New Website

We are looking to create a visually appealing and informative company website, explaining who we are and what we do and offering a means for prospective clients to get in touch. We would like the website to be simple and easy to use, but retain a slick, web 2.0 look. Colour scheme needs to warm and striking, and compliment the blue, white and black Absorb logo (will provide). Though only consisting of six pages to begin with, we need the website to be scalable, and easy to update using a content management system. ## Deliverables Absorb is an agency specialising in social media, search engine marketing and online content ??" from blogs and social networking to organic search and PR. ? ## The project ? We are looking to create a visually appealing and informative company website, explaining who we are and what we do and offering a means for prospective clients to get in touch. We would like the website to be simple and easy to use, but retain a slick, web 2.0 look. Colour scheme needs to warm and striking, and compliment the blue, white and black Absorb logo (will provide). Though only consisting of six pages to begin with, we need the website to be scalable, and easy to update using a content management system. ? Firstly, we require design templates for six initial pages as described below. ? **Components:** -? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? A brand new site with six sections (initially six basic pages, will increase over time) -? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Top navigation with tabbing; breadcrumb trail; ability to integrate second-tier navigation -? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Footer -? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Predominantly text-based content, with images -? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Simple email contact form -? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? I-frame to house Google map -? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Content management system to add new pages, update content and manage structure of website -? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? CSS stylesheet -? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Blog platform (Wordpress etc.) to add a Blog section to the website ? **Design:** -? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Simple, consistent, clean interface -? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Professional finish -? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? User-friendly -? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Colour scheme of three to four colours (white, grey, orange, black?) -? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Initial design ideas attached ? **Other requirements:** -? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Must be search engine optimised -? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Needs to meet W3C usability and accessibility standards -? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Flexibility with page templates is needed ??" we may want to shift around and introduce new content -? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Use sample text in initial designs to demonstrate how page will look -? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Site may need developer to complete ongoing updates / add new functionality from time to time, as well as deal with any technical issues ? **Timeframe for delivery:** -? ? ? ? ? ? ? We expect several rounds of communication to refine the designs according to our specifications -? ? ? ? ? ? ? Ideally, all designs completed and website up and running within 1-2 weeks