We have completely overhauled the website of Dtek All-Star and portfolio favorite, Oso Industries! Check out the new site with all of the old standards and videos, as well as slick new custom installations, furniture, additions to his furniture line, and more.

We created a photo-driven layout with a pool of background images that show off the texture of Oso’s troweled concrete surfaces. And site maintenance is simple… Oso can add new furniture, custom work, press, and videos in a couple of quick steps.

Claire Nitze is a Brooklyn-based photographer who was unhappy with her old Flash-based web site. We audited the old site, consulted with her on a better design, and built a new standards-based, semantic site at clairenitze.com.

Check out the site, and her current gallery of photos taken in Miami.

We’ve just launched a new web site for Urban Policy Development, a Baltimore-based urban planning firm that connects public development needs with private capital and management.

The site gives UPD an initial presence on the web, and in the future will provide details on UPD development projects. We’re excited about the site’s uber-flexible and minimally-elegant design: our best example yet of semantic and accessible code that can respond effortlessly to the visitor’s monitor, browser, font, and other preferences.

Pay a visit to updconsulting.com.

If you’re up on your Dtek news, you know we’ve been working quite a bit with ImpactGames, the creators of PeaceMaker. Last week, on February 1st, they hit a huge milestone by officially launching the game for the public.

We’re proud to have played a role in this milestone, consulting on many behind-the-scenes technical changes, and overseeing development and launch of both the ImpactGames and PeaceMaker web sites, including coding and consultation on their graphic designs.

The game is getting a ton of press, too. We’re not gamers (though apparently the gaming world is embracing it), but the concept alone makes our participation in this project one of our proudest accomplishments to date.

Debra Neumann is an experienced psychotherapist based in Maryland. She needed a web presence for her business, and was referred to us by Dtek friend and client, Steve Wong.

We helped Dr. Neumann build a clean informational site based on her existing branding. The site answers common questions about her services, provides forms and supporting material, and allows folks to get to know her before starting therapy. The site is debraneumannphd.com.

(And yes, we’ve lately been working with a lot of psychologists in the DC area. Just so you know, we’re still feeling quite peaceful and sane, and are not contemplating moving either of our offices…)