Hello, Info about the website: 1. is not yet coded nor is it online (everything is on paper ); 2. the website will be an online store for selling carpets of all sorts; 3. the business is Canadian operated (Toronto); The design: 1. I'm looking for a design that really pleases the eye. I'm making a reference to sites like: http://www.frontgate.com/jump.jsp?itemID=120&itemType=CATEGORY&path=1,2,119,120 http://www.touchofclass.com/category/area+rugs.do http://www.bellacor.com/detail.cfm?Cat=38&ItemID=210097&partid=Performics-DataFeed&partid=performics http://www.rugsusa.com/rugsusa/control/style-search/~cid=7003 http://www.floorsandsurfaces.com/products/default.aspx?tid=610 http://www.sears.ca/gp/node/n/16344...ps_csrt_gogl_floorcoverings_arearugs_area-rug I really like the above websites for couple of reasons: a) the design is not cluttered; b) nice layouts and professional looking; c) gives user confidence that the site he/she is seeing is from a strong/well built company. 2. Name of the site Rugs and Carpets, a very nice logo is also needed. 3. Colour preference: besides warm colours in websites 1-2, 4-5 (see above), an ambient look, hints of navy blue, cherry red. The literature is black, sans serif. 4. I have a tendency to like reflections and mirrored effects (very web 2.0 like) 5. I'm NOT looking for a contemporary look but rather looking for a modern yet business like look, a look with character. Needless to say, I DON'T want clones of the websites I listed above in point #1 with my company name on them, I want something with similar ambiance and warmth, but it's own look, which the user will remember because it was so amazingly good looking and easy to navigate . 6. Time frame: I'll give it 5-7 days, in the meanwhile I'll start the coding the applications necessary for this website to function. I will end this contest earlier if I see something that blows my mind away. 7. Coding. NOT required but I will compensate if you're willing to code it. 8. Payment: PAYPAL $150 as stated in the title + bonus of $25+ if the design that's something else and unseen before. I think I covered everything there is to it here, if you have any questions PM me. I'd like to see everybody's work on this, all the masters of creation with no imagination limits and everybody else who wants to have a shot at it. I'd like to kindly thank you all in advance for your contributions, Alex. let's see some amazing works...
The issue of what images should be used has been brought to my attention. PLEASE NOTE: for demonstration purposes (ONLY) of your work, I don't mind seeing pictures used from any of the websites I listed above in your work. These pictures will not be in the final design. The final design WILL have original pictures paid for or ok to use by their creators. Thanks for the interest, Alex.
I tried to zoom page at 70% so that u can see the whole page design that's why the photo clarity isn't great. U can easly insert a flash banner under the Horizontal Menu and both nav. have mouse over effect.
looks good, maybe you can add some ambient colour on the side. Contest still open for another 2-3 days, submit you design before hand. Cheers.