professional coaching community needs new look for website

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We require a website design that attracts professionals. We run a large, global professional coaching community (e.g. executive, business, personal coaches NOT sports coaches). Our members are committed to their professional and personal development and they enjoy building relationships with other coaches across the world. We also champion the success of coaches and the coaching industry by providing business support resources to our members. We do not mind which colours you use, but whatever the combination, the combinations must be professional and refined. It would be good to have some of the familiarity of the old site colours, with some new, more professional element. We have a number of requirements for the homepage and members design, and this is attached.
Updates
Project Deadline Extended
Reason: I am extending the deadline for this design, in order to give feedback and see how current designs can be tweaked.
Added Monday, October 14, 2013
Target Market(s)
Here are some ideas for images, which gives and idea of the target market also:
Ideas for website images:
1. http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-photo-19598083-business-success.php?st=7cc0957 (I like the people in this one – they seem very dynamic and a good mix of women and men)
2. http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-photo-26962335-business-communications.php?st=7cc0957 (I like all of the speech bubbles in this one, that’s what the ReciproCoach community does – pairs up in two’s or small groups and engages in professional talking)
3. http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-photo-20643497-global-business-working.php?st=7cc0957 (I like the combination of the world and the people talking in different groups)
4. http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-photo-19509158-global-business-people.php?st=d435758 (I like the world in this one – would be good to see combination of world and #1 dynamic people, which is the ReciproCoach community)
Industry/Entity Type
Building
Look and feel
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Elegant
Bold
Playful
Serious
Traditional
Modern
Personable
Professional
Feminine
Masculine
Colorful
Conservative
Economical
Upmarket
Requirements
Must have
- See attached uploaded files including homepage design, member dashboard design, and example profile (profiles need to be included him banner design). Note that any text must not be build into graphic. It needs to be able to be edited via html.