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Ghost Platform Website Design Brief Website: domain name owned on Godaddy Platform: Ghost(Pro) This is a new international current-affairs publication built around one product: one consequential story each weekday, analysed through a transparent five-stage methodology. The attached mock-ups show the desired visual direction and page architecture. Please use these as the principal design reference rather than redesigning the concept from scratch. Required pages * Home * Today / Daily Edition * Archive * Method * About * Subscribe Core daily edition structure Every Crosswise edition follows: 1. What We Know 2. The Perspectives 3. Evidence Check 4. What We Don’t Know 5. Crosswise Assessment A short Radar of other important developments appears within the daily edition; it is not a separate product. Design direction Contemporary premium international publication: authoritative, distinctive and highly readable. Use: * Strong editorial serif typography * Clean sans-serif supporting typography * Generous whitespace * Black / off-white foundation * Restrained red accent * Strong visual hierarchy * Bold use of photography where appropriate * The five-stage methodology as a recurring visual device It should feel like a serious modern media brand, not a corporate site, think tank, generic Ghost theme or traditional newspaper. Ghost requirements Please customise/build this natively for Ghost and retain Ghost’s native: * Newsletter subscriptions * Membership functionality * Publishing/CMS * Email/newsletter integration The site must be fully responsive and particularly strong on mobile. The final logo is currently being refined and will be supplied separately. Priority: simplicity. Crosswise launches with one core product. Please do not introduce additional news sections, products, categories or functionality beyond the structure shown in the supplied concepts. Attached are the wireframes with look and theme.
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Hi there, We understand you're looking to design a premium daily news site on the Ghost platform, focusing on a transparent five-stage methodology for analyzing consequential stories. The provided mock-ups and wireframes will serve as our principal design reference, ensuring we meet your desired visual direction and page architecture. With our expertise in PHP, website design, and web development, we're confident in delivering a contemporary premium international publication that is authoritative, distinctive, and highly readable. Our team has experience with similar projects, such as designing a website for a web/digital agency using PHP and custom design, and we're well-versed in Ghost's native features, including newsletter subscriptions and membership functionality. One question: Are there any specific plans or requirements for integrating the Radar section within the daily edition, or would you like us to suggest some options based on the provided design direction? Feel free to message us to discuss the details! — Webbook Studio
£1,150 GBP in 30 days
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With over a decade of experience in premium website design and high-scale systems, I understand your goal of creating a contemporary international news site on the Ghost platform. My background in developing high-security systems and scaling platforms for over 1 million users directly aligns with the complexity of your project. A strategic insight for ensuring scalability and security in your project would be to leverage Ghost's native features for newsletter subscriptions, membership functionality, and publishing while customizing the design to reflect a serious modern media brand. My past success in building and scaling Telegram Mini Apps for a large user base showcases my ability to handle projects of this magnitude. I encourage you to reach out to discuss the roadmap for your project further. Let's work together to bring your vision for Crosswise to life on the Ghost platform.
£1,200 GBP in 20 days
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Hi! I can build the Crosswise website natively on Ghost(Pro), using your supplied mock-ups as the primary design reference rather than changing the concept. I’ll create the Home, Daily Edition, Archive, Method, About, and Subscribe pages with a premium editorial feel, strong typography, generous whitespace, restrained red accents, and the five-stage methodology as a consistent visual element. I’ll preserve Ghost’s native CMS, memberships, newsletter, and publishing functionality, while ensuring the site is highly responsive and optimized for mobile. I’ll keep the build intentionally simple and focused on the single core product. I’ll also ensure the theme is clean, maintainable, and easy to extend as Crosswise grows. Estimated timeline: 2 weeks. Muhammad
£750 GBP in 10 days
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I am well-versed in your international current-affairs publication's vision and the need for a robust digital presence. Building on Ghost(Pro) is ideal for customization, CMS, and newsletter features. I specialize in creating sleek, user-friendly websites with a focus on modern design. I will incorporate the specified editorial serif typography, clean sans-serif fonts, and a minimalistic color scheme to reflect your brand's sophistication. I will optimize Ghost's features for newsletter subscriptions, memberships, CMS, and email integration. The site will be responsive for seamless mobile access. My track record includes similar successful projects, prioritizing both aesthetics and functionality. I aim not only to meet your current needs but also to support future growth. I anticipate a long-term partnership to continually improve your digital presence. Let's discuss any additional requirements to ensure the best outcome for the Crosswise website.
