Web Design for non-profit, Nautical themed

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Web Design Brief
We are developing a web design for a non-profit organization. They are:
a non-profit 501©3 educational and service organization, grounded in the recognition that active engagement of the arts through can be an entry into growth and transformation. Our purpose is to develop and offer events that support this creative process bringing outstanding presenters to our town.
They are located in a beautiful coastal town and the client would like a "nautical" theme. This would include
- color palette of blue, green, possibly brown/beige, and possibly some deep red colors as accents. There is a file attached with some color palette ideas, but you don't have to choose from colors here.
- soothing, calm, clean professional look
- something in the background image that would indicate the four directions. This could be a compass or something similar.
- the client really likes this website:
http://www.thesophiainstitute.org/
Please see attached for:
- a basic sketch that shows the overall layout that we desire. Feel free to modify this slightly but not too much. File name is 01-sketch.psd
- placeholder content that can be used throughout your design
You can also use any of the stock photos found here:
http://www.istockphoto.com/search/lightbox/13519119#e5f3c63
Target Market(s)
Mainly white American women who are in their 40s or older. Professional, affluent, highly educated.
Industry/Entity Type
Nautical
Look and feel
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Upmarket
Requirements
Must have
- - sidebar with event information. Each event should include date, headshot, title, brief description and a "Register" and "Read more" link. We don't have any real headshots so use ones from Internet for now.
- use the attached 01-sketch.psd file as your starting point.