Web Design Battle

[topsub]

When will there be another web battle?

Does anyone want one?

[kiwee]

sounds cool

[hankd]

sounds good to me

[SPAD3S]

Mabey if you would start one..........

[danielson]

What's involved in this? Everyone has to make a website using the same content, best one wins?

[speed]

yeah i want to be in

[B3NKobe]

I'll be in this battle guys, although if no one hurry's up & starts some rules or an objective then I will start one.

@HankD & Speed: Your footers are too large guys, resize them to 300*60 or smaller.

[Limitlis]

So whats Da Rules?

Go aheas Ben I think this was ditched.

[TheCanadian]

@HankD & Speed: Your footers are too large guys, resize them to 300*60 or smaller.
And less than 15kb ;).

[bwh2]

would anyone be interested in a css based design battle (think csszengarden)? i think it would help narrow things down and the people who participated would have fun. i'd be more than willing to put together the (x)html and content.

so is anyone else up for it?

[danielson]

would anyone be interested in a css based design battle (think csszengarden)? i think it would help narrow things down and the people who participated would have fun. i'd be more than willing to put together the (x)html and content.

so is anyone else up for it?

Count me in.

[bwh2]

so who else is up for this? i was hoping for more interest from some css gurus that lurk in client side.

[ditt0]

Well, I'm no guru, but I'd like to give it a try too :)

[slinkyart]

I'm down yo.

[bwh2]

now it's getting interesting. let's start putting together an idea for content. i'm thinking something generic (without pre-defined visual theme) so people can run wild with it. any ideas?

also, how are people for deadlines? i'm thinking 2 weeks from monday. that way it's sort of a tight deadline to keep people interested, but wide enough to get enough people involved.

[Berg]

im thinking about a product promotion type website - mp3 player or a camera. Pick one for yourself , get logos (e.i. from here (http://www.brandsoftheworld.com/)) and start your engine ;] That way we have 1 content 2. resources

I pick sony walkman ;]

[bwh2]

i was thinking more along the lines of an idea, like freedom. something without a visual style. i'm sort of modeling this after css zengarden in that sense.

[Berg]

2 weeks for a subject like freedom? I would have to stop all my commercial stuff ;] If we will be more specific to a subject that 1 is fun 2 easy to do we will have more submissions and more... diversity. Dooing a electronical product or your favorite drink narrows only hard content, there are no limitations to your imagination. Who knows, maybe a passing by CEO of Nikon will notice a superb site for a Nikon D200 and decide to bu it ? ;]

We have to define what kind of battle whis is going to be. Is it a layout+typography battle or finished look thing.

[bwh2]

We have to define what kind of battle whis is going to be. Is it a layout+typography battle or finished look thing.i don't really understand what you mean here.

i was just using freedom as an example of something not visually concrete. products and such still have visually concrete elements.

how about a "web standards" theme?

[senocular]

Well, I'm no guru, but I'd like to give it a try too :)

:lol: you fool no one ;)

BTW, an older web design battle can be found here:
http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=84747

[ditt0]

:lol: you fool no one ;)

BTW, an older web design battle can be found here:
http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=84747
Now that you mentioned that battle you have the proof for what I said :lol:

Getting back on the topic, I think most of us deal everyday with concrete themes, like making sites for specific products and such. So perhaps some freedom would be nice. On the other hand, a specific theme or idea will probably make this more interesting in terms of "battle". But it works for me either way.

[bwh2]

taken from your link (http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=84747&page=4&pp=15)...

If someone doesn't mind, let me know the next time one of these pop up. I'm not so hot with this stuff; it would be good for me, and fun so does that mean you're in sen?

where's nokrev, i heard somewhere he's into css...

[senocular]

since you bring it up, ok ;)

[ElectricGrandpa]

Yeah I think it would be a good break from all my work projects... I like the open concept idea, but I think most of the content should be supplied so the sites have some connection between each other.

I was thinking complete site rather than just the visual aspect(not just a comp), but it's up to you guys. Flash, HTML/CSS, or either?

-Matt

[danielson]

Why not have some content, and we have to build a site based on a certain mood (of our own choosing)?

[bwh2]

i was thinking all of the content ( (X)HTML ) would be provided. the only files changed would be the stylesheet and whatever images you wanted.

[ditt0]

Sounds great. This whole battle sounds great already:)
And yea, where's nokrev? And simp? And lostinbeta? Ankou? Common guys:)

[bwh2]

And yea, where's nokrev? And simp? And lostinbeta? Ankou? Common guys:)eeeeeexactly what i was thinking.

[Sinister Shadow]

Hey! I see all these names but not mine...

*feels lonely*

...count me in anywho!

[BoonDock]

Well if everyone wants to then I guess I'll be in as well. Just let me know when this starts...someone please send me a PM thanks.

I just wont have much time to put in content or build it, since I have to do this at work already...but I'd be up for a design.

[senocular]

so whos doing the content?

