** Contest ends Thursday 2/19 at 6:00pm PST ** One winner will be chosen as long as there are at least 5 competing designs to chose from. Payment will be made via PayPal *after* all source PSD files are delivered and verified to be "layered" as per the requirements. SITE LOOK AND FEEL Here are a couple of sites to look at for what type of "look and feel" and colors I'm looking for... http://vividbotanicals.com http://kiivera.com SPECIFICS This design will be converted to a Wordpress Blog Theme, no coding required for this contest, however, your design must make sense for a blog implementation. Three Column Design - Left & Right "bars" with center "content" channel Would like to at least maintain the width equal to this site: http://kiifacts.com - this is the eventual home of this design. Would like to go wider, if practical, but not sure if it would go beyond recommended standards. Four small flag images in upper right corner - flags of Canada, Japan, Australia & New Zealand. These should be small and not distract from the overall design, but also somewhat catch your attention. Use the rich and dark colors of http://vividbotanicals.com I don't want the center content to be on a real dark background - readability is important. White might be too much of a stark contrast, so looking for some creative ideas here... maybe a silver or graphite... I want a classy design but not too "heavy" for download... IMPORTANT All artwork must be provided in individually layered PSD files - no compositing... I work with PSD, and may want to "tweak" the design myself. Please post any and all questions here so I can respond to everyone. Thanks,
Whats wrong with that? Its the usual standard payment procedure here? I don't see anything surprising Anyway, so far it seems good.. So yeah, Im in..
It's not the usual standard payment procedure here I've never sent a PSD to anybody before being paid, are you doing that? lol
No, I was not joking. I have held several contests here and never refused to pay anyone - in fact, have awarded multiple winners some times. However, I have, on two ocassions paid for services that were never delivered. I am more than happy to PROMPTLY pay the winner for the job - just want to make sure I'm getting what I'm paying for... I've never had any issues with that or anyone regarding that... Thanks,
Hmmmm... Did a couple of trades where I sent the psd/CSS/HTML files first... so I don't see nothing Wrong! Cheers! PS... would try an entry soon...
Hmmmm . . .i agree with anybody here to received payment first before sending psd's but ofcourse there would be an exemption if the ch is a trusted/good reputation. iTrader: (5) = good reputation i guess so count me in. . .you will have my entry soon.
I will enter soon.. Since you want to make sure about the layered PSD, it would be good option to have 50% before PSD and 50% after PSD.. Personally I had never given someone PSD before payment, so its will be best to all to have 50/50 situation.. Thanks RItesh
Thank you for your entry, but please reread the requirements and look at the two sample sites that I provided... FYI TO EVERYONE - The current logo is IRRELEVANT and can be changed... I'm looking for the deep rich reds and blacks of those two provided sites... Thanks!
I see your point about the 50/50 and have no problem with that whatsoever. Good idea - thanks... Hope to see your entry...
Yeah, I totally understand - no problem... Another suggested a 50/50 payment - 50% before delivery of layered PSD the other 50% after... I'm fine with that. I have no intention of stiffing anyone - just don't want to be burned again myself... Last time I paid $250 for a design that gave me a single JPEG that was virtually unusable because I had to pay to have it "re-done" in layers in order to give it to the coder, etc... Hope to see your entry in the contest!
Would you be willing to do a $100 before, $100 after? Not that I don't trust you, but according to your iTraders, you've never held a contest/trade on this scale before. -Will //EDIT Whoops! I see you've already answered that question Sorry. I hope I can get some time to enter this contest. Looks like it'll be a good one!