3linedesigns]

count me in

[jeff16]

Due to the fairly high volume of people interested in this contest who haven't submitted their entries yet, I will extend this contest longer until the end of the day on Friday. Keep 'em coming!

[3linedesigns]

here is my entry!
please provide feedback!

MAIN PAGE
http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/1791/benja1vo0.jpg

MAIN PAGE LOADED
http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/541/benja2ya0.jpg

CONTENT PAGE
http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/3049/benja3an4.jpg

[bizzard]

Here is my another entry with different navigation!
#1
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk305/bizzard/Benjarestaurant-1.jpg
#2
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk305/bizzard/Benjarestaurant2.jpg

[jay2xtreme2125]

my shot at it hope it fits your taste or client's taste http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/9682/template1ve9.jpg

[jeff16]

Jay-gorgeous work...I like the attention to detail in using actual thai dishes in the design, and the simple and clean layout.

I am going to be talking to the person who is going to convert the template to a joomla template, as my concern about some of these templates is in the implementation. I want to make sure if the owner chooses a winning design, that it is one the joomla designer can implement in a way that is as attractive as the design was meant to be. Some of these designs are very attractive, and if they can be implemented cleanly in Joomla I will be very happy.

[jay2xtreme2125]

no problem about implementation. being a css/design integrator for wordpress and 8 other top cms, i make it a point to have my design be implemented very well in different cms and language. i can have this sliced for your joomla needs

[3linedesigns]

no feedback for me?
shall i withdraw?

[jeff16]

3linedesigns - I sent you feedback immediately via private message when you made the submission...you even replied to me on it.

[3linedesigns]

@jeff16 yea i mean i didnt get a reply/feedback for the changes u wanted me to do?

[jeff16]

Ah I see...the buttons were not changed and the background is still of Chinese origin. The layout is a bit better for sure.

[shinan]

wow jay, amazing design ;)

[bizzard]

Here is my another entry with different navigation!
#1
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk305/bizzard/Benjarestaurant-1.jpg
#2
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk305/bizzard/Benjarestaurant2.jpg

any feedback for my seccond entry?

[jeff16]

Hi Bizzard, its a nice way to do it, but, the menu doesn't feel complete...I don't know what would change it, maybe the lettering is too small, or the background should be a different colour...I don't know, I did like the previous menu bar more though. I would say overall I quite liked the first design more.

[bizzard]

Thanks for your comment!
Here is my other entry!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk305/bizzard/Benjarestaurant-3.jpg

[thecarpetscientist]

Nice job Bizzard. Photos add a nice touch; a picture is worth a thousand words.

[jeff16]

Nice update bizzard. One small thing I think is the hours box looks a bit misaligned. Maybe you can align it with the top of the photo or the middle of the photo, or refactor the photo so that its height is a bit less and lines up with the hour sign?

[shinan]

Im making an entry for this now

[bizzard]

Update entry!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk305/bizzard/Benjarestaurant-5.jpg

[jay2xtreme2125]

any updates on this one?

[3linedesigns]

crafting something big right now, will post update in a few..

[3linedesigns]

here is my updated entry!
http://www.3linedesigns.com/benja12.jpg

[jeff16]

Thank you to everyone who has put their hard work into posting an entry. I have taken all the preview versions and forwarded them onto the owner for his decision. Once I have received it, I will just verify with the programmer that it meets the technical requirements to be implemented as a joomla template, and when that is done, then I will inform the winner and once the transaction is complete I will make a post to inform everyone of the winning design. All this should happen in the next 2-3 days. Thanks again.

[GreenleafElf17]

Alrighties - thanks for keeping us informed! :)

[3linedesigns]

looking forward to see who won :)

[jay2xtreme2125]

this contest is done and now doing the final files for the contest holder thanks again to all who join. you all have great designs

[GreenleafElf17]

Well then, congrats, jay. :)

[jeff16]

Jay was the winner of the contest, we are just sorting out the details...I wasn't really able to announce it sooner as I was waiting on some pending changes and we were having some communication issues. Thank you for your good work everyone.