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Another fun project! This is a Flash-based avatar creator for celebrity blogger Necole Bitchie. It lets users create their own “Bitchie Chick” which they can use on NecoleBitchie.com or twitter or, um, anywhere.

I handled design and Flash, but not the illustrations. Those were created by KiKi. ~~(that’s all I know. KiKi. If anyone knows more about KiKi, like maybe her full name or website, please tell! I’d love to link her up and give proper credit.)~~

Head on over and make yourself a Bitchie Chick at bitchiechicks.com.

Here’s a new tumblr theme we set up for rapper Smoke DZA. Based on the popular Eclipse theme, but textured up and DZAfied.

Tumblr themes aren’t generally the Fishbucket focus, but this is another project in our partnership with Cinematic Music Group. On to the next one!

Yesterday we relaunched the official site for Mississippi rapper Big K.R.I.T.

This was the first project in a new partnership between Fishbucket and Cinematic Music Group. We’re planning to do some ongoing work together; revamping the sites in their current lineup and putting together some new ones. Stay tuned!

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.

(Offer only valid for users with modern browsers. Actual backwardness may vary.)

Happy holidays from Fishbucket and Bishfucket!

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!)

Sometimes there are so many fish swimming around in the bucket at once, it’s hard to find a minute to announce when one of them grows up and is released to the world. (Huh?)

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. (classic!)

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

I got the news last night that the Gilbert Arenas site has been selected as an Official Honoree for the 2011 Webby Awards! After hearing that, I picked up my nearest internet device and looked up “Webby Awards Honoree” because I didn’t know what that meant. Sounds like a good thing though:

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!

Pharrell released a new track today, hit the BBC Blog to hear it. This track is accompanied by a little animation I put together, with art direction from F.luxury.B. Check it! Tron style!

Look, a brand new fishbucket.com!

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!

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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!

Hop back on the Soooooul Traaaaain… We relaunched the site this weekend, going with more of a news/magazine feel and brightening everything up. Check it out!