The Writer As A Tree $65 x 2

[rlevant]

(Admin code added by Palmer - 784243X)

Greetings,

AWritingLife.Org is an offshot of our small non-traditional church (incorporated in wisconsin and application for 501c3 submitted)

This site does not yet exist-- though some content does and workshops have taken palce -- a logo..or better site header to help us get it started would be great:)



Details:

1.The Site
2. Title
3. Imagery
4. Colors

1.The Site

It is actually a site about WRITING as a
mission..an organic and creative process...
involved in healing and transforming the world

2.Site Title: A Writing Life

3.Imagery:

The metaphor for the site will be the writer as a tree...

Taking in nourishment from the world
branches extending out, growing leaves
And returning Fruit
Some sun and stream in image would be good.

Important Note: (This site is not about marketing writing, mechanics or grammar or selling ones writing

The site is about the Process of Writing and it's fruits for the world
. It will have some writings ( of course) about
writing ,growth ,healing & spirituality..it will offer workshops on these and resources on writing artistry, creativity,nature and religion and healing sort of stuff

4.Color Scheme:
General color preferences would be....

Really Rich and Organic Colors --Greens, Blues with some Gold and Deep
Red or maybe brick sort of stuff......a feeling of organic/natural richness..yet
classy

Laughs..is this too much or too little info?

Best

Renee

[Goodhaus]

:P Here's the first entry…

[rlevant]

HI!

WOW

I feel bad giving any alternative feeback but I guess that is how we do this.

They all look great...

what we want though is more realistic deep colors..
I'll see if I can find some sites that have those sort

Maybe thinking more about showing the RoOTS and branches
so a sense of drawing in energy from earth/water...

and giving back to people in form fruit

Let me see if I can find some helpful images/colors

Thankx

Renee

[jonmulk]

Here's an idea from me. Please advise.

Cheers,

Jon

[rlevant]

**pout***

its beautiful the red iand gold are more like it


But we want a TREE branches roots sun and water and fruit :)

[Goodhaus]

2nd revision…please suggest accordingly on any changes. Stick with artistic look or more photo-like? Will this be used on stationary/bus. card? Thx, Doug. ;)

[rlevant]

Great! It's really getting there

Yes more realistic-- tree larger and older more trunk and branches

Yes GG more realistic photo like and colors more realistic to nature

It doesn't need to be a sunrise though it can be and I really love the sun in the second one....and there being a lot of it

Could use more water

this is for a web page so you can feel free to spread it vertically (like the trunk for instance) and horizontally..

Who knows we might want to print flyers at some point. I know hat number of colors are different...How hard would it be to convert it if we just focused on the web now?

Now we are getting all excited :tup:

Renee

[rlevant]

oops

please erase

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[jonmulk]

I presume this message was meant to be part of this thread:

http://www.designoutpost.com/forums/?showtopic=1870

...? Methinks a merge is in order! :)

[Palmer]

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Done :)

[rlevant]

<!--QuoteBegin-G)(G+Nov 7 2003, 09:13 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (G)(G @ Nov 7 2003, 09:13 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> 2nd revision…please suggest accordingly on any changes. Stick with artistic look or more photo-like? Will this be used on stationary/bus. card? Thx, Doug. ;) [/b][/quote]
Oh Great!

It's really getting there

Yes more realistic---- tree larger and older more trunk and branches

Yes GG more realistic photo like and colors more realistic to nature

It doesn't need to be a sunrise though it can be--I do love it and I really love the sun in the second one....and there being a lot of it

Could use more water I like the movement of he water

I like the showing roots

I also *really* like the pencil horizontally as the horizon neat!



this is for a web page so you can feel free to spread it vertically (like the trunk for instance) and horizontally..

Who knows we might want to print flyers at some point. I know that number of colors are different...How hard would it be to convert it if we just focused on the web now?

Now we are getting all excited :tup:

[rlevant]

***Looks Around hopefully******


Are there more entries coming?

[jonmulk]

I really wish I had the illustrational skills in order to submit a design that fits the description (incorporating roots, branches, trees, sun, water, fruit, etc....).

