We are looking to develop a logo, Wallpaper, and navigation bar that are elegant and harmonious with each other - for our Magento e-commerce store.
Our business is streaming live and recorded performing arts events (opera, classical, theater, film, jazz, etc). The name of our company is 2uarts.com
Wallpaper-----------------------
The background or wallpaper we envision is kind of like a stage. So the sides of the page would be like a stage's proscenium arch. That would be the top and sides of the stage... typically gold colored wood frame (see examples: http://www.artsjournal.com/aboutlastnight/usa_nyc_metropolitanopera_3.jpg
http://www.masconomet.org/teachers/trevenen/image001.gif)
So the frame of our page (the whole page) is this golden wood artistic frame.
The background inside the frame, we would like black.
The stage should have a curtain. Dark burgundy red, like a red velvet color... However, we want this curtain to be made of red smoke. To have an idea of what we mean you can visit the Vizio.com site. They use this smoke as if it were a curtain. (here is an example of red smoke graphic http://www.modernartco.com/images/smoke-red_blk_SM.jpg)
We would like the curtain to be open like the following image (http://www.theatermania.com/images/theater/000274theater.jpg) but with the curtain tide to the sides, like in this image (http://wwwdelivery.superstock.com/WI/223/1598/PreviewComp/SuperStock_1598R-164587.jpg)
Logo-----------------------------------------------
The name of our company is 2UArts.com
The #2 in our company name (2UArts) is represented by a hand with two fingers up, which can be either a 2 or a V. (see our current site at 2uarts.com to see how we have combined the hand with the letters)
So the name 2UArts with the "Victory Sign" of the hand conveys the idea of the number "2"... or bringing arts to you... but also of a "V" for VUArts, or viewing performing arts.
So we would like a stylized, elegant and creative play on this 2 and V possibly... but we are not fixed on this. It may not work well. We don't know. We don't want a cartoon of a hand. We like something stylized... maybe an icon of a hand with the 2. We can try to see if the hand with "UArts" next to it works or not.
We like metallic greys and red, but it all has to fit in along with our background. We like the idea of the logo being a sort of solid stamp. We want you to be creative, but we don't like cartoons. We want elegance..
The logo should have under it our motto "Never Miss a Performance".
Surprise us with your creativity.. be elegant.
Navigation Bar-------------------------------------------------
The navigation bar should be 4 spotlights pointing down. Here are some images of spotlights (http://www.clipartguide.com/_named_clipart_images/0511-0904-0419-) Again, we are not interested in cartoons... we don't really want the spotlight to be too visible... just abstractly. The person will know it is a spotlight because there is a soft light coming out pointing down, like in this image.
(http://rickischultz.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/spotlight.jpg)
There are 4 spotlights. The words for the navigation are
- Premiere Channels
- Channels
- Blog
- My2UArts
Please make these words layers, just in case we want to change the words.
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So, this is the idea.
Thank you.