csmedley got their new website or app by running a design contest:
Excellent HTML layout and design needed for a single page
$212
Experienced designers from around the world will contribute numerous concepts to you.
Collaborate with skilled and professional website & app designers to turn your ideas into reality.
Choose your preferred custom website or app design (or even two or three!), and the design will be exclusively yours.
The designers were able to grasp their design style quickly and interactively, resulting in a website or app that precisely captured their needs.
The summary document:
must be visually beautiful (this is our most important requirement!)
must be in HTML format
use of Javascript, CSS, etc is permitted
use of Flash is not permitted
must predominantly contain educational content about Astronomy
you may choose to use as much or as little of the example content as you like
you may add alternative content if it makes the overall summary more beautiful
don’t worry too much about the content though, we’re more interested in you showing us how we can markup & layout the content to look beautiful
must include at least:
2 videos
2 small images
2 large images
1 audio track
2 quotes
1 timeline
see the example content for clarification
the example timeline is a hack - there are probably better ways to represent a timeline in a web page
2 bullet lists
6 URLs
6 text sections
1 slideshow
1 (word) definition
must look beautiful on iPads and laptop/desktop screens
does not have to be optimised for small-screen devices (i.e. smartphones)
should not be longer than about 10 screens when displayed on an iPad
should look great in at least 90% of the most commonly-used web browsers (Safari/Chrome/FireFox/IE)
Don’t worry about quirks in uncommon versions of some browsers that might mis-render the summary
must display an “AstroSummaries.com” logo near the top of the summary
Target audience
Someone who:
has selected unmarked-up content and wants to view it beautifully
loves to learn
wants a knowledge document to refer back to regularly
Values, feelings and messages we want the design to communicate
Simple
Beautiful
Personalised
Goals we want the design to achieve
Demonstrate in HTML a beautiful summary of information with contrasting emphasis and creative aspects
Colors we do and don’t like
We like aesthetically appealing color schemes that are consistent
Should look professional, but colourful enough to be interesting
Specific ideas and imagery we like, as a general direction or theme
We love Apple design
Examples of other designs we do and don’t like
We don’t like text-only articles
We don’t like documents crammed full of things - intelligent use of whitespace is important
We do like appropriate use of images, video, links to enrich content and make a point
WE do like appropriate use of emphasis to enhance memory
As design entries are submitted, you have the ability to provide ratings and comments, indicating your preferences and guiding designers in creating a website or app that aligns with your vision.
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