I agree with Barney. As a designer I would like to have 2-3 weeks to do a good job. Also, when I hear: "the client wants a new look", I wonder if a new logo will be needed as well. In that case the logo design goes first, site design second. Lura Albee DESI9Nsense.com Barney Lehrer wrote: > My experience is that it can be done in 2-3 weeks by a good > professional. Depends, of course, on the details! > > Friday, March 7, 2003, 1:29:15 PM, you wrote: > > > Hi List, > > > I am writing an RFP and am curious as to the ballpark time frame it > > would take to design a website from scratch,. There is an existing > > website to look at for direction: > > but the client wants a new look. > > > I am speaking only of graphic design, not any front or back-end coding. > > > The site is a medical site so it is not a high-concept > > graphic production -- more like an elegant, simple (simple being key) > > understated yet professional /attractive/corporate type thing. > > > The site would have a home page (duh!), approximately seven inner > > pages (with dynamic > > information filling predesigned templates), and a handful of front and > > back end data-entry forms > > -- i.e., a unified "look" for forms would be part of the spec. The site > > would be graphics and text (no flash or other multimedia). > > > The designer would get concept, wireframes, and general direction, and > > would be asked to create three different looks, consult with the > > client, choose one and develop it into the specs above. > > > How many weeks does this job sound like (excluding time for client > > turnaround)? Ballpark, of course -- I understand this is a general > > query and the time would be related to the specifics. ;) > > > Thanks, I appreciate it. > > > Sarah > > > __________________________________________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe send a blank message with unsubscribe in the subject to > > webproducers-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > To access our webform (instead of sending e-mail) for popular commands > > including subscribe, unsubscribe, digest, and vacation visit > > www.WebProducers.org. You can also access the list archive at > > the website. > > > Questions and comments are welcome just e-mail info at webproducers dot org > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > "Benefiting the International Trade Community" > > THE FEDERATION OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE ASSOCIATIONS (FITA) > 11800 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 210 > Reston, VA 20191-4345, USA > Phone: (703)620-1588 (800)969-FITA (3482) Fax: (703)620-4922 > > For Instant Faxback information about FITA and its services call > (800)926-FITA (3482) > > Home Page > http://www.fita.org > Really Useful Sites for > International Trade Professionals > http://fita.org/useful > International Trade Web Resources http://www.fita.org/webindex > Database of FITA Member Associations http://www.fita.org/members.html > Global Trade Shop http://www.globaltradeshop.com > Trade Events Hub http://www.fita.org/conferences.html > FITA Job Bank http://www.fita.org/jobs > E-Mail: info@xxxxxxxx > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > __________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe send a blank message with unsubscribe in the subject to > webproducers-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To access our webform (instead of sending e-mail) for popular commands > including subscribe, unsubscribe, digest, and vacation visit > www.WebProducers.org. You can also access the list archive at the website. > > Questions and comments are welcome just e-mail info at webproducers dot org __________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a blank message with unsubscribe in the subject to webproducers-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To access our webform (instead of sending e-mail) for popular commands including subscribe, unsubscribe, digest, and vacation visit www.WebProducers.org. You can also access the list archive at the website. Questions and comments are welcome just e-mail info at webproducers dot org