Page creative element design generates content that is designed to enhance a specific page. This broad category of creative elements can generally be thought of as anything that is not apart of the theme template. The vast majority are graphics, typical examples are; photo portraits in a biography pages, product photos or illustrations in an online catalog, or animated banners.

Page element examples

Examples of minimal page elements on this page include both the Featured Project element (left) and Animated Message element (top).

Page element tips

• Proper use of page elements can add to the decor of a site giving it a unique look and higher perceived value.
• Do not add page elements ad hoc. They can destroy the central theme and add to download times.

Required expertise

(Depends on theme element types)

• Graphic Designer
• Animation Designer (optional)
• Video Designer (optional)
• Audio Designer (optional)

Activities, time and costs estimates

• Basic Text Graphics: .25hrs, $25 (each) Simple masthead text headers
• Basic Image Graphics: .5hrs, $50 (each) Stock/Scanned photos lightly manipulated and cropped
• Standard Graphics: 2hrs, $200 Fully manipulated stock graphics or simple graphics created from scratch
• Advanced Graphics: 8+hrs, $100/hr Highly manipulated graphics, customer designs from scratch
• Animated Gifs[kl]
• Photographs [kl]
• Flash banners [kl]