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Web 2.0 Standards-Compliant Web Site Designer Needed for Redesign

• I'm the Chief Technology Officer for a small but rapidly growing company that runs its business on the web. We have written a very functional web application and have successfully run our business on the web for nearly four years, and are a multi-million dollar business. However, the public face to our web site needs an overhaul. I'm looking for recommendations for an excellent web designer. We're looking for an individual (no 'template farms' please) very proficient in lightweight, standards-based HTML/CSS programming, with SEO skills. Our web site is: http://www.truckmovers.com. Our logo needs to remain the same. The content is not far off. We're just looking for a much-improved, lighweight, web 2.0-ish look for our increasingly popular site. Our ideal web designer would pay strict attention to modern web standards, and would be willing to go the extra mile to provide a personal, professional sense of perfection. No database or server work is needed. We basically just need a revamped look for our current content. An 'answer' to this question would simply point me to one or more designers (again, individuals, not 'firms') that fit the mold I speak of, and designers taking work at the present time. The location of the designer is not important, but must be based in the United States or Canada. We will work with the designer remotely (email, phone). We expect to pay between $2000 and $5000 for the redesign, depending on the quality of the work. Thanks.

• Answer:

  Hello truckmovers-ga, This was a more challenging search than you would expect. It?s fairly easy to find people who are looking for Web 2.0 web designers. It?s harder to find the designers. After some searching I found some sites that provided either directories of designers or samples of work which led to the web sites of the type of designer you?re looking for. Below, I?m first listing the websites that I used to source some designers for you. Next I?ve listed some designers who seem to fit your requirements. It?s impossible to determine whether they will be able to work within your budget because you?ll have to negotiate with them directly. I trust that the resources I?ve provided will help you find a suitable designer for your website redesign project. All the best. ~ czh ~ ================================================= WEB 2.0 DESIGN RESOURCES AND DESIGNER DIRECTORIES ================================================= http://www.cssbeauty.com/ http://www.cssbeauty.com/info/ CSSBEAUTY? is a project focused on providing its audience with a database of well designed CSS based websites from around the world. Its purpose is to showcase designers' work and to act as a small portal to the CSS design community. --- http://www.cssbeauty.com/archives/category/business/ (Scroll through sample websites on bottom right. Click through to website to discover the designer of the site. Follow links or research website of web designer to see if they are the type of company / designer you?re interested in.) ------------------------------------------------- http://www.csszengarden.com/ A demonstration of what can be accomplished visually through CSS-based design. --- http://www.mezzoblue.com/zengarden/alldesigns/ css Zen Garden Comprehensive Design List This page is an archived list of all Zen Garden designs added to date. Thumbnail screenshots are generated for official designs only, but all other designs may be accessed by date or category. Total designs listed: 963 (Click on the design name to sample the various styles. Click on the name of the designer to be taken to their website. You can then explore their site and portfolio to see they might be a suitable candidate for you job. Example: http://www.mezzoblue.com/zengarden/alldesigns/bydate/ Currently Viewing: Most Recent Additions · Access Granted by Mike Cherim http://csszengarden.com/?cssfile=http://green-beast.com/portfolio/zen/css/zen.css Access Granted an Elastic Design http://green-beast.com/ http://green-beast.com/about/ http://green-beast.com/projects/ Mike Cherim ------------------------------------------------- http://www.alistapart.com/about/ ?For people who make websites? A List Apart Magazine (ISSN: 1534-0295) explores the design, development, and meaning of web content, with a special focus on techniques and benefits of designing with web standards. (I browsed the articles to find names of designers that might be suitable for your project.) ------------------------------------------------- http://www.komodomedia.com/ My name is Rogie King and Komodo Media is my site. Komodo Media is a small website design, illustration, and programming company based in Helena, Montana. I build functional, standards-compliant, and aesthetically rich sites, while specializing in illustration, new javascript such as Ajax, CSS based table-less sites, PHP scripting and identity design. (The resource links in the right lower corner were especially helpful.) ================= WEB 2.0 DESIGNERS ================= David C. Dalton http://www.davidcdalton.com/ http://www.davidcdalton.com/web-application-projects http://www.davidcdalton.com/david-dalton-biography ------------------------------------------------- Lori Leach ? Zenful Creations http://www.zenfulcreations.com/index.htm http://www.zenfulcreations.com/design_portfolio.htm http://www.zenfulcreations.com/about.htm ------------------------------------------------- Parker Torrence -- FrogLace WebDesign http://webdesign.parkertorrence.com/ http://webdesign.parkertorrence.com/portfolio.html http://webdesign.parkertorrence.com/about.html ------------------------------------------------- Shad Vick -- Luna Webs http://www.lunawebs.com/site_map.php http://www.lunawebs.com/web-environmental-solutions.php http://www.lunawebs.com/web-client-list.php http://www.lunawebs.com/web-design-team.php http://www.lunawebs.com/web-design-company.php ------------------------------------------------- Matthew Levine ? Infocraft http://www.infocraft.com/ http://www.infocraft.com/projects/ http://www.infocraft.com/about/ ------------------------------------------------- Rogie King -- Komodo Media http://www.komodomedia.com/ http://www.komodomedia.com/portfolio/ http://www.komodomedia.com/about/ =============== SEARCH STRATEGY =============== web designer 2.0 compliant css