[Project Complete] Due: June 10th - Film production company - 700$

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Dear designers,

Our client, a film production company in Norway, has given us the pleasure of making their first website. We encourage all designers to give a contribution as this is the clients first website and they are really interested in having a lot of ideas on the table.

PLEASE READ THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT.

Company Details

1a) Name of Company: Pelsman Productions

1b)Company Tag Line or slogan: N/A

1c) Do you have a company logo? NO

1d) Do you have a corporate visual identity (a customized (non stock) logo and color scheme carried out throughout your office, stationery, business cards, etc.)? NO

1e) What is the nature of your business?: Briefly describe your products or services: Producing commercials, documentaris, music videos and information films.

1f) Who is your target market? Who are you hoping to reach with your site? People working in the business and potential clients


Website Details

1b) Do you have an existing website? If so, what is the URL? NO

2b) IMPORTANT: Please list at least 3 URLs (web addresses) of high quality sites that you like the look of (these do not have to be sites who’s business is similar to yours. It aids us in determining what your design style is.) Please consider layout, colors, navigation, graphics, and typography:

http://www.halfilms.com/
The design is cool, nice simplicity, but slightly messy composition. The overall look of seriuousness is appealing.

http://www.apple.com
We really like the navigation - the menu on top is easy to notice and easy to read without being flashy at all.

http://www.youtube.com/
We like the colors in the navigation menu on top. Fargene på topmenyen faller veldig i smak. The four video thumbnail under "promoted videos" have perfect size and alignement.

3b) What colors or color schemes would you like?
White/grey - light colors. Nothing too flashy as we are going for a somewhat minimalistic look

4b) List the Navigation links for your Site: PLEASE SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENT


5b) What type of look are you trying to achieve? (e.g. clean, high-tech, conservative, warm, flashy, etc.) PLEASE READ ATACHED DOCUMENT

6b) Please provide the addresses of competitors' sites, if possible: N/A

7b) Do you have any images for use in the design of your site? If not, do you have images, can you offer suggestions of what you type of imagery you feel would be most suitable for your website: We do not need any images at this stage. There will only be one image, the Pelsman logo which will be produced simultaneously as this template.

Deadlines and Deliverables

1c) What is the deadline for your template design? June 10th

2c) Will you require HTML coding? (Yes/No) YES

3c) If so, will you require it to be ONLY CSS layout? (Yes/No --- {fees}) YES

4c) How many pages coded will you require delivered? ({fees}) ???



Are there any other comments/specific ideas we should keep in mind while designing your project?
PLEASE READ ATTACHED DOCUMENT


Jon

[mariust]

Attn. moderators:

Does my project description meet the requirements, and does it seem like I have described it in a way you designers appreciate?

Jon

[Anne]

Hi

I think the description looks fine, I am just missing to see some example of high quality sites that you like the look of. :)

Regard
Anne

[mariust]

List of websites we like is now added in message #1.

Thank you,
Jon

[Anne]

Thanks, that helps a lot :)

[mariust]

The attached document describes four pages of the website. Is our 700$ reward somewhat small compared to what work needs to be done?

[Squad]

Hi Jon.
Here is my proposal for the documentary's page and the who is page.
For the page where you actually view the video do you intend to use the YouTube Player or a custom one? And if so would you also like us to design it?

Concerning the logo...I saw that in the attached document, at the who is page there was a picture of a cat, so I presumed Pelsman was his name:)

Please let me know what you thing about the design so far.
All the best,
Squad

[jeff797]

Hello. Here is my concept:

v1
http://www.jeffbazer.com/designoutpost/pelsman idea 1 - 5-27 - who is.png

http://www.jeffbazer.com/designoutpost/pelsman idea 1 - 5-27 - doc.png

http://www.jeffbazer.com/designoutpost/pelsman idea 1 - 5-27 - doc video.png

Thanks

[Anne]

Here is my entry

Anne

[Anne]

Video page #1

[Anne]

Videopage #2

[mariust]

Dear Squad, Jeff and Anne:

Thank you for your contributions. I will have complete feedback on all of your designs within 24 hours from the entry of this reply. This looks like a really good start, and I am looking forward to showing you work to my partners.

