And I didn't want to pick one single winner, because to me both were really equally good. Different but both very good.

So I have been negotiating with Guerra Creativa to make an exception in my case. GC have been kind enough to accept my offer as I was the first Contest Holder on the platform.

So I am very happy to announce both Qaisar and Turistika as co-winners of my contest !!!!
They will both get nominated, get points, and the prize money will be split between them.

Thank you ALL again !

Thanks, Alex for making this a great battle. The battle of the battles. Also thanks for all the hard work put in by the participants.

Congratulation at Qaisar and Turistika...

If its of any consolation, I liked yours over any of the designs submited because of the original ideas and clean design.

mw creativedev for the originality.
Unfortunate there was no time left !

So..I dont participate in the battle.But who is the winner??? :I would like to know

:)

Yes the war is over ! And it is going to be very difficult for me to choose a winner ! There are at least 4 potential winners.... suspense !

Sorry I had missed them. I think mixing the cart and the wishlist together is a little confusing for the buyer. They should be better off being presented independently i think. I gave 4* for that feature.

In the screen "Wishlist", there are not mixed wishlist and shopping cart. At the left is the wishlist and to the right side, all the products that was not possible to buy automatic.
The automatically purchase is controlled by the sign "User Setting"

what we can do if a design is in 4 rating and it deserve 5. there are some which deserves above 5 atleat.

Hi drs-design.
A/ you can let me know which one you think deserves 5* (here on this wall for instance)
B/ you can rate this design 5* yourself (GC has a community vote)
C/ I am the contest holder, so no matter what I have the final word ! :-)

http://en.guerra-creativa.com/designs/view/1129

i really love this design, really sleek and with beautifully drawn details. looks like the designer belongs to some Apple kind of company :)

Hi Bosko. Yes it's been pretty quiet here, I think 2 guys really battling for a long time (Turistika and Qaisar). Of course I am eager to see new proposals ! As an advice to people who want to submit ideas, Qaisar's style is nice (maybe a bit too masculine), Michele style as well is good, and turistika has great ideas for layout and features. I strongly encourage you to read my brief !

The bigger reseller in Europe is GAME (www.game.co.uk) Their website is not too bad, but it could be improved a lot, and too much information for me. I don't like things with 3 columns and commercials everywhere. 2 columns max. It looks messy and too cramped otherwise. Plus it is not optimised from a logistical perspective. Good luck !

Hi Michele, I can see it and I rated your design. I think it is a very very good start, and would give you 2.5* to start with. 4* for the style. Keep going !

Hi GabyB, I just did. The bottom line is that I'd like to see more of your own creation rather than a copycat of EA or Creative Jump. Good luck !

Hi Turistika, are you talking to someone in particular ? "if I show my site in color, you put your sites in colors" ," if a put my site with a 404 error page, you too" ??

I agree with turistika, that's why I've desisted to participate in this contest. Only a few were genuine designs.

Hello. I tend do disagree: there are a lot of original designs ! Of course some are recycling ideas seen elsewhere, but this is just the beginning. There are still 3 weeks left, so really plenty of time and opportunities to improve and come up with original stuff ! And don't forget plenty of people can see your work, so contests are a great way be noticed by others and show your skills. Keep battling and I am looking forward to your next entries !

mmm i think that you are wrong about something turistika, of course that someone copy the black and withe and the error page... but... is not a truly competition for you... desing is what count... if you want to be creative and show something like an error page is great, but the client will be loking a great interface. Something that you have allready, no metter if someone copy or not the way to show the ideas

THE IDEA IS WHAT COUNTS MUTCH MORE THAN THE WAY TO SHOW IT... i hope you all get the idea, because my english is trully bad.... hehe DONT GIVE UP TURISTIKA you can win!
Good Luck!
Pablo

Your english is excellent Pablo, probably better than mine.

Yes I am really looking for some original layout and interface. So far Turistika has shown great features and is in the lead.

Regarding the 404 page, I stated that 'all extras are welcome' in the brief, but it is true it is not my priority and that the purpose of this contest is a user friendly website with a clean presentation.

Turistika has submitted a lot so he can do 404 pages. But other contestants should focus on the brief !

Yes comments are there.I can't wait to see your improved layout solutionfor the main page

Yes comments are there. I can't wait to see your improved layout solution for the main page

Yes comments are there. I can't wait to see your improved layout solution for the main page

i ll upload the updated design as soon as possible. Thanks :)

Hi Hagane, I did comment. Very big improvement from first shot, so congratulations. give it more flavour (colour, joy, volume, details and modern look) and you'll get there ! good luck !

Hi Mirkonedit. I usually leave comments underneath the design that I have liked. I have also just given marks to my favorite designs so far. At this stage my favorite one is that of Ignacio because obviously some work was put into it and he followed my guidelines in the brief. To get further I would now work on the bottom part of the front page. In the brief I said I want to see personal recommendations, a nice footer, a status bar. Regarding the layout, I like the use of tabs a lot.

