We have revised the site per your most recent notes.

We have changed the navigation to parallel the original. A secondary navigation feature will appear on inside pages within a category for the sublevels of each section. You'll see these in the second level comps we send next week.

To accommodate the Blog, we need to know how you intend to use it. Is if a Client Blog, and Industry Blog or a Media Blog? This will determine where it is placed in the site structure and navigation

Finally, we have created a scaling model as well. That is the second link below. It actually came out pretty well in terms of scalability. Far better than an original test we did with more limited design parameters.

ent portion below. We didn't really like the way it worked in our tests. But we can show you if you'd like.

Go take a look now at the non scaling home page...

See the scaling version...

After this is approved we will work on a look for the sub pages, which will mirror most of the elements on the main page.

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Past Notes...

We have completed two comps for your site.

Before we get into the creative, a few bear in minds...

1. These are static comps. As such, some features such a animations, rollovers and other elements are represented but do not work. That comes with the build out of a working prototype.
2. The majority of the elements are the same for both comps. Rather than focusing on content and specifics, we want you to concentrate more on the architecture, arrangement of the navigation, branding support, use of color and general layout. Some of the elements will change more as we move into the working pages.
3. We opted to stick pretty close to your most recent marketing pieces in general design, so that you create a synergetic brand between all your marketing tools. We didn't want to create a web presence that had no connection to the other marketing strategies you're using.
4. Both designs are built with the ability to easily update content in-house without a lot of "designed" features that need our involvement. We really recommend that sites be changed up regularly and both formats provide flexible layouts for doing so.
5. Both versions can scale to fill different monitor sizes. Camp 1 is a little more tricky as the logo will need to be set in a specific space on the page and the yellow and white on the far right will resize. Comp 2 doesn't present as many issues.

Well enough of the ground rules...

COMP 1

This version is most closely branded to your print pieces. It uses the logo in a same, large scale along the top with just a portion of the key showing. Because web pages are horizontal and not vertical like print, we had to do some creative alterations to the logo's orientation. We think it worked well. The navigation goes down the left with a slight arc of blue, again supporting the print campaign, but the arc straightens instead of curves back for ease of updating the site's content. The main content is to the right. We used the Copperplate and Garamond fonts for headlines. The body copy is Arial, the sans serif option that is installed on all computers so the site will appear consistently for all visitors.

For the navigation, you can see how a rollover button would look on the "Growing Your VEO" link. Also, we can make the KEYGroup type and slogan fly in to the page, giving it a little flow. This can be done by using DHTML code rather than Flash, which not only has a heavy load requirement but also needs a plugin.

On the right is an emphasis block that provides information about Joanne and her speaker's bureau. A pulled quote is used from one of the testimonials. This can be changed regularly or updates on Joanne's next engagement can be placed in there when it warrants. A contrasting arrow creates the desire to click on it, similar to going on to the next page in a book. At the bottom is a subscription mechanism for an e-zine.

At the bottom of all pages is an address block so visitors can easily contact you without having to go to the Contact Us page. Finally, we will add a link to privacy statement in the blue section at the very bottom of the navigation.

Comp 1

Comp 2