Best regards
Jon Aabakken

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Squad Media
The colors are not exactly what we had in mind, we are looking for a more masculine look. Also, we would like to see the design without the frame surrounding the content area.

We will not use youtube's player. It would be great if you can make a design to it :)

As for the logo, you do not need to worry about this, as we have a local designer working on this.

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JEFF:
We like the overall look a lot. Looks professional and clean. It is very in line with Pelsman Productions visions.

Changes we would like to try:
1. Make the menu/navigation bar on top the same way as the "copyright bar" in the bottom - with only one color.

2. Try to find a different font for menu and text, as the current one is a bit tiring to read. Something more easy on the eye would be great.

Looking forward to seeing your next version.

Jon

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ANNE:

The menu is a bit too similar to Apple's and we encourage you to try to make it more different.

We only want four thumbnails in each horizontal alignment.

Frames around thumbnails can be a good idea, but the current look is a bit too playful.

Looking forward to revised design - keep up the good work.


Jon

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ALL DESIGNERS:

Frames can work, but they need to be really toned down, or not used at all.

The blue colors we have seen so far are not masculine enough.

Feel free to throw ideas at as if you should come up with new concepts!

Best regards
Jon

[jeff797]

Thanks for the feedback. Here are my revisions:

v2

http://www.jeffbazer.com/designoutpost/pelsman idea 2 - 5-27 - who is.png

http://www.jeffbazer.com/designoutpost/pelsman idea 2 - 5-27 - doc.png

http://www.jeffbazer.com/designoutpost/pelsman idea 2 - 5-27 - doc video.png

[Squad]

Hi Jon.
Here's another version from me with a bit more of a masculine feel to it.

[mariust]

Dear Jeff:
Thank you for the updated deisgn - I will get complete feedback within 12 hours from this reply.

Dear Squad:
Thank you for another even cooler design. This one is something new compared to all previous contributions, and I think you may have set the bar for the further development of this comptetion. The way you have used more grey and black has given a touch of msculinity which was lacking before.. I will have complete feedback on the design in 12 hours rom this reply.

ALL DEIGNERS:
The prebious designs from Jeff and Squad are the strongest at the moment. Challenge them? Try for something in the middle of the two designs, or also try for something completely new - You never know, YOUR visions can be better than ours :) Surprise us!

Jon

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Jeff
We like the shadows and the new twist to the menu. Is it possible to make the text/font in the menu even more readable. Maybe bolder font?
We would also like to see another way to make the word DOCUMENTARY more visible.
The goal is to get the videos and thumbnails even more in focus.
Can you try a different twist on the thumbnails. (preferably without shadows)
Also please try a new alternative to the "back" button.

Squad
You hit bullseye with the masculin approach. Focus is on the right place - the thumbnails and videos.
Can you try to make highlight the chosen menu button even more so it is easier to see what part of the site one is currently browsing?

Please also try a different way to arenge the "who is pelsman post@pelsman.com phonenumber"

Thank you - looking forward to revised designe.

Best regards
Jon

[jeff797]

Hi Jon,

Here are my revisions. I look forward to your feedback. Thanks!

v3
http://www.jeffbazer.com/designoutpost/pelsman idea 3 - 5-27 - who is.png

http://www.jeffbazer.com/designoutpost/pelsman idea 3 - 5-27 - doc.png

http://www.jeffbazer.com/designoutpost/pelsman idea 3 - 5-27 - doc video.png

[Zoe]

An idea from me. Looking forward to your feedback.

Thanks

[mariust]

Jeff
Good progress! We like the fading you have added to the background.
Can you try this: Remove the text "documentary" from the content area, and rather let the menu tell the user which page is being browsed. Can you find a way to highlight the chosen menu button even more?

Thank you - looking forward to the next design.
Best regards
Jon

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Zoe
Thank you for bringing some thing new into the game. We are not thrilled about the red color. We feel like this color, as well as the film-strip frame surrounding thumbnails, takes the focus away from the actual thumbnails. We want the thumbnails and videoplayers to be the unchallenged center of attention of the viewer.

