Personal website template - $50 PayPal

[jw713]

Currently have a poorly designed personal website to put pictures & news up for family & friends. Would like something that looks nicer. Looking for something on the order of this website (www.vttgetaway.com)....centered table with rounded edges, somewhat mute colors but not nearly as busy as this website and would prefer text links instead of buttons.

I would prefer if whoever does this knows how to create include files (php or asp) so I will have a header & footer file so if I want to change anything at the top or bottom I can. This is not a necessity but would prefer it.

Finally, where the top of that website is white I would like to put a few pictures (possibly lightened to put our names over them). For now if someone would just like to use a few generic stock photos and then I'll send the winner a few photos for the top to finish it.

Hope that's not too much info. Deadline is next Saturday.

Thanks.

 

[Darshan]

heres few of my submissions more comin soon.. feedback plz

any part of the template can be changed to ur liking..

 

[Matt]

Not a problem.

I'll have something up in a day or two Shouldn't be a problem doing the coding / php includes for you either.

Rgds
Matt

 

[jw713]

Darshan:

Those look very business-like...this a personal website so it's not really what I'm looking for.

Matt:

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with...thanks!

 

[jw713]

Anyone else? If you can't do the PHP/ASP includes that's ok...I can get someone else to help.

Thanks.

 

[tsmith]

sorry for the delay. ill cook up something.

 

[jw713]

sorry for the delay. ill cook up something.

Great--thanks!

 

[Jaynesh]

I will have one posted by tonight. I will also do the header and the footer on php.

 

[Matt]

JW713

I have just done a site IDENTICLY to what you require for another NamePros user. I can port it accross VERY easily. It has multiple include pages (Menu, side menu, adverts, banner) and wokr son un-limited links for additional pages.

It's very easy to edit and it's yours for $50

You can see a working example here : www.sy4.com/examples/oregon/

The "Albany" link works as the seperate pages would for yourself.

Rgds
Matt

 

[tsmith]

 

[The Grinch]

what about something like this

There are tons of includes in here, but nothing that'd get to confusing. There is one include for the page title and all the meta tags, so if you change the name of the page it'd show up all over.

There is one include for the menu
One include for the top blank area so you can add pictures easily.
and another include for the bottom copyright info.

The site logo can be changed very easily, just tell me what you want on it.

It's css and xhtml 1.0 transitional valid (if you care about that)
And the main box area will scroll if the info doesnt fit the box, that way the page doesnt get distorted.

If you need any of the colors changed, let me know and tell me which colors.

I use tons of them includes on my pages too, so this was easy for me.

if you bought this, i'd send you everything including the psd file so you can edit it more if you like.

here is a darker one, i dont really know what "mute colors" mean lol

 

[The Grinch]

here is another i made that you can choose from. this one is cleaner and light colors, but yet still simple enough for a personal page. The icons can be placed before the text links if you want, or you dont need to use them at all. The icons are free and you can download the entire pack to add other icons/links

i used pictures of my cats and ferret as examples... :P

 

[jw713]

SY4: A little too plain for what I was looking for...it has potential though--I'll keep it in mind.

damnidunno: I like what you're working on. I should've said colors that are like 'web 2.0' colors...like the ones on these sites: http://www.webdesignfromscratch.com/current-style.cfm

Not sure if I like the 2nd or 3rd one you've done better...like the idea of the 3 new pics but I kinda wanted a collage of a few pics to use at the top. Let me think about it a little bit.

I would like to extend this to Wednesday since there have only been a few entries. Again, you don't need to be able to make includes for me since I can get someone else.

Thanks to everyone for their entries so far.

 

[BMFX]

ill start now schould be finshed 2night...

honestly does any one really read his post?

none of these designs are liek what he really wants.

Ill see what i can do.

 

[The Grinch]

I can admit it, i am having a hard time understanding exactly what he wants. To be honest with you I am not used to creating these super clean layouts. Mine usually have tons of graphics and styles.

Is something simple like this that you want?
It's funny, this one used less graphics and styles, but took me much much longer.

i know the very top pictures and everything needs to be lowered a bit so there is a bigger white space above them, but is this kinda like what you want?

 

[D t R a X]

are you lookin' for a psd template...???

 

[BMFX]

Ok well heres what i have.

i have to give credits to 2 people.....

Tidav - http://tidav.fr.nf for the small clip art.

www.vladi-private-islands.de for the image on the left.

 

[jw713]

tsmith: I really like yours...not sure if I have any suggestions for changes.

damnidunno: I like your last one the best...definitely in the running.

BMFX: I really like your design too. I might have a few changes though.

Since my wife is the reason I'm asking you guys to work on a design I'm going to let her check this out on Saturday and see what she thinks and then I can post more feedback/let anyone know of any changes.

DTRAX: I'm looking for a design I can edit with either Frontpage or Dreamweaver so I guess I'm looking for an HTML template.

 

[BMFX]

Sounds good i can change anything you want.

Also i can only do PSD so the design well only cost you $20 not the $50.

Let you guys hire a coder who knows what they are doing.

 

[jw713]

Maybe this will help...here are a few sites that are like what I'm looking for:

- http://dzined.co.uk/

- http://www.alttags.org/

- http://www.oceanen.com (other than the tabs for buttons--I'd rather have a strip of text buttons-- this one is really good)

Also, I would really prefer to get the site in HTML from whoever is doing it or if you can refer me to someone who can make it into HTML that would be ok too.

Thanks.