Creative Web Developer with Custom Illustration CapabilitiesFreelanceJobs • Canada
Creative Web Developer with Custom Illustration Capabilities
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- Canada
- Canada
À propos
This is not a minimalist SaaS project. We need someone comfortable working with illustration, layered composition, subtle parallax, and heritage cartography styles, while keeping the experience clean and usable.
Experience with botanical illustration, conservation branding, museum/editorial design, or layered scroll effects is a strong plus.
In addition to the website homepage, we need three event banners created as well. The timelines are moderately tight for these, so we can get them printed in time for a tradeshow on April 5.
We have a series of Fathom recordings with the client that will be very helpful for fully understanding his vision and goals.
THE VISION:
Academic legitimacy
Romantic prairie storytelling
Topographical cartography aesthetic
Botanical sketches + painted florals
Layered "mood board" feeling
Subtle movement (possibly parallax)
Modern performance standards
This is not a minimalist SaaS website, it is more:
Field journal meets
1890s botanist field kit meets
Conservation science publication meets
Modern B2B horticulture supplier
THE AESTHETIC WE NEED:
The designer must be able to create:
1. A Hero Section That Feels Like:
A large watercolor logo dominating the top left corner
Classic topographical Great Plains map (Canada + northern U.S.)
A dropped pin marking Saskatoon
Academic/cartographic styling (no Google Maps look)
Possibly subtle animation or map zoom
Clean enough to remain usable and mobile-friendly
2. Layered Background System:
Faded topographical maps as background texture
Botanical sketches (black & white linework)
Botanical paintings (color plates)
Dried flower imagery layered like physical objects
Collage-style composition
Pages sitting "on top of" maps
Objects appearing to rest on the map surface
Think:
Museum exhibit panel
Historical field notebook
Scientific atlas
Conservation journal spread
WHAT WE ARE NOT LOOKING FOR
Someone who:
Only does clean corporate SaaS websites
Relies heavily on Canva-style templates
Has no experience with illustration
Cannot blend editorial design with web
Does not undeRstand layered composition
Has no understanding of conservation / nature aesthetics
SKILL REQUIREMENTS
The right person should have:
Strong illustration capability (botanical or similar)
Comfort working with vintage cartography styles
Experience building layered visual systems
Experience designing for WordPress (or at least web-ready)
Understanding of parallax or layered scroll effects
Strong sense of restraint (so it doesn't become chaotic)
Ability to balance emotion with academic legitimacy
Bonus:
Experience with conservation, ecology, museum, or heritage branding
Experience designing for print banners (event deadline in April)
DELIVERABLES
We need:
Full homepage visual concept
Custom map treatment (non-Google, stylized)
Layered background system
Botanical illustration integration
Hero concept with logo dominance
Visual direction for and completion of:
Event banner
Print handout (1-pager)
TONE DIRECTION
The designer must understand:
This is B2B.
The audience is landscape architects, engineers, and policymakers.
We are invoking emotion without being sentimental.
We are creating legitimacy without being corporate.
The sun is central to the prairie identity.
We must avoid political geographic framing.
Avoid Indigenous symbolism references.
Avoid wetland implications.
Contract duration of less than 1 month. with 30 hours per week.
Mandatory skills: Graphic Design, Illustration, Web Design, WordPress, Animation, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Compétences linguistiques
- English
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