We are impressed by the composition and overall design, as the webpage is easy to scan and understand. The problem is that it does not represent the personality of Pelsman. The design looks a bit too commercial. Maybe go for a slightly more masculine look?

Thank's again for the design - looking forward to the next :)
Best regards
Jon

[mariust]

ALL DESIGNERS: All new designs are welcome! Thank you for everything so far.

Jon

[Zoe]

Hello Jon,

Thank you for your feedback. Please see some changes below.

[mariust]

Dear Zoe,

Minor changes - but major difference! Good work.
1 Can you find a way to highlight the chosen menu option even more?
2 Try to make the phonenumber a bit smaller
3 Go easier on the frames/boxes for "who is pelsman" and "email pelsman"
4 How will the video player look?
5 Try only four thumbnails on each horizontal alignment

Thank you
Jon

[Zoe]

Hello Jon,

Thank you for the feedback. Here are the updates. :)

[Squad]

Hi Jon.
Here are the updates.

[jeff797]

Hi Jon,

Here are my changes.

v4
http://www.jeffbazer.com/designoutpost/pelsman idea 4 - 5-27 - doc.png

http://www.jeffbazer.com/designoutpost/pelsman idea 4 - 5-27 - doc video.png

http://www.jeffbazer.com/designoutpost/pelsman idea 4 - 5-27 - who is.png

[mariust]

Dear Jeff:

So far you design is the strongest and you are in a good lead. We would like to see you try to make some minor adjustments towards the finish line:
1. Try to go easier on the light/dark fading in the background. Make it with a little less contrast.
2. See if you can tone down the colors in the background just a tad. Make it a little more greyish
3. Remove the small arrow below the elected menu option.
4. This is the last challenge: In order to give the design a touch of personality, we would like to have a small black icon/symbol in the top right corner of each menu option. When menu option is selected the icon/symbol should turn white against the dark background. For "Two Flies" we were thinking about having two small black flies. For "Music Video" maybe we should use a music note? Try to find similar things representing each menu option in a funny way.

Good luck! Keep up the good work!

Jon

[mariust]

All designers:

Jeff is currently the one with the design we like the most. Anyone up for giving him a run for his money? Next tuesday is the deadline for the competition, but there is a chance we may finish it this weekend as we are on a deadline for completing the website.

With thanks to Squad, Zoe and Anne for your work so far - give us some last ideas if you have any!

Best regards
Jon

[Zoe]

Hello Jon,

The last time I made some changes to the colours it was quite a change so thought I would make some minor adjustments to the design, tone down the colours a little for one last look. :) If you would like to see the changes throughout the pages just let me know.

[Zoe]

or a change in heading placement.

[Anne]

I am working on a revision.

Anne

[mariust]

Dear all designers:
Thank you for new designs! I will be waiting for all of you to post your work in progress when these are finished. No rush :)

Best regards
Jon

[mariust]

Zoe:

Thank you, I will need to let the Pelsman guys to have look at videoplayer and thumbnail screens as well. Can you provide these please?

Kind regards
Jon

[Anne]

I wanted to try something different so here is a new design from me. Maybe to dark for your taste but I wanted to post it anyway :D

Anne

[jeff797]

Hi Jon,

Thanks for the feedback. Here is an option with the icons grey:

[jeff797]

And an option with color icons:

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Jeff:

I can't see any pictures/screenshots..

Jon

[jeff797]

Sorry about that Jon. Not sure what happened, but it should be fixed now.

[Zoe]

Hello Jon,

Here are the changes to all 3 pages.

[Zoe]

and optional layout 2

Elements can be mixed matched if requested.

[mariust]

All designers:

I will have feedback for you all by tomorrow. There is a lot to think about for the guys at Pelsman, but I am having regular consultations with them every day to make sure they get what they want. Sorry to keep you all waiting.

Status: In the moment, the competition is really tight.. I have no idea how this will end..

Best
Jon

[mariust]

All designers:
Sorry for the delayed feedback. I will have this on monday to request your last revisions, and we will announce the winner as soon as you have all delivered the last requests.