However, if something pops into my mind, then I'll be sure to re-submit! ;)

[rlevant]

Cool Jon

Can you add in roots and sun and water and fruit

and maybe a pencil horizon:)
(or some other symbol of writing ?)

:)

[jonmulk]

OK, illustrational designs aren't my strongest point, but I gave it a go anyway. I've incorporated a tree's roots, a pencil (but not as a horizon line, as that would be copying GG's concept), fruit, and the sun. Let me know what you think.

[jonmulk]

LOL!
:stupid:
Just noticed that the address is '.org' (as opposed to '.com')... :blush:

[KellyB]

hi :) I think this is probably not the type of style you're looking for.. but I wanted to submit it anyway since I finished it :)

<img src='http://www.c1vision.com/sitepoint/writing.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

[rlevant]

NOt the style!!!

IT IS WONDERFUL

MAN we LOVE IT

The colors are wonderful
movement of water is great


What we'd love would be *chuckle*

to combine Your idea of colors of water, sun and trunk and such and design of the tree
with the way GG integrated writing INTO the nature design making the connection


heh ..or if jon added such things to his tree:)



We are so not artists so coming up with ways to integrate writing with nature is probably not siomething we will do well..but here are some of our graphical skill limited and severely design challenged ideas (we are not idea challenged :))

I hope GG comes back and stays with the Horizon idea ..makingthe colors deeper and tree more tree like larger\

For others.. hard...adding a writer (if gendered should be female)
Or usingthe words

or bringng some apples over to the other side where there could be a writer, writing implement or notebook or people reading or coming out of a book being writen

orr notebook could be the ground on which tree grows


Just brainstorming.. no attachments here to our design impared thoughts :)

[KellyB]

ok that confused me !! :D

I'll see if I can make head or tail out of it though :)

Kelly

[rlevant]

Oh Man oh Jon Engle

Oh my gosh WOWSA

You really have what we are looking for there

Can you do these changes

The idea of the second entry with the tree of your first entry and these changes


1. make quill deep russet red
2. make apples on the tree that color too
3.add that redish and orangy into the sun make it a little less 2d more life
4.add apple near thequill and book

5.add stream iwith rich bluish color like I mentioned liking in another entry

6.If possible add roots to the tree


Here is a link to a flash animation with a sun we love (another of our sites)
http://www.sekhemcollege.com


WOW

[rlevant]

Hi Kelly!

Sorry for confusing you... Our lack of design understanding is probably shining through as bright as your sun ;-)

The idea was to get the *writing* idea in there somehow

Does that help?

It is certainly less wordy than my first attempt to clarify :)

Renee

[KellyB]

aaah :) well here is a revision :)

<img src='http://www.c1vision.com/sitepoint/writing2.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

[KellyB]

I just realised what I did lol...

heres the proper name!! :)

<img src='http://www.c1vision.com/sitepoint/writing3.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

[rlevant]

BONUS ADDED

Hi folks $65 is really low for the work I am seeing here. We don't have more money to offer..but we are webspace rich...

So I will add the following for the winner:

Free webhosting for a year ..renewable for another year for a single design for another website

Your new site will include:

200 megs webspace

Cpanel with Fantastico installed

Free domain name for a year
unlimited email
mailing lists with web interface
unlimited mysql
cgi
etc
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Or they may choose the following option:

To design 6 more logo/graphics for sites over the year in exchange for:

Free reseller Account allowing them to set up their clients with their own webspace and Cpanel account with fantastico!

unlimited email, mysql
1 gig space 20 gig BW

or talk to me to arrange similar larger deal
hosting is on Pentium 4 dual Zeon server :)

Best

Renee

[rlevant]

Hi jonmulk!

You are just great. Not sure what to tell you there

We do love the lettering but we do want more Tree and such

Love the way that tree trunk and roots frame the design ..I'm not sure it could work larger... meaning more verticle height and more Tree ...

could it?

Could water be added...?

Thank you so much for hanging in there ...

The richness of your colors and enry is really appreciated

Best
Renee

[KellyB]

Hi again :)

Its 1:10am over here so I'm just heading off to my bed :)... If there are any changes you'd like to see to my last design with the quill, I will be able to get them done in the morning :)

Thanks again!!

[rlevant]

Awesome Kelly !

Could you make the Quill the red of the apples?

