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dkubarek:
This has been covered a bit, but I think people can spend all the time they want doing a mockup for Craig because it is their time. Also, there's nothing wrong with the payment being an arcade cab if the original post said "payment will be an arcade cab." Telling people what to do with their time and what they should receive for payment sounds like advice no one here is seeking.

Technically speaking, ANY professional firm would surely provide a prototype of their services. So, asking for a jpeg image from all "bidding on the contract" isn't creating a shitstorm. In fact, it's customary. Perhaps it would be best to start another thread criticizing this one because this one is here because a member is seeking Web design work not input on how he should run his business.
DIYROMArcade:
Hey guys,  :cheers:

It’s really interesting to see all the different work and sites people have created. Unfortunately I am in the US so I don’t think the barter world work for me. Although it’s a great idea, I see people doing it on Craigslist all the time, and even more so now in light of the economy.

Just some general thoughts I had reading through the thread.

01. A CMS (Content Management System) would be a great benefit for the site as it would make it easy for you to update. The overall layout would be handled by the CMS with logo work, image work, and CSS changes to give the site the desired custom feel. Joomla is a decent free CMS that is fairly easy to learn, or maybe you could get by with a blog software like WordPress and just be creative with your layout.

02. Decide if you are going for traffic / SEO benefits with your site, or graphic design. Sites that use flash look awesome but tend to have less spiderable text on the HTML side. (Which helps search engines determine what your content is about since the spiders only really look at the code as they cannot view images or movies)

03. Use a standardized navigation / menu system on your site. It makes users less likely to get frustrated while trying to navigate your content. I saw a catering site that had it’s navigation menu wrap around a plate in script font, this was one of the most headache inducing menus I have ever seen. Hehe.

04. Background tiling images can be another aspect of the site that gives people headaches. I notice a lot more sites tend to use gradient color fades or solid backgrounds lately, over the tiling that we used to see on a lot of websites.

Reading all the replies had me thinking about a bunch of stuff. I am by no means an authority on this topic, but these are some of the considerations I have taken into account for many of the sites I work on.

Good luck with the search, and keep up the great work guys!  :applaud:

Bender:
Sorry Just had to put my 25 cents in

I think this is in principal is a great opportunity for someone
As a collage art teacher I'm always encouraging my students to look for opportunities like this, create some good work and they'll have a great professional website for there portfolio
but this could be great for anyone who designs websites as a hobby or even some professionals who want an arcade machine

sorry Ratzz, but there are plenty of professional results out there without the exchange of money, some of my kids have come up with sites as good if not better than that Zombie site and there not "pro" yet

As a professional myself I trade occasionally if I feel the barter is fair. This one seems fair to me, but both sides need to be VERY clear as to what is expected of each other, before work begins.


My one concern is getting more than one person involved (getting samples from multiple people gets sketchy cause you my end up using ideas from several different ones and would have to find a way to keep everyone happy)

bigredsk10:

--- Quote from: dkubarek on February 12, 2009, 05:44:43 pm ---
Technically speaking, ANY professional firm would surely provide a prototype of their services. So, asking for a jpeg image from all "bidding on the contract" isn't creating a shitstorm. In fact, it's customary. Perhaps it would be best to start another thread criticizing this one because this one is here because a member is seeking Web design work not input on how he should run his business.

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While bidding for contracts and submitting mockups certainly does happen, it shouldn't be considered customary. A designer should be hired based on their portfolio and word of mouth. Professional designers deserve to be paid for their expertise and time, with a bidding situation, only the designer selected gets paid. Here's a good article I came across that explains it more than I could. http://www.no-spec.com/articles/design-contests/

When it comes to this contest, I don't see a problem with it. I make a living as a designer and I personally wouldn't participate. I need to spend my time on paying projects, so I moved on. But there are clearly people who are willing to put some effort into earning an arcade machine. You probably won't get quite the quality you would from a professional firm. But there are some very talented people here who think what is being offered is a fair trade. Sounds good to me.

Also, what is the reason behind designing the zombie arcades site entirely in flash? There isn't much animation, a few transition effects. The trade off for those transitions is poor compatibility and dealing with loading times. You're locked in this 600x800 or whatever box that, on a larger monitor looks silly. Not to mention it is frustrating to navigate and there is no scroll wheel control.

The logo needs to be featured more prominently on the home page. And I second the notion that the splash page needs to go.


Chukka:

--- Quote from: dkubarek on February 12, 2009, 05:44:43 pm ---This has been covered a bit, but I think people can spend all the time they want doing a mockup for Craig because it is their time. Also, there's nothing wrong with the payment being an arcade cab if the original post said "payment will be an arcade cab." Telling people what to do with their time and what they should receive for payment sounds like advice no one here is seeking.

Technically speaking, ANY professional firm would surely provide a prototype of their services. So, asking for a jpeg image from all "bidding on the contract" isn't creating a shitstorm. In fact, it's customary. Perhaps it would be best to start another thread criticizing this one because this one is here because a member is seeking Web design work not input on how he should run his business.

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The only problem is that he should have mentioned right from the start that it was only for people in the UK, so some of us wouldn't have wasted our time.
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