CONTEST: Re-Design My Graphics, Win Free Hosting!

[xhan]

Ok, Hannah - Before I continue, let me say that I'm thinking "grunge" would be a cool
look for my site. I was going for the minimalist look before, but now I want to take the
grunge look and make it more popular. I want to show a totally standards based site
can be anything but boring

I like your colors, and wanted to ask if you could incorporate #8C4510 as well?
Also, I'm thinking lots of eye candy for the design - as far as the header and sidebar
go, leaving the content "pure".

And since you don't need the hosting prize, I can offer backlinks and promotion - not
a problem! Just let me know what to link to and your preferred anchor text

hmm Just clarify for me what your idea of grunge is? Mine I suspect is completely different!!

I'll have another go when I get back from lectures/shopping.

[espmartin]

Hey gang, Thought I would pop in and say howdy once again. Found myself quite busy the last week or so, but I am still interested in submitting some samples. I am quite curious as to how to post a submission for a site though.

I have some logo sample layouts and decorative text as well. But am quite new to posting the links here. Would I do the same like I did in the other contest?

Yes Goldjobber. Simply do as you did with the other postings. Screenshots
will be fine, just link to them using our BBCode:

[IMG]http://your-site.com/test.jpg[/IMG]

Looking forward to the submissions!

[espmartin]

Grunge to me is (please remember I'm NOT a graphics person, just a wannabe)
a displaced look, like rusting metal, or something like these:
Reverse Grunge - Easy Texture Technique in Photoshop (and others) | BittBox
5 really great grunge fonts: etc: quick links to good stuff

And I LOVE the (if you can call your technique this) "background designs" on
the images you've done here: Flickr: Photos from xhan104

This site has - at least the header image, swirly lines on it that I am thinking
of as far as "eye candy": Sons of Korah

I hope I'm not too picky! I just have very strict tastes

[xhan]

Grunge to me is (please remember I'm NOT a graphics person, just a wannabe)
a displaced look, like rusting metal, or something like these:
Reverse Grunge - Easy Texture Technique in Photoshop (and others) | BittBox
5 really great grunge fonts: etc: quick links to good stuff

And I LOVE the (if you can call your technique this) "background designs" on
the images you've done here: Flickr: Photos from xhan104

This site has - at least the header image, swirly lines on it that I am thinking
of as far as "eye candy": Sons of Korah

I hope I'm not too picky! I just have very strict tastes

hmm ok - I have a few ideas now! I'll have a go tomorrow I have 2 days off - hopefully we wont be filming :S

[espmartin]

I'm crazy exited!!!

[Goldjobber]

Okily dokily...
Here are my first two entries. If I get another day like today where clients cancel due to snow, I might make up a couple more.

I made a screeny of it for posting in here, slightly scaled down to fit.

Let me know what you think. Colors are totally changeable.


If you would like to see it as a make shift html page
you can go to my site..goldjobber.com/fsn_contest_entry.html

Do let me know what you think

Ps...that font you really like... the one called Trashed...Dude I dl'd it to see what your logo would look like...UUUUGGGGLLLLY! well not that bad, but hard on the eyes to read.
Let me know if you want that as a possibility, if no one else mocks it up I can...I will warn you though...Erf!

[xhan]

on another note you've just given me a brilliant excuse to do one of my favourite things - DOWNLOAD FONTS!! eee! I had over 600 on my old PC!

[xhan]

I've found the colours very hard to work with on this one!



Still had some bugs!

[Scripter]

Nice work Xhan.
Good to see some activity on this thread. Keep it up

[espmartin]

Really like these !

Goldjobber, I want to stay with the "professional look". Not that your not a pro, it's just
that your images are more "whimsical" I need more of a "corporate" look - BUT a grungy one

Han, The fierceStreet Network name is not really the branding I'm going after, but the
keyphase "Web Standards In Design" is what I want prominently displayed.

And the colors I have in the schemes are too hard to work with? Thanks for these so far!!!!