[bwh2]

i'll do the content. i'm just going to make a .html file and a sample .css file. i've got some time on a flight this afternoon, so i'll whip that up and post it tonight (hopefully) or early tomorrow morning.

i'm still up for an open-ended sort of theme. basically something that doesn't necessarily have visual elements already associated closely with it. so no products, companies, etc. from what i've gathered so far, that's cool with most of you.

would people be up for a "kirupa css/web standards" sort of theme? or does anyone have any ideas not necessarily related to design that they'd like to suggest.

[simplistik]

:lol: someone rang? I would do this but the problem is sometimes I have some tiny CSS snags and Emma helps me out... so I'd be crap outta luck if I had one of my snags :P

That... and I don't enter something that I might not win :D ;)

And also, I need a solid concept to design with... it's harder just do things outta the blue, with made up content. So if it was based around a product or company it would be much easier to think of something. Something stupid like a T-bone, porkchop, stapler, paperclip... haha

I think back in the day there was a web battle w/ a redesign of a Sony Walkman site or something like that.

[ditt0]

Oh common simp, it's gonna be fun:)
Besides, if I ever get some good ideas, it's because of the coffee :)
Mm..coffee, wanna do a site about it ? lol

[senocular]

maybe we should do a site on that new coffee beer
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn8248

[simplistik]

maybe we should do a site on that new coffee beer
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn8248
:lol: brilliant!

[Berg]

.. we got coffe beer (http://www.karmi.pl/) ;] its coffe flavoured and tastes like sh** ;] but women seem to like it ..

[bwh2]

sample html: http://www.haveri-media.com/battle/webdesign_battle.html
sample css: http://www.haveri-media.com/battle/style.css

right now it's dummy content. i'll throw in some real content momentarily. i'll make a new thread for that along w/deadlines, folder structure, submission info, etc.

[theflashdude]

I want to take part in this web designing contest, what do I have to do? I am capable of doing HTML, XHTML, PHP, Flash, Photoshop, CSS, and Javascript

[Limitlis]

Are we allowed to use images? and also do/can we choose our own theme?

Thanks,
Limitlis

[senocular]

apparently its being more of a graphic design contest now (unlike the previous which centered more on developing HTML and CSS without graphics). Basically, you'll just need to design a web interface that will fit the html provided (and the CSS to apply it). I dont think the current HTML/content is the final, though.

[Limitlis]

apparently its being more of a graphic design contest now (unlike the previous which centered more on developing HTML and CSS without graphics). Basically, you'll just need to design a web interface that will fit the html provided (and the CSS to apply it). I dont think the current HTML/content is the final, though.

Thanks Sen,

It should be safe to start right? I mean even if the HTML content changes, will the structure reamain the same?

Container->Header->content->footer->etc?

[senocular]

I dont know. I hope not, but maybe. The current HTML is pretty basic and doesn't leave much room for wiggling. I would have preferred the old battle repeated with a new theme.

[ditt0]

hmm..so the html stays like that? What can we change?

[Pasquale]

hankd and speed i think ur footers exceed the guidlines. max size is 300X60 :P

[Limitlis]

hmm..so the html stays like that? What can we change?

I think you change the look and the theme of the page, from what I got from the contest. Could be different though.

So basically you leave the HTML page alone and only edit the CSS and create whatever images you need.

Is this correct? anyone?

[Sinister Shadow]

I think you change the look and the theme of the page, from what I got from the contest. Could be different though.

So basically you leave the HTML page alone and only edit the CSS and create whatever images you need.

Is this correct? anyone?

It may be like that. I know that the battle is being modelled on ZenGarden and that's how they do it.

[danielson]

Do we have a deadline for this one yet?

[ditt0]

Is this one off?

[Sinister Shadow]

Fee fi fo fum!
Why don't you start one?
:P

[Sammo]

Ok, d'you guys mind if I start this one really going?

Thank you :)

The HTML is here (http://cannedlaughter.net/design.php?css=) to view it with your stylesheet simply stick the URL of your stylesheet onto the end of the URL, for example:
http://cannedlaughter.net/design.php?css=http://example.com/style.css


There is no theme, Organic Lifestyle is a fictional company I made up.
You are alloud to use images.
The CSS file must be valid.
It must work in both Firefox and IE6
Your design must have been created between now and the deadline, you are not alloud to use previous creations.

If there's enough interest the deadline is 1st December, if this is too soon then say so.

[Berg]

ok, gentelmen, start your css engines ;]
guess 1st December is achievable...

[Sinister Shadow]

Sounds good but can we push the deadline a week? I've got a few other deadlines around then and I would like to relax a bit with this. Haven't done webdesign for quite some time!

[Sammo]

Sounds good but can we push the deadline a week? I've got a few other deadlines around then and I would like to relax a bit with this. Haven't done webdesign for quite some time!
Sure, the deadline wasn't final there I was just picking a number out the air to work around for other people.

[Sinister Shadow]

Wait a sec... this means no PNG's for IE!

[Sammo]

Okay, a slow start and a few requests means the deadlines is now 8th December. If people are still interested....