Design a Banner

Status: Closed
Prize: $500
Entries Received: 28
Winner: Karthikapl86

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Contest Brief

I need 5 pieces of banner artwork for my website, www.kickblade.com. It's a software engineering site with a distinct artistic/graphics edge. The site has quite a dark/moody atmosphere and I am after something that continues that.

The banner dimension will need to be 1000 x 250 to fit on the site. Each banner will feature at the top of the page alongside the existing navbar and menu (the current height is only 80px but I plan to increase this for the banners).

The main purpose of the images is to showcase the part of the site you are in. So, for instance, the "contact us" banner may feature a cool phone/envelope/email etc. something relevant to the page the user is looking at. I always appreciate some abstract or artistic twist in delivering the message though i.e. painted elements are very welcome.

More specifically, the banners I need are for:
- 1 x home page (I'd love more though to alpha fade and cycle between)
- 1 x projects page
- 1 x contact page
- 1 x about page
- 1 x downloads page (not active on the website yet)

The banners should reflect the purpose of the company; graphics, art, film, video games, engineering, cool stuff etc. Think god rays, volumetrics, atmospherics, fluids, binary codes, flat shaded/zelda styles, that sort of thing. I prefer designs that have one or two interesting elements to complex ones with lots of different overlays.

There is quite a lot of room for creative freedom here. I'd prefer the art style to have some coherency across the site as well as fit in with the 3D elements.

Good luck!

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Employer Feedback

“I invited people to design five original banners that would help define my website. The requirements were not easy but Karthikapl86 managed to come up with a design that perfectly complimented the existing logo and other elements on the website. The artwork was beautifully coherent and has effectively defined the brand of my company. There was of course some iteration along the way, as always, but this was always completed in a very timely manner and with great communication. I actually felt that some of the requests I made were very difficult to achieve but she always came back with great ideas and visions. I cannot recommend her highly enough.”

sheepywelsh, New Zealand.

Public Clarification Board

ShivamSinghBhati
- 7 years ago
Hey #51 Thanks
- 7 years ago
ShivamSinghBhati
- 7 years ago
Hey want to participate in this contest how long is it active? i will get work from saturaday
- 7 years ago
1. Contest Holder
  - 7 years ago
  Hi Shivam, I've allocated 4 weeks (3.5 left) but I may award the win before then. Thanks and good luck :-)
  - 7 years ago
2. ShivamSinghBhati
  - 7 years ago
  Thanks
  - 7 years ago
sub2016
- 7 years ago
#50 i will change, check it, Thanks...
- 7 years ago
Karthikapl86
- 7 years ago
Please check Entry #49
- 7 years ago
sub2016
- 7 years ago
#45 update
- 7 years ago
Karthikapl86
- 7 years ago
Please check Entry #47
- 7 years ago
Karthikapl86
- 7 years ago
Please check Entry #46
- 7 years ago
Contest Holder
- 7 years ago
Hi thank you to everyone who has submitted so far. There have been some excellent designs in so far and a few more today. I will get back to everyone with feedback soon. You guys are brilliant at what you do.
- 7 years ago
1. dreamworld092016
  - 7 years ago
  Thank You.
  - 7 years ago
Karthikapl86
- 7 years ago
Please check Entry #40 Entry #41
- 7 years ago
sub2016
- 7 years ago
#34
- 7 years ago
sub2016
- 7 years ago
#33
- 7 years ago
sub2016
- 7 years ago
#33
- 7 years ago
Digital Art Brain
- 7 years ago
Working on it
- 7 years ago
1. Contest Holder
  - 7 years ago
  great, will keep an eye out for it, thanks
  - 7 years ago
Karthikapl86
- 7 years ago
please wait for my entry...
- 7 years ago
1. Contest Holder
  - 7 years ago
  sure thing, look forward to seeing it
  - 7 years ago
Contest Holder
- 7 years ago
sure thing, look forward to seeing it
- 7 years ago
jamiuolagoke
- 7 years ago
could you please hod on for a little while
- 7 years ago
1. Contest Holder
  - 7 years ago
  sure thing, will do
  - 7 years ago
Vivid Creative Design
- 7 years ago
dont closee it to soon, im working on it
- 7 years ago
1. Contest Holder
  - 7 years ago
  it'll be open for a while yet :-) look forward to seeing your ideas
  - 7 years ago
mondaygraphico
- 7 years ago
Working on it! :)
- 7 years ago
1. Contest Holder
  - 7 years ago
  great, thanks, look forward to seeing what you come up with :-)
  - 7 years ago
Partho001
- 7 years ago
Can you please provide the logo , sir???
- 7 years ago
1. Contest Holder
  - 7 years ago
  Hi you can find the logo here: http://www.kickblade.com/site/images/system/logo.png thanks and all the best
  - 7 years ago