New website design for software developers

HyperSys/Unicorn Information Systems AS

Unicorn Information Systems is a modern software company founded and owned by Norwegian youth NGOs (non-governmental organization). Our goal is to make it easier, faster and freer to operate and administer NGOs. We offer new and innovative ways to communicate with members and local branches, administer membership lists and collect fees etc, through better communication and interaction within cloud-based solutions. Our main product is a cloud-based organization administration system, HyperSys, customized to fit the needs of NGOs, youth NGOs in particular.

http://www.hypersys.no & http://www.unicornis.no

Unicorn Information Systems is a modern software company founded and owned by Norwegian youth NGOs (non-governmental organization). Our goal is to make it easier, faster and freer to operate and administer NGOs. We offer new and innovative ways to communicate with members and local branches, administer membership lists and collect fees etc, through better communication and interaction within cloud-based solutions. Our main product is a cloud-based organization administration system, HyperSys, customized to fit the needs of NGOs, youth NGOs in particular.

1) hypersys.no:

Page 1: Front page/homepage
The page should contain a main menu bar (see http://www.opera.com and http://www.ibm.com for inspiration) and a sales pitch for the main product “HyperSys”, plus some general information. The sales pitch should contain three large icons with descriptions of the main features (easier, faster, freer). The icons should have a keyword below and a short descriptive text (see http://www.fedoraproject.org for an example).

Main features/icons:
* Icon 1 - Keyword: Easier - (filler text)
* Icon 2 - Keyword: Faster - (filler text)
* Icon 3 - Keyword: Freer - (filler text)

Page 2: Product features
The page should use the three main icons from the frontpage as “headlines” with more detailed descriptions of sub-features related to each icon/feature.

Page 3: Demo videos
The page should contain video presentations and demonstrations of HyperSys.

Page 4: Testimonials
The page should contain a presentation of testimonials from key customers and customer overview.

2) unicornis.no/geekevents.org:

Page 5: Jump page/microsite for other projects: Geekevents.org, HyperSys.no & Unicornis (The company)

Websites for inspiration
http://www.opera.com - Top bar with menu and logo, free from the top
http://www.lenovo.com - General design, rotating top stories
http://www.fedoraproject.org - The core vaues (freedom, friends, features, first)

Further requirements
We’re in the process of creating a new design profile for our company and our products/projects. It’s therefore a strong possibility that the winning designer could be contacted for further work after the contest is completed.

Unicorn Information Systems is a modern software company founded and owned by Norwegian youth NGOs (non-governmental organization). Our goal is to make it easier, faster and freer to operate and administer NGOs. We offer new and innovative ways to communicate with members and local branches, administer membership lists and collect fees etc, through better communication and interaction within cloud-based solutions. Our main product is a cloud-based organization administration system, HyperSys, customized to fit the needs of NGOs, youth NGOs in particular.

Please do not use the existing pages for inspiration, as they’re not very good. We’ve attached screenshots of the new HyperSys (main product) UI design (currently being implemented), as the screenshots on the existing website are outdated.

Our audience: secretariat and volunteers at non-profit organisations (existing and potential customers), potential employees and other geeks curious about our technology/products

1. The design should be clean and uncluttered
2. Suitable for 1024x768+
3. All fonts and icons must be freely available for future use
4. All design elements should be easily editable (e.g. icons available in vector)
5. Have fun and be creative

Finally, if we like and/or choose your design, we may request more extensive freelance work.