£1,350 GBP in 5 days
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Hello, With over a decade in the field, I bring to your project not just extensive experience, but also a deep understanding of quality design and timely delivery. Having worked with countless clients from various industries, I have developed an innate ability to translate your vision into tangible results that speak for themselves. I am proficient in HTML, PHP, the very skills you would require to get your Ghost platform aligned with the wireframes and theme you have already curated. Moreover, my competency is not limited to mere design execution. As a seasoned developer, I undertake each project with a holistic approach in mind, considering not just the current requirements but also the long-term needs and challenges likely to be faced by your site. This means ensuring seamless integration of Ghost's native features such as newsletter subscriptions and membership functionality while enhancing your site's responsiveness and mobile usability. In short, my intentions are aligned with yours - a premium design built exclusively for Ghost, creating an authoritative brand through strong editorial typography, generous whitespace, clean sans-serif supporting font, with restrained red accents where needed. You have invested in great platforms like GoDaddy and Ghost; let me Thanks!
£850 GBP in 8 days
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Hello, Hope you are doing well, I’ll build the design natively in Ghost with strong serif/sans typography, restrained colours, editorial photography, responsive layouts, and seamless use of Ghost’s native publishing, memberships, newsletters, and subscriptions. With 10+ years of web design/development experience, I’ve created modern content-driven platforms with strong typography, hierarchy, mobile UX, and performance, and can translate your supplied concepts into a polished production-ready Ghost site. Let’s connect in chat to review the wireframes and start building Crosswise exactly around your approved creative direction. thank you Regards Gaurav Garg
£750 GBP in 7 days
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Hi — Elias here from Miami. I see you're looking to develop a premium daily news site on the Ghost platform. The goal here is to create an engaging user experience that keeps readers informed and returning. What usually matters most in projects like this is scalability and maintainability. A common issue with content-heavy sites is handling traffic spikes while providing a smooth experience. The tricky part is managing various content types and user interactions without sacrificing performance. My approach would focus on structuring the site to optimize loading times and streamline workflows. I would leverage Ghost’s capabilities to maintain clean, modular code, ensuring easy updates and future expansions. Stability is key, so I’d implement best practices for content management and consider user feedback for continuous improvement. I have experience with similar CMS platforms, enhancing their functionality while ensuring a seamless user experience. A few questions to better understand the scope: Q1 – What specific user roles and permissions do you envision for your team and readers? Q2 – Are there any integrations with email marketing tools or analytics platforms you’re considering? Q3 – What are your expectations regarding scalability during high-traffic events? Happy to discuss the details and suggest the best technical approach. Looking forward to hearing from you.
£1,200 GBP in 6 days
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Hi, do you already have the final Figma/wireframes ready for all five core pages, or should I help translate the existing mock-ups into a complete Ghost(Pro) design system? I’ve read the full brief and understand that Crosswise needs a premium editorial publication, not a generic Ghost theme. I can build the site natively on Ghost(Pro), closely following your supplied architecture while creating strong serif typography, clean supporting type, generous whitespace, restrained red accents, and a clear recurring five-stage methodology. I’ll keep the experience intentionally simple around the single daily edition, with responsive layouts, strong mobile readability, Archive, Method, About and Subscribe flows, while preserving Ghost’s native memberships, newsletters and CMS functionality. I can start from your mock-ups and refine them into a polished, production-ready Ghost experience. Best regards, Hafiz Anas
£888 GBP in 2 days
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Hi, I'm Rafael. I’ll handle the PHP backend work to support your Ghost site: a middleware to sync membership/newsletter subscriptions, accept Ghost webhooks, and expose each edition as a clean five-stage JSON payload for the frontend. I saw the focus on Today/Daily Edition and Subscribe flows and the recurring five-stage methodology—I’ll make those first-class objects in the backend so the frontend can render them exactly as your mock-ups require. My practical idea is a lightweight PHP service that normalises incoming posts into the five-stage structure, manages subscription webhooks, and triggers emails with your chosen provider while keeping Ghost as the publishing source. Will you provide Ghost(Pro) API/webhook access and your email provider details? Please contact me through Freelancer chat to discuss this project and estimate realistic timing and cost.
