Journal indexing service aimed at teachers

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We are keen to redesign the appearance and functionality of journalsurf.co.nz, a site aimed at teachers.
Journalsurf provides teachers with a the ability to search for teaching resources in a printed journal series.
Clickable wireframes of the intended functionality can be seen at:
http://journalsurf.mebooks.co.nz/wireframes
user: administrator
password: journalsurf
These wireframes are also attached here as a zip file (you'll need an Internet connection to see the images when loading them in a browser).
The redesigned site needs to be attractive and easy for users to use, and should be friendly and not too business / corporate-like.
The high majority of users will be only interested in the search functionality (which is why it is so prominent throughout the site).
We don't particularly want to continue using the current pink colouring and logo of the existing site, so please ignore these.
It also needs to be able to be responsive such that it can be used on desktop computers and tablets (though not phones).
Any design submissions should be based on treatments of
* The home page:
http://journalsurf.mebooks.co.nz/wireframes/#/page=5AE161CA82577B2894710D933DA68252
* The search results page:
http://journalsurf.mebooks.co.nz/wireframes/#/page=7C6A2B8FF40D5075FE250E12A37B03C5
http://journalsurf.mebooks.co.nz/wireframes/#/page=EF9491C1CB205D41D09A0E59219E4870
We expect to have to support browsers back to IE8, though we can use polyfills to use modern web conventions in these older browsers.
Updates
Project Deadline Extended
Reason: Deadline for the designs of the Journal indexing service has been extended by another 7 days -- please let me know if anyone has any questions.
Added Monday, June 23, 2014
Target Market(s)
Primary school teachers
Industry/Entity Type
Business
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- Must be friendly and inviting
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- Should not be too business-like