Crowd On Tap are a new online crowdsourcing agency for creative work - especially graphic design, but including video, journalistic copy, branding and marketing concepts. They provided a fresh, modern design for the site, and I committed to build it in Drupal 6. Some of the site features include:
- Upload and download of video and graphics
- Display of project submissions using jQuery carousel
- Buyer rating of creative submissions
- Brochure pages and detailed, easily navigable FAQ
- Ecommerce process including money transfer from buyers and to creatives (payments out moderated by staff)
- Interactive hover effects using a combination of javascript and CSS
The number of pages that required styling and customization from the default Drupal look and feel made this a challenging site to develop, requiring a large number of custom functions and considerable testing. We're still catching the odd minor bug here and there, but all in all it's running very smoothly now.
The site is currently in live beta and everyone involved is hoping it takes off in a big way. Similar sites such as 99designs have been very successful in the US market, and Crowd On Tap have some unique features that may make them attractive to many different kinds of creatives and buyers.
