Fishbucket » announcements http://www.fishbucket.com Brooklyn-based studio specializing in web design and Flash animation. For your health! Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:18:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Bishfucket http://www.fishbucket.com/2011/12/21/bishfucket/ http://www.fishbucket.com/2011/12/21/bishfucket/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:18:58 +0000 steve http://www.fishbucket.com/?p=1306 Are you a fan of Fishbucket, but always hated that it’s not backwards? Well, you’re in luck! Introducing Bishfucket.com, the Internet’s #1 Backwards Fishbucket site.

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Happy holidays from Fishbucket and Bishfucket!

]]> http://www.fishbucket.com/2011/12/21/bishfucket/feed/ 0 New BBC Ice Cream Web Store http://www.fishbucket.com/2011/12/09/new-bbc-ice-cream-web-store/ http://www.fishbucket.com/2011/12/09/new-bbc-ice-cream-web-store/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:16:26 +0000 steve http://www.fishbucket.com/?p=1285 Just two days short of its six-year anniversary, the BBC ICECREAM web store relaunched today. It’s based on a different e-commerce system, and we went with a cleaner and more streamlined design this time. (Which is obvious if you recall the previous version!)



Also worth noting: Things move! Without Flash! I still like Flash and hope it doesn’t die off completely, but it’s been good to try out some alternatives so I can make things move without relying on it. (Only in the most recent non-IE browsers, of course.)

Big thanks to Loic Villepontoux. I’ve been working with him for about a decade now, and his art direction and instincts are always on point. (Thanks to Phillip and Mimi and Chief too!)

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October saw three different sites launch. One of these days they may just make an appearance in the portfolio, but in the meantime here’s an overview…

Buddy

This is a single-page site for Pharrell’s new protégé, Buddy. It had a quick turnaround time, but luckily we had some great photography to work with. This one has a liquid design* and can work at various window sizes.

*Not related to Liquid Design, the company where this writer started his web design career in the late 90s.

Violette New York

A remade site for Vashtie’s clothing line, Violette. It’s always a pleasure working with Vashtie. I’d like to think it’s because we both grew up in the Capital District and can relate to each other on a 518 level, but it’s probably because she’s generally a great person to work with. She wanted to go simple and use a lot of black & white for this one, so we worked in some desaturation magic and kept everything smooth and slick.

The shop uses Big Cartel, which I’d been looking forward to using for a while. I was pleasantly surprised, it was very easy to work with.

The Rens

This was a quick site, (still in progress,) for an NYC youth basketball league, The New Renaissance. This site is currently just a quick overview of this new program, and will grow in the near future to show more about the teams.

The client requested an auto-playing Flash intro, complete with audio. (classic!) So be warned before you click, there may be a loud burst of Jay-Z.

Note: Parts of this site are based on an excellent theme by MKNY Studio.

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Of the over 8000 entries submitted to the 15th Annual Webby Awards, fewer than 15% were distinguished as an Official Honoree.

So – cool! This was one of the ten selections in the Celebrity/Fan category, alongside Asher Roth, Danger Mouse/Sparklehorse AND the Rockettes. Thanks to Paisley Benaza at Dossier, it’s been a pleasure working with her for the past few years and I look forward to many more!

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Historically, this site has been a bizarre assortment of pages that were haphazardly slapped together. And that wasn’t necessarily a bad thing, it was a fun way to show my goofy 70s people, plus I never wanted this site to feel corporate. (I vote YES on sweet 70s ‘staches and NO on wordy case studies and empty marketing statement garbage.)

While the randomness of the old pages was fun, I figured a cleaner homepage and blog and some sort of “navigation” could be useful.

So here we are! The cast of characters is the same, but there’s a little more order around here. The revamped portfolio is easier to navigate and won’t be left neglected for months/years anymore. The quote request page works as it used to, and the blog has moved off of the homepage and into its own comfortable corner.

Leave a comment and let me know what you think!

new fishbucket

Full disclosure… I assume most professional web designers are in the same boat, but with a full client load it’s hard to find time to work on your own site. To expedite the process, this site is based on an excellent theme by Orman Clark. Check him out!

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SOULTRAIN.COM
Site by Fishbucket
Project management by Arisha Williams

]]> http://www.fishbucket.com/2011/03/07/new-soultrain-site/feed/ 2 Gilbert Arenas Sneaker Champ mini-site http://www.fishbucket.com/2011/02/03/gilbert-arenas-thesneakerchamp-mini-site/ http://www.fishbucket.com/2011/02/03/gilbert-arenas-thesneakerchamp-mini-site/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 17:27:52 +0000 steve http://www.fishbucket.com/?p=632 He’s back! Gilbert Arenas now plays for the Orlando Magic, and since he’s no longer with Adidas he’s free to wear whatever sneakers he wants. We set up this calendar-style site so his fans can keep track of what shoes he wears every game:

GILBERT ARENAS IS THE SNEAKER CHAMP.

This was a collaborative effort, involving Dustin Canalin of UNDRCRWN fame, and Paisley Benaza of DOSSIER.

Check it out…

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BOOTSNWIGS.COM
Site by Fishbucket
Additional development by Will Olbrys
Creative direction by Fam-Lay

]]> http://www.fishbucket.com/2011/01/21/boots-n-wigs/feed/ 1 BBC Ice Cream Season 12 http://www.fishbucket.com/2010/12/22/bbc-ice-cream-season-12/ http://www.fishbucket.com/2010/12/22/bbc-ice-cream-season-12/#comments Wed, 22 Dec 2010 21:19:41 +0000 steve http://www.fishbucket.com/?p=606 Just relaunched a bunch of stuff for Billionaire Boys Club to show off the forthcoming Season 12. New homepage, blog and lookbook. Get that!





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