New website for diaTribe

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We are looking to redesign our e-newsletter diaTribe. This a monthly newsletter that publishes the latest research and product news in the diabetes field for people with diabetes. Our current website is here: www.diatribe.us.
The parameters are the new site must incorporate our logo, must use the same colors (variation in shade and adding some colors is fine, but the initial pallet should stay) and must be in 1024 by 768 px. It is crucially important that the font in the new design be easily readable (dark, well spaced). If it could be a layered PSD that would be ideal. We have attached 2 sketches of our own brainstorming for a potential lay-out for the home and a new issue page, but these are very rough and should not in any way limit the true designers out there.
We're envisioning a very polished, sophisticated looking magazine-esque site that presents a lot of information. When we were brainstorming for new site ideas we looked at major monthly publications such as the New Yorker (www.newyorker.com) or Vanity Fair (www.vf.com). Like these sites we would still like to feature much of our newest content on the front page, but in a manner that makes good use of space and feels uncluttered. Information needs to be clearly labeled and easy to find. In terms of the overall tone of the website, we do very much want it to be nice and elegant looking site, and one that is targeting a smart, engaged audience.
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Industry/Entity Type
News
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Requirements
Must have
- The logo. The same color scheme we currently use
Nice to have
- We like the idea of having a featured content box, of using hover buttons on top for our various sections, and potentially using a 3 column setup. However, we are not web designers, so the designer can use these suggestions at their discretion.