Project Description:
Currently we are looking to hire someone for creation of a very enterprise grade website design that would focus on information about technology and the company. This website is for a web / mobile design and development outsourcing company and the idea is to ensure that the website is "information driven". Imagine if you go to a company website where you can read through thousands of quality articles about a specific industry that you want to build a project on. That is the concept that we are trying to build.
You are more then welcome to suggest use of different CMS like Wordpress or Drupal however please keep in mind that this website would undergo a lot of web marketing effort so it is important that whatever CMS chosen for this website has good SEO configuration pre-built. If you are a proficient development we may also consider custom development:
General References:
Please note that these General References are not added for us to copy them. That would cause us to go through some serious legal action. However, these references are presented to give everyone an understanding the quality of design we are trying to build.
http://www.sap.com/index.epx (I love how SAP.com focuses soo much on its content and that is something we should aim to perfect. We may also want to think about building a homepage that has that incredible high definition full screen background.)
http://www.marketo.com/ (I love how Marketo.com uses some very modern design patterns yet it maintains its professionalism. That is something we should aim for)
http://www.bing.com/ (I simply love the collapsible footer of Bing.com, other then that there is nothing else that I like about this website)
http://www.accenture.com/us-en/pages/index.aspx (I love the way Accenture.com's main slider works. It flows smoothly and tells a quick story about Accenture itself. This is something we may want to aim to perfect.)
http://www.goldmansachs.com/ (General Reference)
http://www.bluefountainmedia.com/before-and-after General Reference)
Icon Set:
With all the services that we provide we would like to have a custom icon set designed specifically for GaiaGrid itself. Here is the list of the most basic services we provide.
1) Technical Business Development (Consultancy)
2) Web Design
3) Web Development
4) Open Source Development (Content Management Systems)
5) eCommerce
6) Web Startup Consultancy (We work with 3rd party for Startup Consultancy)
7) Mobile Application Development
8) Cross Platform Mobile Application Development
9) Strategic Internet Branding and Marketing
However, keep in mind that the icon set would graphically look very similar to each other and a proper guide must exist for us to replicate and create new icon for any new services we would provide.
Logo:
Although we really love the design of our logo, we are not necessarily against the idea of change. However, the logo design needs to be very modern and must stream professionalism. The idea is to represent itself as an Enterprise not just a business.
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I have already added our existing logo within this post for you to look at.
DESIGN NOTE: You must be proficient with BOOTSTRAP or any other design framework that supports Adaptive Design.
QUALIFICATION: (Requirements that you MUST meet to be qualified to work on this project.
1) You must be an individual professional NOT a Company
2) You must have atleast 5 years of track-able experience
3) You must provide us with a MOCK DESIGN within 24 hours of your bid. This is not suppose to be the final design but would be enough for us to ensure that you have the skills required to work on this project.
4) You must provide a complete flow and proposal on exactly what steps you would take to finish the project within 24 hours of your bid.
