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Please select at least one specialty area from the list below.
Print Design
Business Cards

Business cards are cards bearing business information about a company or individual. Absolute must haves for all businesses.
Brochures

A brochure or pamphlet is a leaflet advertisement. Brochures may advertise locations, events, hotels, products or services.
Signage

Graphic and/or logo signs that are displayed on, near or above a shop.
Posters

An advertisement for a product, service or event, consisting of text and/or an image on a flat surface, usually paper.
Annual reports

A financial report that a company prepares for its shareholders each year. Includes a balance sheet, financial statement, auditor's report, and information about the company's operations.
Book design

Book design is the art of incorporating the content, , format, design, and sequence of the various components of a book into a coherent whole.
Catalogues

A catalogue a printed collection of products. Catalogues are typically used in the fashion industry or by variety stores to display their range of products for order.
Branding
Logo design

Logo design is the heart of a branding project. A logo design is the symbol for a business. The process can include many variations to find the perfect fit.
Brand design

Band design is the planning and design of a business or product image for public consumption. Brand design requires research into target markets and current trends before actual designs are produced.
Advertising

Advertising is a form of communication that typically attempts to persuade potential customers to purchase or to consume more of a particular brand of product or service.
Package design

Package design and labels are used to encourage potential buyers to purchase a product. Package graphic design and physical design are important and constantly evolve as fashions change.
Style guide

A style guide or style manual is a set of standards for design and writing of documents, either for general use or for a specific publication or organization. A style guide protects brand consistency across media.
Illustration
Product

Product illustration is for the rapid prototyping of a new product before it is created in 3D or manufactured.
Caricature

A representation of a person or place that is exaggerated for comic effect.
Concept

Concept illustration is used to visually communicate an earlier concept before further work is conducted. This can include concept art for advertising, video games and movies.
General

Select this if your illustration requirements do not fit other categories.
Photography
Product

Product photography is the capture of products for display advertising. Product photography can be used to sell products in an online store, or used in larger print advertising campaigns.
Portrait

Portrait photography is the capture of the likeness of a person or a small group of people (a group portrait), in which the face and expression is the main focus.
Landscape

Landscape photography is a genre intended to show different spaces within the world.
Please select at least one specialty area from the list below.
Design
Interface design

Interface design refers to the design, layout and structure of the user experience. The interface of a website determines how a user interprets and navigates the website.
Form design

Website form designs vary in complexity. Simple forms can be used to submit basic information such a contact form. Complex forms can be used calculate and validate information such as a shopping cart order form. Form design is a combination of interface design and technical design.
Information design

Information design is the detailed planning of specific information that is to be provided to a particular audience to meet specific objectives. For website with more than 4 pages, information design should be a high priority.
Template design

Template design is the design and construction is a website interface for a specific website platform. For example, a website using the Wordpress software would require a website interface design to be coded into a Wordpress template or theme.
Hosting
Web hosting

A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting service that allows individuals and organizations to make their own website accessible via the World Wide Web. Many designers provide their own hosting services while others are partnered with large web hosting companies and can provide special rates.
Domain name

A domain name is an internet website address. For example, http://www.mybusiness.com.au. A good domain name is an important part of a brand strategy as well as achieving high rankings in search engines.
Website analytics

Website analytics is the measurement, collection, analysis and reporting of internet data for purposes of understanding and optimising website usage. Website analytics are a necessity for ecommerce websites if they want to measure the ROI of their advertising efforts.
eCommerce
Shopping carts

A shopping cart is an all-in-one package that stores product information and photos for purchase through a website. There a literally hundreds of different options available. Ask your designer for advice about the most suitable shopping cart product to use.
Credit card processing

Credit card processing typically requires two key services. First a merchant account with a bank is needed. Second a internet payment gateway which securely processes the credit cards and send the data to the bank. Websites that take orders online will require a payment gateway to be integrated. There are many internet payment gateway providers. Ask your designer for a recommendation.
Billing and payments

Billing customers and taking payments on your website requires invoicing software. There are many invoicing options available. Ask your designer for advice about which software is most suitable.
Donations

A donations script is a simple way for customers to make a charitable payment to your business through your website.
Auctions

An auctions script allows sellers to list products and buyers to bid and pay for products. The most famous example of this is eBay.
Software Installation
Content management

Content management systems are powerful website platforms that allow users to control and publish content to a live website. Most websites today make use of a content management system.
Dynamic photo galleries

A dynamic photo gallery allows a user to easy manage multiple photo galleries. Typically a dynamic photo gallery will provide a private area for uploading photos. The photos are displayed on the website automatically. These are especially useful for simple product displays or portfolio websites.
Newsletter subscription

An email newsletter is an email sent to subscribers with information on a topic. Such newsletters are often used to keep in touch with existing customers or members. Newsletter subscription software allows you manage subscriptions, newsletter content and view statistics for open rates and click rates.
Blog

