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Creative brief

LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT US:

In a stressed economy when revenue expectations are high and layoffs & cost cutting are rampant, where does a business turn to for talent that can get the job done fast without hiring a full time employee? Where does a talented worker that wants extra revenue, has been laid off or simply wants out of the "rat race" turn to when starting to build a network for contract jobs?



ContractHive.com proposes to aid both companies and freelancers in local markets by building a micro-sourcing matchmaking platform where businesses can connect with local independent professionals/contractors. On our website, businesses will find not only the local experts they need, but also the tools to manage everything from hiring to collaboration to making payments. Local freelancers will have an area to easily expand their business network, grow their service offerings whilst ensuring guaranteed payment.

HERE IS WHAT WE NEED:

A logo for our website contracthive.com . It should contain the words "Contract Hive". It can be either in two words or one word. Tone should be EDGY, TRENDY, new looking & visually appealing to artists & developers.


OUR TARGET AUDIENCE IS:

* Targeted Clients (Service Buyers)
o Start-ups to Mid-size companies (up to 200 employees) who require temporary strategic staffing solutions for critical time sensitive or resource strapped projects that have key deadlines that cannot be missed.
* Targeted Service Providers (Freelancers)
o Artists
+ Website Designers
+ Website Marketing
+ Graphic Design, Presentations, Multimedia
+ 3D Design, Modeling & Animation
+ Illustration, Cartooning, Painting, Sculpting
+ Cinematics, Vfx, Lighting, …
+ Cinematics, ….
+ Fashion, Interior/Landscape/Set Design
+ Photography/Videography
o Software Engineers
+ Engineering, CAD, Architecture
+ Networking, Hardware, Telephone Systems, Legal
+ Implementation, Programming, Software/Database Development
o Writing, Editing, Translation
o Business Professionals
+ Marketing, Advertising, Sales/PR,
+ ERP/CRM
+ Business Consulting
+ Finance & Accounting
+ Admin Support: Legal, Medical & Accounting
+ Sales/Telemarketing (Front-end)

WE LIKE THESE DESIGNS:

prostores.com, bizreef.com, shorttask.com

WE ABSOLUTELY MUST HAVE (or we don't want to see) THIS IN OUR DESIGN:

No clichés (clouds, halos, religious symbolism)

Update 25-Jun-09, 4:44pm GMT

Although our website has the word hive in it, we do not wish bee hive be used in the logo. The hive word is to indicate there are a lot of contracts available on the site and there is a place where freelancers gather .In addition, original .com domains are harder to come by nowadays. Another reference site is donanza.com .

Update 29-Jun-09, 9:19pm GMT

Seems almost everyone is making a play on the hive idea. Although I do not mind, can we see some designs focusing on the project aspect and the facts that there will be a lot good projects on the site?