eLance comes to mind (used it in the past with varying success). ----- Original Message ----- From: "PicDude" To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 21:09 Subject: Re: [BUY] web site graphics work >I have had good results with guru.com . Post your project and contractors > will bid on it. There are other similar sites such as getafreelancer.com > , > etc. > > Cheers, > -Neil. > > > > On Monday 29 October 2007 11:38, James Newton wrote: >> Seriously? No one does web graphics? >> >> Anyone have any suggestions for where better to post this request? >> >> -- >> James Newton >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf >> Of >> James Newton >> Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2007 23:25 >> To: 'Microcontroller discussion list - Public.' >> Subject: [BUY] web site graphics work >> >> I need some graphics help. Actually, anyone who has looked at piclist.com >> or massmind.org knows I have no skill with graphics or style sheets, but >> on >> a tech info site it doesn't matter that much (in my opinion: If anyone >> what >> to come up with a better style for the existing sites, I wouldn't mind) >> but >> I'm getting ready to launch a new site and it really needs to be visually >> appealing. I want to hire a graphic artist to help me set it up. >> >> The layout I have in mind is looking down on a bed: Headboard with the >> site >> name appearing to be engraved into it at the top, then pillows and >> blanket >> below in a very light cream color behind what ever text and pictures I >> put >> on the page. On the left and right, I would like to have the posts and >> narrow curtains from a 4 poster or canopy bed. I don't expect the >> perspective to be accurate to real life. It will look as if the posts and >> curtains are laid down on top of the bed, and the headboard will be at >> more >> of an angle than it would naturally be. I think it will still look >> attractive, but what do I know, you tell me. >> >> It is important to me that the graphics resize WITH the browser window. >> E.g. the text wraps between the curtains and the right curtain and post >> stay on the right edge of the window. I would like the headboard, >> pillows, >> and blanket stretch to fill, but if that can't be done well, I guess I >> can >> live with it being optimized for the most common screen sizes. It would >> just look like your point of view was shifting at an angle as more or >> less >> of the right side of the bed is visible. >> >> My #1 pet peve is slow loading web sites; I know I only have a few >> seconds >> to capture my audience. and of course anything with graphics is going to >> load slow, at least the first page. I really hope there are a lot of >> tricks >> that can be used to reduce the bandwidth. For example, I would guess the >> two pillows can re-use one image. Perhaps the blanket can be that same >> image stretched out over the larger area. The left and right curtains can >> be a single image that is tiled from top to bottom and same for the post. >> Maybe different images at the top and bottom of the curtain to get that >> gathered effect. >> >> The emotional effect I'm looking for is one of safety (strong headboard), >> comfort (soft pillows), stability (thick hardwood posts). Restfullness. >> Perhaps fun e.g. "Grandmas featherbed" but not little old lady, more like >> classy women, good wife, feminine in a subtile way. It is a background so >> I >> want the effect to be very subtle >> >> In the future, I might want to have some custom versions of the headboard >> with a small menu or other graphics embedded, so I'd like to make sure to >> leave some room for that beside the web site name. >> >> Please contact me offlist if you actually want the job, and send a link >> with a sample of your prior work? Thanks. If you have advice on where to >> find a good graphic artists or hints on how to set it up web graphic >> layouts that you are willing to share, please respond on list, as I hope >> there are other people who may have simular interests now or in the >> future. >> >> -- >> James Newton >> jamesnewton@geocities.com >> >> >> >> -- >> http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >> View/change your membership options at >> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist