gabmd needed a new wordpress theme design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 41 designs submitted by 7 freelance designers.
BEAUTY and the BUSINESS
I am a Plastic Surgeon with a recently released book on practice management. The book itself will serve as a static platform for a dynamic suite of consulting services which I will offer through this blog. I previously had another designer create a look but I am simply not happy with the results. I need something that will be much more catchy.
My target audience is the cosmetic medical audience consisting of doctors, nurses, and spa owners who are looking to either enter the elective world of aesthetic medicine in addition to those who are already there but want to improve their services. Many of these people are not incredibly web savvy and so I need a look and feel that promotes the incredible potential there is for this type of web presence but who also don't want to be intimidated by too flashy of a site. I want to demonstrate that I am current with web technology (e.g.: use of social media, multimedia, etc) and that I can help educate my readers as to how they can use this same technology to promote their business.
I am looking for a complete site re-design including the following:
-new, catchy header with incorporation of letterpress design
-menu buttons with graphic windows below the header (About Us, Services, Buy the Book)
-Two column with blog entries on the right
-Inclusion of FACEBOOK friends on the right column
-Different colors that are more eye-grabbing to the reader that are either taken from the cover or compliment it
-Drop cap lettering for first letter of each blog entry
-Double spacing for blog copy
-Photos for each blog posting that stretch across the width of the blog entry column
-Inclusion of modal boxes for each blog entry
-Media block at the top of the right column
-Creative social media buttons on right column (as well as pop-up buttons below each blog posting)
-Registration form for email newsletter on right column
-White spaced borders to keep the look clean and informative
-Ability to utilize Issuu plug-in with
Examples of sites I like:
http://www.aialex.com/ (clean design)
http://thebignoob.com/about/ (like the way that the book is featured in the header)