1. All you really need to do is look at the layout of the homepage and rework it. The rest of the site is nearly identical to it.


2. There will be all new HTML on the site. Don't feel restricted by the HTML of the current site.


3. Feel free to play with layout, colors, etc. I'd even consider new logos.


4. Do as little or as much as you'd like. I may or may not use a complete design as a template. I'll more likely borrow elements from all the designs I like.


5. If you aren't a graphic designer but there are sites whose designs you like post them here. Also include what you like or don't like about them.


6. I tend to favor clean, text based designs with a minimum of graphics. I'm certainly open to other ideas though.


7. If you don't have a full-blown design you can certainly submit snippets.


8. You can either post here or email me directly. My email address is my username at sqlteam.com.

 <style type="text/css">
<!--
    body {
        margin:0;
        padding:0;
        font: bold 11px/1.5em Verdana;
}

h2 {
        font: bold 14px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
        color: #000;
        margin: 0px;
        padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;
}


    #tabsJ {
      float:left;
      width:100%;
      background:#F4F4F4;
      font-size:93%;
      line-height:normal;
          border-bottom:1px solid #24618E;
      }
    #tabsJ ul {
        margin:0;
        padding:10px 10px 0 50px;
        list-style:none;
      }
    #tabsJ li {
      display:inline;
      margin:0;
      padding:0;
      }
    #tabsJ a {
      float:left;
      background:url("tableftJ.gif") no-repeat left top;
      margin:0;
      padding:0 0 0 5px;
      text-decoration:none;
      }
    #tabsJ a span {
      float:left;
      display:block;
      background:url("tabrightJ.gif") no-repeat right top;
      padding:5px 15px 4px 6px;
      color:#24618E;
      }
    /* Commented Backslash Hack hides rule from IE5-Mac \*/
    #tabsJ a span {float:none;}
    /* End IE5-Mac hack */
    #tabsJ a:hover span {
      color:#FFF;
      }
    #tabsJ a:hover {
      background-position:0% -42px;
      }
    #tabsJ a:hover span {
      background-position:100% -42px;
      }

        #tabsJ #current a {
                background-position:0% -42px;
        }
        #tabsJ #current a span {
                background-position:100% -42px;
                color:#FFF;
        }
-->
</style>

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Originally posted by spirit1

see i told you guys jon had a well developed design skills



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Originally posted by graz

Yeah I really like that fade effect. I found a web site that will build the images for me automatically.It only does a fade to white though and I really want a fade from dark blue to a slightly less dark blue.

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Originally posted by spirit1

hey jon are you using photoshop?

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Causing trouble since 1980
blog: http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/mladenp

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Originally posted by graz

Jon,

Here's the start of a layout I working on based on the existing site: http://sqlteam2.cleardata.biz/ It's not complete by any means and was designed to be as similar to the existing site as possible but with less "gunk" in the HTML and CSS. I'm also interested in picking a few colors that would be complementary to the existing dark blue on the site.



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Creating tomorrow's legacy systems today.
One crisis at a time.

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Originally posted by dinakar

I agree with spirit1 that the fade should be lighter towards the bottom not towards the end of the header. If someone has a really really longheader that goes well towards the end of the header, it can disappear as the font color is white and the header color will also become white.


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