Blogging software allows users to register an account on your website and publish articles. Blogging software is often used to run news related websites such as cnet.com.au. If you have more than one content writer for your website, you will likely want to use blogging software.
Forum

A system in which users may send, read and reply to messages on a particular subject. Forums are typically used in community focused websites. Forums can also be used for socially focused customer support.
Customer support

Customer support software provides an interface for customers to communicate with support staff. This can be in real-time with online chat or over a ticket support system. Customer support software is essential for an online business because it helps build trust.
User management

User management, or contact management, is a way of storing and sorting contact information for customers or website users. Contact management is important for ecommerce websites or subscription and registration based services.
News systems

A news system is a simple way of posting short articles or announcement to a community of readers. News systems and blogs are similar and often interchangeable.
Podcasting

A podcast is a series of digital media files (either audio or video) that are released episodically and downloaded through web syndication. The content is usually published on downloaded from software such as Apple iTunes.
Live chat

Live chat allows users to communicate in real-time. Live chat can be group chat for a community of users or it can be used for one-to-one communication or even for customer support. Live chat is common for community based websites.
Social networking

Social networking software provides a community of users with a range of communication tools to interact with each other. Examples include instant messaging, live chat, video and photo uploads.
Scripts / Widgets
Contact forms

A contact form is the most common type of website form. A contact form allows a user to submit information from a simple interface through to a specified email address.
Video player

Video players are extremely common on websites these days. They allow website visitors to watch video files directly inside the website instead of first downloading the video file. Advanced video players will allow many formats to be used, provide an easy way of uploading videos to your website and collect statistics about video usage on your website.
Booking system

Booking systems are commonly used by websites that have goods or services for rent. Booking systems take bookings over a website and typically provide users with a calendar system to find ideal time slots.
Event calendars

An event calendar displays events and event details in a calendar format. Typically event calendar software provides an interface for a user to add and edit event details. Event calendars are useful for organisational websites.
FAQ management

A Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) article typically grows over time. This means there are tools that allow simple but effective management of FAQs.
Members only content

Member's only content is content hidden from the public and might require a subscription with a log-in account for access. Content can be articles or digital downloads.
Interactive map

An interactive map provides a user with a map of a specific location along with tools to help find directions. Google Maps is the most commonly used interactive map tool.
Article comments

If your website contains regular content updates, you will likely want to allow readers to leave comments. Comments usually appear at the end of an article. Commenting can encourage debate, increase userengagement and and increase brand loyalty.
Affiliate tracking

Affiliate marketing is a specialised form of marketing where an advertiser seeks to advertise or sell products or services through an affiliate network. Affiliate tracking software allows you to sell your products or services through a network of affiliates who are awarded a percentage of the sale.
Banner ads

Banner ad software provides a publisher with a simple way to manage advertising banners. One can manage payment and clients as well as monitor the number of impressions and clicks generated by specific banners. Most modern banner ad platforms also include text and video ads.
File distribution

File distribution can include simple downloads to peer to peer file sharing. Websites that have lots of different files for download, such as download.com, typically require file distribution software to manage the files.
Internet poll

An internet poll is a useful tool for seeking feedback or opinions from a community of users. Internet poll software allows you to manage poll questionsas well as collect and analyse poll result data.
Ratings and reviews

Ratings and reviews platforms are most commonly used in ecomerce websites for community based product reviews. Theses systems provide users with a standardised way of voting on specified criteria for a specific product or article.
Surveys

Survey software provides you with tools for creating survey questions, distributing surveys, collecting responses and sorting through the data.
Please select at least one specialty area from the list below.
2D
2D animation

2D animation is the creation of moving pictures in a two-dimensional environment. 2D animation covers anything from an animated banner ad to a 60 second video clip explaining your services.
Animated banner

Animated banners are typically advertising banners with a few frames. They are usually used for advertising on websites. They can also be used in many screen display advertising programs.
Splash screen

Splash screen animations are short animated clips that load before the main website loads. They act as a way to welcome the user and heighten the experience. They are often used in fashion related websites.
Interactive advertising

Interactive advertising most commonly appears on websites and is usually a simple game that encourages a viewer interact and eventually click through to the advertisers website.
3D
3D animation

3D animation is the art of creating moving images with the use three dimension models. 3D animation is used in video games and special effects for movies.
3D modelling

3D modelling is the process of developing a representation of any three-dimensional object. New physical products are prototyped in 3D, architectural renderings are build in 3D and video game characters and environments are built in 3D.
3D product modelling

3D product modelling is a specialised field dedicated to prototyping the form and shape of a new product in 3D.
Skeleton design

Skeleton design is the design and construction of the internal framework of a 3D model for animation.
Drafting
CAD

CAD is software used in art, architecture, engineering and manufacturing to assist in precision drawing.
Architectural rendering

Architectural rendering, or architectural illustration, is the art of creating two-dimensional images showing the attributes of a proposed architectural design.
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