Now that we’ve been here awhile and are convinced the new bunker is secure, we’re growing weary of the drab interior and long for the good old days of gilded ceilings, flowing sequins and all around palatial excess… while all this may well have existed only in my head, it’s time nonetheless to start decorating this joint and make things bling a little.
The current Sepia Mutiny interface has certainly served us well, but the truth is that it is also showing signs of age and we’re past due for a bit of an overhaul, in particular to allow for future expansion and improved usability. Don’t worry, we’re not going all MySpace on you guys, and we’re not about to bombard you with annoying pop-ups and classmates.com flash banners encouraging you to stalk your high school sweetheart. We will still be the Mutiny you love, just a little bit nicer and all dressed up.
So, if you are a bad-ass graphic designer, you drop shadows in your sleep, you hallucinate in alpha channels, and you can spare a few cycles to help us with our upcoming efforts, please email us (minus the caps) with samples of your work or a pointer to your portfolio. In particular, we are looking for someone who excels in clean and measured web design, and someone with logo and branding experience (this could be the same person). Please note that we are not seeking programming or technical help at this time. Once we gauge response, I will follow-up on the specifics of what we need and how best to get things rolling.
We can’t offer much in return for your efforts, other than a link to your website and the collective thanks of all the Mutineers, though if you do a really good job, maybe we’ll throw in a couple of monkeys macacas and a night with the intern… and believe me, that’s nothing to scoff at.
I’ve been a web/gfx designer for a long time… and while I don’t have any time to contribute to redesigning Sepia Mutiny, I’m just asking that you guys keep the banner in the same style that you have it (as in, it refreshes every time the page is loaded, and you have a bunch of cool desi icons in each of your banners (like amitabh!)…so yeah). I think that’s one of the coolest features of the site.
You need to woo Priya aka Pomegranita ASAP!!
Can we get a forum too?
You know how many poisonous comments they’d have to ban? With a forum they’d have to be full-time Mutineers.
True
Its just that there are news stories and issues that I would like to discuss with mutineers. Plus that would help also keep the blog comments on track (ex. colourism in every Bollywood related post).
Why aren’t comments adequate for that purpose?
I doubt that. Keeping comments germane is like attempting to herd felines.
Ah, a voice of reason. I agree completely. I have no desire to wade through any possible additional idiocy. And yes, I love the banners, too.
How bout makin this an HTTPS site and hidin/securin your code a lil better, LoL..?
Time magazine, National Geographic, the opener for 60 Minutes, Wall Street Journal, USA Today – all media icons, all unchanged for decades. In my 22 years of running an ad agency, I have battled many clients who got bored with their own brand names before the public had even figured out what the heck those brands represented.
My advice to you – don’t change a thing. Unless there are functionality problems, which I have not noticed, SM is great the way it is. I particularly like the pictures of movie stars of my generation – Saira Banu, Rishi Kapoor, Devanand. I see a lot of significance in capturing the images of the 60’s and 70’s on a blog that is written by the children of the 60’s and 70’s immigrants. Like me.