£1,500 GBP in 5 days
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Hi, I can build **Crosswise natively on Ghost(Pro)** while closely following your supplied mockups and preserving the intended editorial architecture. I’ll create the Home, Daily Edition, Archive, Method, About, and Subscribe pages with a **premium international publication aesthetic**—strong serif typography, clean sans-serif elements, generous whitespace, restrained red accents, bold photography, and the five-stage methodology as a consistent visual device. I’ll retain Ghost’s native **CMS, memberships, newsletter subscriptions, and email functionality**, with a strong focus on mobile responsiveness, readability, performance, and simple content management. I’ll keep the build intentionally focused on your core product without adding unnecessary sections or functionality. **Ready to start:** Immediately Best regards, **Muhammad Rizwan LA**
£750 GBP in 2 days
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Hello, I can see the hidden goal here: Crosswise needs to feel like a serious editorial product, not a dressed-up theme. The five-stage daily structure is the real experience, and I’ll build the Ghost site around that rhythm so the story, methodology, and subscription flow all feel intentional on every screen. I’ve worked on WordPress, custom PHP, and CMS-driven sites, and Ghost’s native publishing, membership, and newsletter flow is a good fit for the kind of clean, responsive implementation you need. I’ll use your mockups as the main reference, preserve Ghost’s native CMS capabilities, and keep the build tightly focused on the required pages and the one-product launch model. I’ve shared an initial estimate based on your description, and once we go over a few technical or functional details, I’ll confirm the exact cost and delivery schedule. I can start by mapping the Home and Daily Edition layouts first, then refine the mobile behavior, typography, and content hierarchy so the publication feels premium from day one. Which daily edition section should get the strongest visual emphasis on mobile: What We Know, Evidence Check, or Crosswise Assessment? A few things I’d like to confirm: should the Method section be a static editorial page or reused within the daily edition template, and do you want any custom Ghost integrations beyond native membership/newsletter features? Also, will the supplied mockups be final for spacing and structure, or should I adapt them slightly for mob
£750 GBP in 20 days
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Hi, I can develop your Crosswise publication website natively on Ghost(Pro), closely following the supplied wireframes and visual direction. I have already developed similar premium editorial/content platforms with custom Ghost themes, responsive layouts, memberships, newsletters, and CMS-driven publishing. Development approach: Convert your wireframes into a custom Ghost theme Build Home, Daily Edition, Archive, Method, About & Subscribe pages Implement the 5-stage editorial structure as a consistent visual component Configure Ghost memberships, newsletter subscriptions and email integration Ensure fast, responsive, mobile-first performance Apply premium serif/sans typography, whitespace, photography and restrained red accents QA across devices and browsers before launch I’ll keep the experience intentionally simple and focused on your core daily publication—without adding unnecessary features. Questions: Do you already have the Ghost(Pro) account/workspace set up? Will the final logo and typography/fonts be supplied along with the wireframes? I’m ready to start immediately. Thanks Rahul
£1,200 GBP in 15 days
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Hi, Based on your requirements, I can create a clean, responsive design for your Ghost site that emphasizes your five-stage methodology and follows the mock-ups closely. With over 10+ years of experience in designing for content-focused platforms, I specialize in creating contemporary and user-friendly layouts that align with a premium editorial look. I will ensure that the typography, whitespace, and visuals convey the authority and distinctive nature you seek. I’m proficient in customizing Ghost to retain all essential functionalities, such as subscriptions and email integration, while ensuring a seamless mobile experience. Let’s discuss further how I can help bring Crosswise to life! Best Regards, Priyanka
£750 GBP in 7 days
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The primary technical constraint is the strict design and functionality alignment with the Ghost(Pro) platform's native CMS and membership features. The root architectural cause is the need to customize the theme without disrupting Ghost’s inherent newsletter subscriptions, publishing workflow, and email integrations. I will build a custom Ghost theme that follows the attached visual mock-ups exactly, enforcing the five-stage editorial methodology as a seamless recurring visual component. The design will emphasize strong editorial typography and mobile responsiveness without adding extraneous functionality beyond the given page architecture. This approach ensures a production-ready deployment with rigorous mobile testing and CMS integration verification. How do you envision handling content updates and editorial workflow within Ghost's native CMS environment for this publication?
