Hey guys,
I'm in a bit of a dilemma, wanted to get some opinions on what I should do. I had a big project assigned to me a few months ago for an online store with a unique, "vintage" feel. Anyway, I had a few other projects going on at that time so I decided to outsource the initial stages (layout, some graphic design, coding) to a freelancer to save me some time.
I finally got the files from the freelance group a few weeks ago and was really impressed with the design. So I start working on putting the content in and changing some stuff around to better fit the project - and I'm noticing a bunch of weird IDs in the CSS files. It looked like a lot of stuff included in the CSS file was never used in the actual design pages.
Long story short, after looking at some of the IDs and classes for a while I tracked it back to an existing website that has nearly the exact design (layout, background textures, etc.). I wanted to assume that maybe he just used a template, but that is probably not the case when you take into account the IDs and classes.
I've tried to contact the freelancer and he has not returned my e-mails, I'm pretty sure he is from India or Pakistan. He did smaller projects for me in the past so I figured he was a good guy.
Now I'm not sure what I should do..I put a lot of money into the project as well as my time. Should I try to contact the company who actually designed the website or what? Should I just assume he used a template and not worry about it until a problem arises? Thoughts?
I'm in a bit of a dilemma, wanted to get some opinions on what I should do. I had a big project assigned to me a few months ago for an online store with a unique, "vintage" feel. Anyway, I had a few other projects going on at that time so I decided to outsource the initial stages (layout, some graphic design, coding) to a freelancer to save me some time.
I finally got the files from the freelance group a few weeks ago and was really impressed with the design. So I start working on putting the content in and changing some stuff around to better fit the project - and I'm noticing a bunch of weird IDs in the CSS files. It looked like a lot of stuff included in the CSS file was never used in the actual design pages.
Long story short, after looking at some of the IDs and classes for a while I tracked it back to an existing website that has nearly the exact design (layout, background textures, etc.). I wanted to assume that maybe he just used a template, but that is probably not the case when you take into account the IDs and classes.
I've tried to contact the freelancer and he has not returned my e-mails, I'm pretty sure he is from India or Pakistan. He did smaller projects for me in the past so I figured he was a good guy.
Now I'm not sure what I should do..I put a lot of money into the project as well as my time. Should I try to contact the company who actually designed the website or what? Should I just assume he used a template and not worry about it until a problem arises? Thoughts?
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