Good luck to you all!
Jon

[mightymau]

Hi, I I'm working on a concept right now.. will post it tomorrow.. :)

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mightymau

We are looking forward to seeing your concept!

Thank you :)
Jon

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Zoe: Can you try to do a small adjustments to colors? I think it would be interesting to see a little less strengt in color and a little more grey tones

anne: A little brighter, it is just a tad oo dark in there. And plese try to show the thumbnails without the frame. It looks cool like it is now, but it kind of reminds us of small iPods. Just the thumbnails would be perfect.

Jeff and Squad: We have no further comments.

Status is that we are waiting for mightymau's concept. As soon as we have this as well as the last changes from Anne and Zoe we will be able to announce the winner.

The competition is incredibly tight and there is no telling which one the Pelsman team will go with in the end.

Again, thanks to you all for making this a very interesting process!

Jon

[Anne]

Here are the changes to my design

Anne

[mightymau]

ok here it is:
:D

[Zoe]

Here is a grey version. :)

[Zoe]

and light grey

[mariust]

Big thanks to you all. I will have a meeting with the Pelsman crew in 4 hours to pick a winner.

Great work everybody! Thank you again for making this a really interesting competition :)

Jon

[mariust]

Dear all designers:

As I've said several times before, this has been a very interesting process, and the Pelsman crew are really impressed by all the good ideas you've all come up with. The Pelsman CEO told me to give you all his biggest thanks for contributing!

Ironic as it is, the winner of this contest is the last designer to post a concept. Congratulations MightyMau, your design kind of blew the competition away right at the finish line. Your design was chosen because it struck a nerve in the Pelsman crew somehow, and made them unanimously declare it as the winner at first sight. Congratulations! See you in the revisions forum :)

Zoe, Anne, Jeff, Squad:
I understand if this feels kind of bitter as you have all been in the process for a long time. Unfortunately, there is nothing we can do about the result.

On behalf of myself and the Pelsman crew I would like to express a great gratitude for all the efforts you have put into this. You've all done a great job and I hope to see you in future competitions!

Sincerely
Jon Aabakken

[Anne]

Not bitter at all :), You've got a great design and sometimes simple is better :D

Congrats mightymau

Anne

[Zoe]

Congratulations MightyMau. Great Design. :)

Jon, I have moved this thread to the revisions forum where you can continue to work with MightyMau on any changes that may be required. Once you receive the files if you could drop by and post a quick note here for admin purposes that would be great.

We hope you have enjoyed your Design Outpost experience and that we see you again in the future. :)

[mariust]

Will do as you request Zoe :) You will definately be seing me around for other projects soon!

Jon

[mightymau]

Wow thanks! ok let me know if you have any revisions.

[mariust]

Dear MightyMau,

I will add you to my list of contacts on messenger, but I will still get back to you with revision requests in this forum.

Kind regards
Jon Aabakken

[mariust]

Dear MightyMau:

Please make the top menu show the following options:
VIDEOS SHOWREEL BEHIND THE SCENES CONSTRUCTION TO FLUER

Please make more visible buttons for "Watch movie in high definition" and "Back to movie list"

I think these are the final changes, but I will not know for sure untill tomorrow.

Best regards
Jon

[mightymau]

Hey Jon,
Heres the revision:

[mariust]

Dear Mau:
Please add one more link in the top menu line: Clients

At video, behind the scenes and construction the sub menu should contain the following six options:

Documentary
Reportage
Music
Sport
Event film
Information film

With thanks
Jon

[mightymau]

Heres the revision:

[mariust]

Sorry Mau, I ment the sub menu you already had created. The vertically aligned one on the left. Just change the links in it to:

Documentary
Reportage
Music
Sport
Event film
Information film

With thanks
Jon

[mightymau]

ok here it is:

[mariust]

Thanks Mau,

The Pelsman crew should be happy with this, I will show it to them and have them give us the thumbs up for file transfer.

BR
Jon

[mariust]

The design is completed. Thank you for a job well done Mau :) Please provide files to my e.mail: jon.aabakken@zeeget.com

Best regards
Jon

[mightymau]

files sent!

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