We have toyed with asking about putting an apple down lin the area of words and quill

maybe even like an inkwell

But as I have shown..we lack design sense and that might not be a good idea *laughs*

use your judgment ..it looks marvelous


Renee

[KellyB]

dont end the competition before I get up!! :lol:

night everyone :)

[rlevant]

:P

Fat Chance I would do that!


Besides ..Where is OUR DOUG (GG) ???!!! :tup:

[KellyB]

:) I couldnt sleep - all I could see were fields, apples and quills lol :D So I decided to make those changes.. I also changed the apples to make them a bit more apple looking , however these can easily be changed back if needed :)

<img src='http://www.c1vision.com/sitepoint/writing5.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

<img src='http://www.c1vision.com/sitepoint/writing4.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

[KellyB]

Edit : With the original apples..

<img src='http://www.c1vision.com/sitepoint/writing6.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

[rlevant]

WOW

Now what if you put some sheep coming from behind the tree..
lots of sheep

all over the field

waiting for you to count them


KELLY...You need Sleep


Love the apple with the quill FAbulous


wont answer the other question till you are rested

Best

Renee

:tup:

[rlevant]

KELLY!!!!


SLEEEEEP


LOOK LOOK

See the SHEEP?

ONE



TWO



Three

FOUR


........

[KellyB]

lol :) ok ok I will be off now then!! Although sheep might work :P only joking!!

See you in the morning :)

[rlevant]

Good Night ;)

[KellyB]

I'm awake now!! :D Slept in :rolleyes:

Are there any other changes you'd like me to make?

[rlevant]

Good morning Kelly!

I half expected to see a sheep in there this morning

I had pictures in my head last ight of a Sheep taking a bite of teh apple


and then of a black sheep...cause it took a bite of the quill




Ah ...hemmm


We love em...could we see the solid apples version WITH an apple like the one you have done near the quill? :)


WOW we are tempted to close the contest except we want to see what disturbed reality does with his tree and if GG(Doug) will do a revise....

If you guys are around let me know if you are going to submit a revision so I can either keep open a bit longer or close the contest before the sheep do something really strange.

Best

Renee :lol:

[KellyB]

Hiya :)

Heres the changes..as requested..

<img src='http://www.c1vision.com/sitepoint/writing7.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

and I couldnt resist it...

<img src='http://www.c1vision.com/sitepoint/writing8.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

[designmarket]

The following is an outburst from the peanut gallery:
:tup: :lol: :help: :tup:

[rlevant]

No Jon that's wrong!

Man you missed the whole point




Not Holy Cow....Holy Sheep

[rlevant]

Whoa


Have you guys ever heard of "An embarrassment of riches"

Oh my!

We are so in awe between Kelly's and this one we can't think to comment

We will soon

Wow

R

[KellyB]

Just thought I would change the brown section of land to a green colour - to complement the other side of the river... sheep can be added as necessary :P

<img src='http://www.c1vision.com/sitepoint/writing9.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

[rlevant]

Hi Jon

Ok we are breathing again.

We love the tree and the sunrise and color water

Love the idea of apple with bite (although the desire for sheep there is great---Kidding)


What I would like to try for is greater integration between the nature scene and the Text part

Here are few changes we would like to try and then an idea that may or may not have merit ( of course I am now emboldened by how good the apple and Quill idea I had worked;-))


1. We would like the Apple , Book , Quill Larger
2. The red lettering does not seem right...Blue like the Water and or black or dark dark green might look better


Now for a nother non designer attempt at design thought:
I wonder if the apple tree had some apples having fallen in the picture and some rolled down into the text area

hehehehe


Maybe that could give it that integrated look I am going for?

Best

An Overwhelmed purchaser !

[rlevant]

Kelly!!!!!!!!1


AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Not ANOTHER OPTION

We will go nuts

we want em all


(and I have to admit my partner and I privately have said we actualy DO like the sheep version the best.... Imagine if this was a how to market your writing site (it is not) we could do a flash animation of sheep going by then the words

It Is NOT Just a Dream....the sheep gambol across your landscape and then disappear and the quill and apple and text appear on the picture... )

[KellyB]

maybe the sheep and the falling apples are a bit too much :rolleyes:

<img src='http://www.c1vision.com/sitepoint/writing10.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

[rlevant]

And A Winner has been chosen

The sixty-five dollars plus webspace goes to ...

