Web Design Need for Anime Site

I am planning on making the best online site for anime. These pages will be the first created with 3 - 5 more pages, and modules down the line.

This contest is for two pages, the homepage, and an article page. I am looking for a very clean design (ie: http://www.popsci.com). I have very specific ideas about the layout, and will try to be very specific with any suggestions.

I personally am very partial to earth tones greens, browns, blues. However, I am interested in a warm tone for this site. Color should be used mainly as an accent at this time.

Assets and Layout

http://cid-9bcb5d125b836b4a.skydriv…spx/Public

The article page is just a striped down version of the homepage with a related articles box in the sidebar and a comment box with captcha.

Perfered formats

Layered: psd, eps, tiff

Standard: jpg, gif, png
- Header (3 Sections)
- Masterhead
- Links: RSS Feed/Register/login
- Site ver: Animexroads.com v1.0 beta
- Advertising & Logo
- Advertisement: 728x90 Leaderboard Ad space (should say "advertising" @ 10xp above and to the right
- Logo: Do not have a logo, can use AXR in Elephant font
- Navigation
- NavBar Links: Home, Anime, Manga, TCG, Gaming or Video Games, Community
- Body
- Main Body
- Tout: The current tout is fine except instead of a 5px border would like to go with a 10px boarder.
- Articles: List of all current Articles, (Title, Teaser Title, Excerpt, by line, Posted Date, comments, image, and section in which article was written
- Sidebar- Advertisement: 300x250 Medium Rectangle Ad space (should say "advertising" @ 10xp above and to the right
- New Releases: Tabbed box with tabs for "Anime, Manga, Video Games"
- Conventions: List of upcoming Conventions (convention name, city, and date)
- Poll: A poll area big enought for a three line question and at least 5 answers.
- Footer
- Legal & Us
Links: Privacy Policy, Terms & Conditions
Links: About Us, Contact Us

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