[REQ-HEADER] polar theme ($50)

[Kate]

Type of Contest: Header

Contest End Date & Time: 30 November 2006 - 12:00 EST
Contest may close early if right design is found.

Prize: $50 via Paypal

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Hello,

This time I need a header for an informational website about Svalbard. The domain name is svalbard.org.
In a nutshell Svalbard is an archipelago lying between Norway and the North Pole. The capital/main town is Longyearbyen. For more details check http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svalbard

Size Requirements:
height. approx. between 150 and 200px
width. 780px

Deliverable: header in JPEG format + raw source files

Color Requirements:
The main colors should probably be blue, white (it's a polar theme after all).

Design guidelines
The best emblem of Svalbard must be the polar bears (they actually outnumber humans) so it would be nice to have one as part of the design.
Other local peculiarities include the walruses, reindeers, the midnight sun, the mining industry, the Russian settlements and the northernmost statue of Lenin.
I think it's best to keep it simple so the right header should be a nice-looking landscape (snow, glaciers, waterfront) with a polar bear in the foreground facing visitors as if wishing welcome (waving paw perhaps).

Also I would like to see the following text at the bottom left of the header with a font like Arial: Welcome to Svalbard
Similar to: http://www.svalbard.net/index.asp?Lang=UK

I have packaged some pictures that may be useful: http://www.parknames.net/projects/svalbard.zip – zip file approx 10 Mb.
You may have to look for better artwork though.

My favorites pictures in the lot are:
- bear-ice2.jpg
- bear3.jpg
- glacier7279603-6b550.jpg
- ice.jpg
- ice2.jpg
- Longyearbyen-ice.JPG
- swimming polar bear.jpg

Remember that I will require the raw source files of your work (Photoshop or other).

Well that's it
Questions or need clarifications feel free to post or PM.
As usual don't forget to watermark your work.

Thanks and good luck to all

Kate

 

[Abu Gabby]

Abu Gabby: do you think you can integrate the swimming bear in your 1st or 2nd sample

I can certainly do whatever you request, but I am not quite clear on what you are asking for. You would like to me to use the same picture in the example, or just the size of the bear being more prominent?

Here are a couple more ideas:

 

[Kate]

blue-rain: I like your 2nd sample
Remember that the width should be 780px. I believe a height of 175px would be optimal (halfway between 150-200).
I would see the bear and the sky slightly lighter (shifting blue to white).
In the samples submitted by Abu Gabby there is more contrast, that is why I like them

Abu Gabby: the 3rd sample is nice. Yes, I was looking to see the bear closer

 

[blue-rain]

thanx for the feedback and here are some new tries, and yes the images are smaller, they are samples, real ones are 780 x 175, thanx again

hi again, two more ideas, feedback always welcomed, thank you!

 

[Kate]

blue-rain: I think the first template is better

 

[blue-rain]

thanx for the feedback, if something else comes to my mind, ill post again!

 

[Kate]

OK, time to close the contest

Winner is blue-rain, congratulations
I have selected picture svalbard4.jpg

PM will be sent.
Thanks to all for taking part in this contest. Once again some nice work, it's not always easy to choose

Kate

 

[blue-rain]

well thanx, absolutely unexpected, i think you refer to post 23, first image?

 

[Kate]

well thanx, absolutely unexpected, i think you refer to post 23, first image?

Yes that's it Post 23, 1st picture
PM sent

 

[blue-rain]

hello, payment received and files sent, thanx!