So a nice layout would be:
1. recommmended products to the visitor (1. an amazon-like feature)
2. in a series of well chosen tabs; propose best sellers, most viewed, best rated etc...
3. Propose also a navigation with tab to display the main PS3, WII etc.... games on the front page. For that matter I like the nintendolayot within the 2 sliding windows (Wii and DSi) on www.nintendo.co.uk
4. a nice footer. For that I recommend links on that of www.thinkgeek.com

That's sad.

Hi, I'd be interested to see which project is a clone of EA to 50% according to you and why. thanks

Hi Roman, yes...well 26 now !

Hello Doctor Khaos. I only require webdesign. Coding is easy, it is a mechanical task and obeys rules. Design is art, it is what makes the difference between one website and an other. I want art. If it is easier for you to build a website, sure do it and send me screenshots, that is no problem at all. But I do not want to scare pure designers away. So for clarification, I just want web design. Thank you and good luck !

Hello Qaisar. Yes sure you can do this. The main page is probably the most challenging one. It is what the customer first sees and it gives immmediate information about the quality, look, feel, atmosphere etc... of youir website. If you have this one right, other pages and designs should be easier. I am sure you understand I cannot comment on all designs, but when there is something I like, I will post my comments and support to help designers in the right direction. Good luck !

Thanks!, i ll upload my design after 1 or 2 days max.

Thanks Diego. Best of luck to you !

Hi Fernando. I would like to see at least 3 photoshops for each page. Imagine GC before it existed asked you to design their website in psd. What would you have done ? YEs I need at least main page + product page + category/sub category page. Ideally I would like to see also a results' page (when using the search function, how does it display ?), maybe the account page etc.... Best of luck.

¡CLARO QUE Sí!

Of course Andres !! This contest is open to anyone, anywhere !

Hi Bella (what a nice name !). Indeed you are requested to provide me with MINIMUM 3 mockups of what your vision of the website is. Examples can be: http://www.flickr.com/photos/respiromedia/3508221406/sizes/o/ (there are "automatic" ways to convert photoshop to html code, but I will take care of this). So basically draw pictures of the website look and feel. You can add anything you want (mascots, small illustrations) choose the placement of menus, text, banner, buttons' style, colours...all !

Hi Stitchuk. I didn't mean to be rude or to undermine your work and efforts. I just think it is best to learn a skill first and then to enter into competitions and contests when you have developped your skill. Otherwise you risk being exposed to criticism and mockery. But it is very honourable of you to learn design. I wish you the best of luck.

I woul assume this is a joke. To be more precise I am expecting beautifully crafted, professionally looking Photoshop layouts as in http://www.flickr.com/photos/respiromedia/3508221406/sizes/o/ and http://www.flickr.com/photos/respiromedia/3358971281/sizes/o/ fr instance. I am expecting people to have the caliber of designers you find on CSS Elite, CSS mania etc... I want an Original design. Have a look at my previous comments.

Hi; It probably appeal to your public well, but I would have chosen a 2 column layout rather than 3 coumns; Putting a large thumbnail on the right and the text on the left to allow for WIDER site. See http://www.greenglobeideas.com/. However if you like long an narrow site (for your content) check out the famous Ozon (http://www.ozon3.com/) but imagine a white background. Hope this gives you some ideas !

Great Feedback! Thank you. might tweak some things on my own website and will definetly try out for the contest. ITS ON!

Hi Christian, yes 7 days from today. thanks

(Y) Thnks

Hi Chris. Just to let you know that I will increase the deadline most likely to 3 weeks to give everyone enough time to dedicate some time and energy to take part in the contest. I will make an update soon. thanks.

Brillant, Regards ! :)

i can't say much; All I can tell you is I that mentioned in the brief: Favorite sites for inspiration are: www.nintendo.co.uk , www.ea.com, http://fwatheater.com/, www.f-i.com, www.kobaltshop.com, www.apple.com. There are common features to all those websites: WHITE, space, pure, crisps, fresh. Hopes thats helps !

Hi Pablo. No not yet. I do not want people to spend time on a logo but focus on the look and feel of the website. Only the website. Assume the logo is black and white for mockups. if interested we can discuss logos separately. Thanks

Hi Ignacio Giri. Thank you for liking my contest. To be honest, i find gog.com really boring. Fixed Grid, very rigid, very dark. Looks like something targetting US teenagers only. Compare that to nintendo.co.uk, to aviary, to http://onehub.com/, to http://inkd.com/. Can you feek this sensation of space ? Even if we stay in the very rigid layout spirit, I would prefer www.hmv.com
But I would like something a lot more original. I really hope you win it too ;-) thanks

Hi Stichuk. The domain names are registered already but I don't want to disclose it because I don't want this to influence the design or choices. I am expecting spontaneous proposal. I am only looking for mockups, look and feel. Thanks