Today flyte launched a Web site for Architectural Glazing Technology, a company that can do magic with custom skylight and curtain wall solutions.

AGT has worked with such illustrious architects as Frank Gehry, Moshe Safdie and Rafael Viñoly. Site visitors can see these projects, or view all of the projects in AGT’s project portfolio. Projects include everything from the Bellagio in Las Vegas to the San Francisco Main Library to the Portland International Jetport here in Portland.

The portfolio is powered by a custom programming job by flyte using php/MySQL. AGT can add, edit or delete projects, assign them to specific architects, and include multiple photographs that can be viewed as thumbnails or in bigger versions by site visitors. Visitors can also run advanced searches to find projects.

Architects can quickly search for and download skylight and/or curtail wall detail drawings that they can quickly integrate into their own building plans from AGT’s robust Technical Binder, again powered by custom programming.

If you’re an architect looking for a custom glass solution that seems impossible, you owe it to yourself to talk to Architectural Glazing Technology.

Rich Brooks
Glass Half Full

Yesterday we launched a new Web site for Dr. Michael Pickart, a plastic surgeon from Ventura County, California. Dr. Pickart is the author of The Cosmetic Surgery Patient: The Aesthetician’s Role, available in November of 2007.

The site features an email newsletter, cosmetic surgery information en español, and details on the different procedures that Pickart Plastic Surgery offers…everything from tummy tucks to facelifts. Visitors to the site can also learn more about Dr. Pickart, a board certified plastic surgeon.

We included some subtle Flash on the landing pages as well, enough to give a little movement to the pages without distracting visitors from reading more.

Rich Brooks
Plastic Surgery Web Sites

If you need instant access to corporate bankruptcy documents or chapter 11 filing information then you’ll want to check out Chapter 11 Library; it’s the nation’s premium online database of Chapter 11 bankruptcy documents.

Law firms and individuals can quickly access the documents they need through a case search interface built into the Web site. New cases are being added daily.

Flyte again partnered with Hurley Solutions, a top-notch, soup-to-nuts ecommerce and technology provider to bring this project to completion. I love working with Josh and his company; if he says it can be done, it can, and it will.

Hurley Solutions designed and implemented the ecommerce backend application. Flyte designed the user interface, created the logo, and built the Chapter 11 Library blog that powers the new filings section on the home page and throughout the site.

Chapter 11 Library is a service of Maine-based Nationwide Research & Consulting. Despite the seemingly dry topic (at least to me–sorry!), Ken Troubh and his team were some of the most enjoyable clients I’ve ever worked with. They really seemed to dig the whole process and made the whole project, dare I say, fun? The project succeeded as well as it did because of their great attitude.

Rich Brooks
Maine Web Design

Ever since the good folks over at O Olive Oil sent us a care package of their organic citrus-crushed olive oils and artisan vinegars, we’ve been smitten with their products.

So it was with great enthusiasm that we launched their e-commerce site today, with flavors as varied as jalapeño lime olive oil to pomegranate champagne vinegar. You can check all of their olive oils and vinegars in their products section.

If you want to learn more about how their oils and vinegars are made–tender loving care doesn’t being to describe it–you owe it to yourself to check out their crush section. It’s filled with beautiful, mouth-watering photography. Who knew learning could be this much fun?

The online store we build for OOO is all custom built, offering them incredibly flexibility in adding, updating and removing product from the store and other sections throughout the site.

If you’re a foodie, or know one, you owe it to yourself to check out O Olive Oil’s new site. And, if you’ve been wondering what to get that favorite Web development team, I’m guessing you can’t go wrong with this.

This site was originally designed by Karyn Nelson with later pages created by Jennifer Beales. I had been doing work with Karyn almost since I started flyte, back in late 1997 I think. Karyn was a talented artist and a very sweet person, although I never got a chance to meet her face-to-face.

Karyn passed away last year after a battle with cancer. It was bittersweet to work on this project knowing that I wouldn’t be able to work directly with Karyn; her husband Julian brought me in. Although there were design changes that were needed to work with the backend functionality (handled beautifully by Jennifer), Karyn had always been open to collaboration. Wherever she is, I hope she appreciates the final product.

Rich Brooks
E-Commerce Developer