KELLY


And another winner has been chosen


$65 to Jon ... A member donated so we can get both:)

Jon..Just like it is in vector so we can use it however

Kelly ..your with larger sun.....
we are debating the brown versus green
(we may beg you to give us the sheep version as well..just ..in case)-- but that would be up to you

My Partner can''t even talk..She is the writer in the group and going nuts

Terrific JObs!
:tup: :tup: :tup: :tup: :tup: :tup:

[KellyB]

yaaay!! :) :)

Do you require the files in photoshop format or illustrator? :) I can provide both... and what I'll do is provide you with both a green grass and brown dirt version :)

Am so chuffed!! :) :)

Oh and you can have the sheep too :D

[rlevant]

Yes it was fun

wish we had more money

its sort of a steal at this rate..though we would never do it at a higher rate cause we could not do it and do all our projects

Now I am dying to have you guys do some of our ancient egypt sites LOL

and to find a flash person for that sheep animation hahaha

Kelly I need to read what I am supposed to do then I'll ask what you want and set up your web space and such

We do like the green better BTW just took some getting unattached to "see" it

Best

Renee

[rlevant]

OK the extra 65 sent to palmer

[KellyB]

wow Ancient Egypt - I have some ideas already :D

Aah I didnt know we needed to wait for Palmer - Its my first win :)

[rlevant]

Silly me


Actually I need vector so I can use it in future

But for web I need it in the approproiate GIF format to be visible on the web ;-)

[rlevant]

Kelly--

Your FIRST win. WHAT

Do these folks have no taste :D


Tsk tsk

[rlevant]

Well . . . er, um . . . Kelly and Jon. As Renee said, I'm . . . er, speechless. Wow! :blink:

Watching the development of these designs step by step was amazing! I am SO graphically undeveloped . . . but as a writer, I see that this is analogous to first draft and revisions.

Renee and I are thrilled that someone donated so that we can have both, because really . . . I don't know HOW we would have decided.

And, Kelly, I'm really happy that your first win was our contest! Yay! :tup:

I think Palmer has confirmed the first $65 deposit, and we're just waiting for confirmation of the one we just made.

Anyway, for a speechless woman, I guess I've said quite a bit, so I'll quit.

I am SO excited to have these beautiful designs for our site! Really chuffed, as Kelly says. :lol:

sedgwick

[KellyB]

:) I only joined last week :blink:

Have you seen my portfolio site? I've just changed the front illustration to something a bit more errm seductive lol :D Its at http://www.c1vision.com - comments appreciated !! (palmer pls dont shoot me for posting it in this thread!!)

[rlevant]

Your asking an X Nun about liking a more seductive design


ROTFLMAO!

hahaha

For most of your clients it is perfect

for us..you might want

A Tree.


I think we re allowed tp email after contest is confirmed

I hope you need a reseller account LOL

[KellyB]

errrm we actually run our own dedicated server lol :) but extra hosting is always a handy thing to have :D

I dont know whether the email thing is allowed - will have to okay that with Palmer :) (I dont wanna get kicked out in my first week hehe)

[Eagle]

*
Hi Kelly

Yes, it's fine to pm/email once a competition has closed...

Well done! :tup:

[rlevant]

in that case


;)

[ElKootcho]

<!--QuoteBegin-KellyB+Nov 9 2003, 03:14 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (KellyB @ Nov 9 2003, 03:14 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I dont know whether the email thing is allowed - will have to okay that with Palmer :) (I dont wanna get kicked out in my first week hehe) [/b][/quote]
That's it! You're outta here!!!! :angry:


Just kidding. :rolleyes: Once the contest is offically over DesignOutpost prefers that the final details and file transfer be handled via email. Congrats on your win! :tup:

[designmarket]

congrats Kelly & Jon :tup:

[Palmer]

Kelly-Congrats, PM me your PayPal email address and yes you may handle things privately now.

Rlevant-Which Jon? jonmulk or disturbReality?

The extra additional prize money has been received.

[rlevant]

Disturb Reality:)