Travel and Leisure Portal (Front Page and Logo) **$50 bonus added**

The aim of this competition is for me to start the process of getting a logo and look and feel for my new website. This competition is to design a logo and the main front page for this site.

Assuming that I find the right thing here there will be alot of further work for the winning designer, starting almost immediately.

I will accept submissions for only the logo or webpage but I would prefer both together.

EnjoyAustralia

Desired Color Scheme:
warm australian colours

Desired Style:
drawing on aspects of web2.0 but warm and welcoming...with a professional feel...(this is hard!)

Accepted File Formats:
vector for logo, PSD layered for webpage

EnjoyAustralia will be a travel and leisure directory covering the following categories in Australia:

-Accommodation
-Activities, Sports & Leisure
-Eating and Drinking
-Entertainment
-Health & Beauty
-Shopping
-Tour Operators
-Transport
-Visitor Attractions
-Weddings

The website is still under construction so I cannot show any links however functionality will be along the lines of:

- totaltravel.com.au
- about-australia.com
- australianexplorer.com

This content has two interlinked aspects:

Logo Design
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I would like the logo to reflect the most famous aspects of Australia:

- the sun
- aboriginal art
- warmth
- fun
- great holidays & experience

The logo should be easily recognisable and will be transferred onto lots of different media ie print, goods etc.

Please have a look at australia.com and westernaustralia.com to see the quality / style of logo that I am looking for...

Website Design
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The website design component of this contest is for the following:

- main front page

The website & logo design should be clean and professional drawing on aspects of web2.0 but retaining a warm friendly feel.

Here are a few websites that I like the look of

http://www.westernaustralia.com (I like the colours on this site, however I don't want a dark background and this design is too cluttered)
http://www.enjoyengland.com (I really only like the front page flash section)
http://www.contiki.com/ (I like the torn paper effect)

Below you can see an image of a basic layout (please don't be mislead by the rounded boxes) that I have put together for the front page however I am open to suggestion.

http://www.ortian.com/layout.png

I would also like the designer to create and submit icons for the categories listed above. I would also like the designer to create and include a stylised map of australia. It is likely that I will employ a professional map designer later but I need something to help the visualisation of the concept...

I want this site to really stand out so please be creative.

Please supply any images, fonts etc

I would like the logo in vector format and the webpage as a layered PSD. I may also ask for other formats later.

This contest was originally listed in multiple categories:
- Logo Design
- Web Page Design