Redesign of eaglewheels.com $170

[Jeffo]

Hello, (Admin code added by Palmer - 9908424)

We are in need of a redesign of our http://www.eaglewheels.com website. Winner takes home $170.

This site is soley used to sell custom alloy wheels (a majority are American Eagle Wheels - which are mostly made in here in the USA).

The logo I would like to keep is from the logo contest we had on the logo forum.
It is located at:
http://www.eaglewheels.com/images/4.gif
This can be resized if need be.

Color scheme:
I would like to stay with a blue base with maybe some patriotic colors (red/white/blue)

Navigation:
We need to have the following catagories for navigation:
HOME
RWD WHEELS
FWD WHEELS
2-PIECE WHEELS
CLASSIC WHEELS
REPLICA WHEELS
BOSS WHEELS
SPECIALS
SHIPPING
WARRANTY
CONTACT US
CUSTOMER RIDES

We need to use frames on this so I can easily change which wheel appears in our right bottom frame.

I am sure I forgot something, but my employees and I will try to check in and add comments or answer questions as we go.
thanks,
Jeff

[motiveX]

Originally posted by Jeffo@Jun 17 2003, 07:38 PM
Hello, (Admin code added by Palmer - 9908424)

We are in need of a redesign of our http://www.eaglewheels.com website. Winner takes home $170.

This site is soley used to sell custom alloy wheels (a majority are American Eagle Wheels - which are mostly made in here in the USA).

The logo I would like to keep is from the logo contest we had on the logo forum.
It is located at:
http://www.eaglewheels.com/images/4.gif
This can be resized if need be.

Color scheme:
I would like to stay with a blue base with maybe some patriotic colors (red/white/blue)

Navigation:
We need to have the following catagories for navigation:
HOME
RWD WHEELS
FWD WHEELS
2-PIECE WHEELS
CLASSIC WHEELS
REPLICA WHEELS
BOSS WHEELS
SPECIALS
SHIPPING
WARRANTY
CONTACT US
CUSTOMER RIDES

We need to use frames on this so I can easily change which wheel appears in our right bottom frame.

I am sure I forgot something, but my employees and I will try to check in and add comments or answer questions as we go.
thanks,
Jeff
May we have a .png, .psd or a file with a transparent background?

I personally have some ideas for this template, need a logo that can be worked with a bit (not changed, simply worked within a design concept).

Thanks.

[Jeffo]

Hi,
Ondarax had created it and I email them to see if they can help on this logo issue. Here is a link to that contest:
http://www.designoutpost.com/forums/index....ST&f=4&t=501&s= (http://www.designoutpost.com/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=4&t=501&s=)

[Raja]

here is the PSD vector file....
http://24.192.15.159/ew/ (http://webfellaz.com/ew/)
plus others
:)

[lang]

Can you give us a rough deadline, Jeff? Thanks! :)

[Jeffo]

I am looking to run the contest for a couple of weeks. Let me know if you need anymore info on our behalf.
Jeff

[Dras]

I will have something done in a couple of days for ya.

Also do you have a slogan of any sort?

[Dras]

I just kinda threw this together in like 20 minutes, I know it does'nt look all good now but I am worndering if you are wanting anything special or whatever added to it? I am also wondering if you going for a profeesional look or just Go on creativity?

[admin edit- Only members of the Design Team are permitted to enter contests, please follow the site guidelines (http://www.designoutpost.com/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=4&t=35&s=). Thanks :)]

[Jeffo]

We would like a clean professional appearance kinda like what we got with our www.wheelreplicas.com site.
Jeff

[lang]

Just to let you know, Jeff, I'll have a template for you fairly soon. :)

[Dras]

forget it then, I am out!

[Palmer]

Originally posted by Dras@Jun 24 2003, 11:03 PM
forget it then, I am out!
Nice attitude :rolleyes:

[motiveX]

Originally posted by Palmer@Jun 24 2003, 09:12 PM
Originally posted by Dras@Jun 24 2003, 11:03 PM
forget it then, I am out!
Nice attitude :rolleyes:
What a rebel.

:lol: :brow:

[lang]

The car took me a while to draw, so hopefully you like it. :) This is designed for frames and kept clean.

<img src='http://www.mynics.net/eaglewheels/EagleWheels_v1.gif[/img]

[ant1832]

Here's my entry, clean and simple. Feedback is appreciated.

https://www.quickbase.com/up/8yqz5cte/g/rt/ep/va/eagle_thumb.jpg

.: Full size :. (https://www.quickbase.com/up/8yqz5cte/g/rt/en/va/eagle.jpg)

[Jeffo]

Looking good on both entries, I will have my rep that handles the sales on the site to put in his 2 cents also today or tommorow.

Couple quick questions:
1) Do the links on the left highlight or change on mouse rollovers?
2) Are the examples frames compliant so I can keep the top and left portion of the page while changing the body on the right/bottom?

Thanks,
JEff

[ant1832]

1.My template does change on rollover...the home link represents what the rollover will look like.
2.That shouldn't be a problem.

[motiveX]

Hey Jeff-

I have a few questions.

Are frames a must? I have a ton of design idea's but doing it in frames just wouldn't be something I would want to do to a design. You mention wanting the top part to stay the same, as well as the left part....this could be achieved using includes with PHP or ASP...setting up a header, panel, content sort of thing so the header and navigation areas are not reloading with each click.

I am just curious how tied down to using the frame setup you are, because I have some idea's brewing...but don't want to put a lot of time into something if you are set in stone on this setup.

