ROKKAN2K GamesENTERTAINMENT GAMES/GAMINGAvoiding the gaming cliché of high-volume racket, ROKKAN took a chance with their redo of the 2K Games site by skewing artful. Instead of hitting users over the head with noisy videos, ROKKAN's relaunch relies on eye-popping in-game art assets, and a sleek, welcoming interface that keeps the focus on their big titles. A quick click drops users into game-specific pages where everything from videos, screenshots and ordering …

FirstbornPepsi, "Heads or Tails" ENTERTAINMENT GAMES/GAMING Under-the-cap promos are nothing new, but Firstborn went live-action to win attention for SoBe's Heads or Tails campaign. To win a prize - from flip-flops to a new MacBook Pro - users would use an easy interface to remove their virtual SoBe cap, then select from one of the five characters (whose winning percentage floated above) to enthusiastically flip their e-cap for them (tails …

BlitzActivision, "Guitar Hero Global Franchise Hub" ENTERTAINMENT GAMES/GAMINGGuitar Hero stands as one of the most popular and recognizable video game franchises, but Blitz faced the challenge of remaking Activision's site into a one-stop shop social hub that would greet metalheads in the hunt for Danzig's "Mother," without alienating Taylor Swift fans. There was an immediate 50 percent increase …

Huge Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, AlvinAiley.orgCharity/Non-Profit Organizations The huge-designed Alvin Ailey site boasts features like full-screen photos of dance classes, links to a calendar of performances and video interviews with the dancers. The site also has performance videos, a news feed, and interactive timelines of the company's history. Additionally, users can share items on a variety of social media platforms including Facebook, Digg and …

BlitzMarley Ventures, 1love.org Charity/Non-Profit Organizations To commemorate the life of Bob Marley, who would have turned 65 this year, his family launched the 1Love charity. Blitz's site for the initiative includes an explanation of the charity's mission - creating sustainable products - as well as recent news articles, updates about concerts, biographies of Marley family members, and links to Twitter and Facebook pages. One portion of the site has information …

BlenderboxThe Rockefeller Foundation, rockefellerfoundation.org Charity/Non-Profit OrganizationsBlenderbox was tasked with redesigning The Rockefeller Foundation's Web site in order to make the foundation more transparent. The goal was to explain how the foundation works, including how it makes grants, who receives them and what type of work is done by recipients. The site has clear links explaining the dates and amounts of recent grants, the names …

LEVEL StudiosMarvell, Marvell.com Business to Business First and foremost, full credit to Marvell for enlisting Stan Lee of Marvel Comics fame to explain the proper pronunciation of Marvell's name - and for placing the video right on the homepage. As the manufactures of the computer hardware that powers the devices so many of us use every day, Marvell has been able to burnish its brand and educate both consumers and customers. Logical …

Critical MassMoen, Moen.com Business to Business Fusing a consumer-facing and trade-facing site into one, easy to navigate package, Moen.com has cleverly addressed the challenge of serving both constituencies. Kitchen and bathroom hardware, more often than not, sparks considerable debate between homeowners and contractors, so by having one site for their products, Moen has been able to ease this discussion and move the process forward. Information about products and innovations are …

BlenderboxPictela, Pictela.com Business to Business B2B sites can often look good. They can also often deliver relevant information quickly, clearly and concisely. Rarely do they do both - though that has been admirably achieved at Pictela.com. Blenderbox has packaged the most important points that Pictela needs to communicate to potential customers and partners and fuses them in a bold, striking manner that erases ambiguity with the clarity of the message. From the landing page …

Euro RSCGVolvo, Volvocars.com AutomotiveEuro RSCG set out to create a new global Web site for Volvo that unified the brand online. The old Volvo digital experience was a hodgepodge of microsites for specific brands, microsites with stories about users' experiences with different brands, and microsites with actual car highlights. The new volvocars.com integrates model specifications, sales information and community onto one site.  It serves content to …