£1,000 GBP in 10 days
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I will turn the supplied Crosswise wireframes into a bespoke Ghost(Pro) publication theme, preserving the concept rather than substituting a generic news template. The visual language is clear: editorial serif headlines, restrained red highlights, off-white/black structure, generous spacing, monochrome imagery, and the recurring numbered five-stage methodology. I will build responsive Home, Today/Daily Edition, Archive, Method, About and Subscribe templates using Ghost’s native Handlebars theme architecture, custom CSS and lightweight JavaScript only where needed. The Daily Edition will be structured around What We Know, Perspectives, Evidence Check, What We Don’t Know and Crosswise Assessment, with expandable reading sections, the integrated Crosswise Radar, source/receipts area, and newsletter sign-up blocks. Ghost’s native members, subscriptions, publishing workflow and email/newsletter functionality will remain intact. I will model the content with tags and reusable cards so editors can publish each weekday edition and archive it cleanly without extra products or unnecessary categories. I will also ensure the mobile experience retains the visual hierarchy shown in the Today mock-up, rather than merely shrinking the desktop layout. Once the refined logo is supplied, I will integrate it across the header, footer and email-facing subscribe areas. Muhammad Saad
£750 GBP in 4 days
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Hey there, The strongest direction in the brief is the restraint: Crosswise should feel like a premium editorial product built around one repeatable five-stage reading experience, not a publication overloaded with sections. I’d preserve the supplied architecture and make the methodology a recognizable visual thread across the Daily Edition, archive, and supporting pages. I’d build the theme natively for Ghost(Pro), keeping Ghost’s memberships, newsletter, publishing, and email functionality intact rather than introducing a separate CMS layer. The typography, whitespace, restrained red accent, photography, and responsive hierarchy would be tuned particularly carefully for long-form reading on mobile. I’d also keep the implementation simple and maintainable so future editions can be published through Ghost without developer involvement. The supplied mock-ups should provide enough direction to start the visual implementation directly. Best regards, Hammad Hassan
£825 GBP in 10 days
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Hello!! I have carefully reviewed your requirements for a premium Daily News / Current Affairs publication on Ghost(Pro). I have 11+ years of experience in web design and development, with strong expertise in custom CMS development, responsive UI/UX, HTML/CSS, editorial layouts, membership systems, newsletters, and performance-focused websites. I understand that you already have the wireframes and visual direction, so I will focus on translating that concept accurately into a polished, distinctive Ghost experience rather than introducing unnecessary features or changing the product structure. I can build a custom Ghost theme around your five-stage editorial methodology, with strong serif/sans-serif typography, generous whitespace, restrained accent styling, photography, clear content hierarchy, and an excellent mobile reading experience. I will retain and properly integrate Ghost’s native publishing, memberships, newsletter subscriptions, and email functionality, while ensuring the theme remains clean, maintainable, responsive, and easy for your editorial team to manage. I WILL PROVIDE 2 YEAR FREE ONGOING SUPPORT AND COMPLETE SOURCE CODE. I am available to start immediately and can work directly from your supplied mock-ups and wireframes. Thanks, Christina
£1,000 GBP in 25 days
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Hi I’ll design a premium daily news website with a clean editorial layout, strong content hierarchy, intuitive category navigation, engaging headline presentation, responsive desktop/mobile layouts and strategic ad/content placements, creating a polished, fast and professional reading experience. Kundan
£750 GBP in 7 days
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Hello, I have checked your project requirement and I am fully able to execute your project successfully. ➔ Please inbox me So we can have quick discussion and proceed further. ➔ Available to get started immediately. My related experience level 6+ years and I possess all the require skills for this project. I will share my work samples related to your job, please inbox me. Awaiting your reply. Regards
£1,200 GBP in 7 days
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Hello, We’d love to build your Crosswise publication as a premium, editorial-focused Ghost website that closely follows your supplied wireframes while adding the polish expected from an international current-affairs brand. Ghost Development: Native Ghost(Pro) customization with CMS, memberships, subscriptions and newsletter integration. Premium UI/UX: Strong serif + sans-serif typography, whitespace, restrained red accents and clear editorial hierarchy. Daily Edition: Carefully structure the five-stage methodology — What We Know, Perspectives, Evidence Check, What We Don’t Know, and Crosswise Assessment. Responsive Design: Mobile-first, fast-loading, and consistent across devices. Pages: Home, Daily Edition, Archive, Method, About, and Subscribe. Implementation: Clean, maintainable HTML/CSS/JS and Ghost theme customization without unnecessary features. We’ll treat your wireframes as the primary design direction and focus on simplicity, readability and a distinctive media-brand experience. Could you share the attached mock-ups/source files and confirm whether the final logo will be supplied before development begins? We’re ready to start immediately.
£1,425 GBP in 7 days
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