Thanks,
Sean

[lang]

Hi Jeff,

Make that a yes to both of your questions. :)

Lang

[Jeffo]

I had always used frames because I have code written in SAS that generates my html code for each wheel which is displayed as a page in the frame to the right. I am not totally familiar with how I could maintain this configuration with ASP and have not worked with PHP.
Jeff

[motiveX]

Originally posted by lang@Jun 25 2003, 08:15 PM
Hi Jeff,

Make that a yes to both of your questions. :)

Lang
Good advice Lang.

:rolleyes:

[motiveX]

I will have something shortly, but I can assure you its not something you are going to like....cause I chose to go totally different color scheme.

:look:

[motiveX]

Here is my entry.

I chose to stay away from the colors you requested, because I wasn't getting that kind of vibe from your product. Wheels to me are sleek, and sleek means dark and slick....

In saying that, check out the following:

You can view a full graphical representation of what the site would look like if you click the HTML link on this page at the bottom (in the description).

http://www.placidminds.com/wheels/template.html

:ninja:

[Jeffo]

Xterior - it is a cool looking site, but the car with the wheel on it is not an Eagle wheel, that would cause some pretty harsh confusion with people looking at the site.

The design is pretty good, but could it be a little more of the blue color, American Eagle has spent millions on advertising with the blue color so I wanted to try and kinda ride on their marketing.

[motiveX]

Originally posted by Jeffo@Jun 26 2003, 07:09 AM
Xterior - it is a cool looking site, but the car with the wheel on it is not an Eagle wheel, that would cause some pretty harsh confusion with people looking at the site.

The design is pretty good, but could it be a little more of the blue color, American Eagle has spent millions on advertising with the blue color so I wanted to try and kinda ride on their marketing.
Oh well, had the idea so I figured I would go with it before I lost it.

Thanks,
Sean

[Jeffo]

xterior - yea it looks cool, but kinda need a different car on the front - as it is running another companies wheel that we do not sell.

[motiveX]

Originally posted by Jeffo@Jun 26 2003, 10:45 AM
xterior - yea it looks cool, but kinda need a different car on the front - as it is running another companies wheel that we do not sell.
What cars DO have your wheels?

Since i know nothing about your company or product, I really can't try to guess which cars do or don't have a set of your wheels on them.

Have any pictures or can point the designers in the right direction?

[Raja]

that's an awsome design X

[Jeffo]

Look at the customer rides section, these have our wheels on them. Or go to www.aewheel.com there are examples there.

[motiveX]

Originally posted by Jeffo@Jun 26 2003, 12:25 PM
Look at the customer rides section, these have our wheels on them. Or go to www.aewheel.com there are examples there.
No i mean cars with your wheels, not just the wheels alone...I knew where those were, I used em in my design.

Sorry for the confusion.

[Jeffo]

The customer rides section on eaglewheels.com has pics of the wheels on the car and there are cars with the wheels on them at aewheel.com

[motiveX]

Click #002.

Different colors, and your wheels.

:tup:

http://www.placidminds.com/wheels/template.html

[BrianDove]

template screeenshot deleted for space inconvenient. :)

[Jeffo]

koolbrian,
nice design, can you add in things like our phone number, hours of operation, something that shows we accept charge cards --- and also the car in the upper left does not have eagle wheels on it.

[BrianDove]

updated entry:

[BrianDove]

A new entry, feedback welcomed !

[Jeffo]

I will end the contest within 3-4 days as one of designers is on vacation.

Coolbrian - as far as the design, could you change the charge card logo to not have that white background on the blue bar - it looks kinda rough like that. Also, on the car and the top we would prefer something like the 077 wheel on the car and the 212 wheel on the watermark on the right.
jb

[motiveX]

Originally posted by Jeffo@Jul 6 2003, 02:41 PM
I will end the contest within 3-4 days as one of designers is on vacation.

Coolbrian - as far as the design, could you change the charge card logo to not have that white background on the blue bar - it looks kinda rough like that. Also, on the car and the top we would prefer something like the 077 wheel on the car and the 212 wheel on the watermark on the right.
jb
I am not sure if you meant me by the vacation thingie, but I am back now...whacked out in the head about what today REALLY is, but back.

:blink: :help:

[Jeffo]

Let me have our guys look at them all and we will pick the final one this week.
Jeff

[ant1832]

I had a little time to create another template. Let me know what you think

https://www.quickbase.com/up/8yqz5cte/g/rz/ep/va/eagle2_thumb.jpg
.: Full size :. (https://www.quickbase.com/up/8yqz5cte/g/rz/en/va/eagle2.jpg)

*The home button represents what it will look like on rollover.

[lang]

I may throw together another template for this contest. :)

[motiveX]

Just a reminder, these were the changes which were requested in case the link was lost:

http://www.placidminds.com/wheels/large3.html

[ant1832]

Yeah seems like Jeffo hasn't been around for a few days.

[lang]

This is to let you know that I will have another entry today. Thanks.

[later edit]

And here it is...

http://www.mynics.net/eaglewheels/EagleWheels_v2.jpg

[Jeffo]

Sorry for the delay, we have been overloaded at work!

Thank you everyone for all the great entries and working with us on modifications.

The winner is Lang with his last entry. What we liked about his entry:
*Very American, staying with the Red / White / Blue theme.
*Very Easy to navigate
*Very eye catching

It was a VERY tough decision as we saw aspects in everyones that we liked. We have had great success using this forum and will use it again.

Thank you to all the entries again,
Jeff

[ant1832]

Congrats Lang B)

[Palmer]

Ditto. Congratulations Lang. :clap:

Thanks Jeff, we appreciate the repeat business. :)

[lang]

Thanks all. I'll PM you, Jeff.