Boy Blue was unwittingly founded by Kenan, an artist and designer in Brooklyn, when he concluded the only way he was going to get a decent website that didn’t look exactly like everybody else’s was to make it himself. He soon found he was not the only one looking for unique, high-quality, accessible web design. He maintains his personal journal and online sketchbook at underthehaystack.net.

Drop him a line at kenan@boyblueandco.com.

A political blog and online organizing hub for the New York-based P.A.C.

Bear Bones is a punky New Jersey recording studio. We designed their logo and branding and built them this kick-ass website, complete with a custom quicktime audio player to show off the sweet sounds made there.

We illustrated and designed three albums for this new york composer and teacher, and shot a music video, and built him a site to hold it all.

Showcasing the commercial, music video, and documentary work of the New York production house.

Girlcate‘s baking blog is our first foray into the world of epicurean erotica. We designed the site and populate it with pictures, and like to think we’ve become pretty proficient taste-testers in the process.

A site, integrated with ExposureRoom, to showcase the work of the New York-based cinematographer.

We view our role broadly, often providing our clients with logos, illustrations, photographs, and copy. (We’ve even been known to contribute to blogs we’ve built.) Whether you need a complete branding package or just a banner illustration to finish your look, we’re here to help. To discuss your project, contact kenan at boyblue@boyblueandco.com.

A lifestyle blog by and for professional women of color. Logo by Jodi Kostelnik.

We designed and built this site for Caitlin Mcgurk, indomitable zinestress and Schultz Librarian at the Center for Cartoon Studies in Vermont. It’s modeled after the look of her publications, and incorporates much of her own art.

A multiple-user showcase site for a new format. Try it; it’s fun (we know first-hand).

A portfolio site for the New York-based commercial cinematographer with a custom quicktime player to show off her reel.

Fiction writer Eliyanna Kaiser is the enterprising sort who resolved to build her own website. She came to us for a banner illustration to top it off (click to enlarge):

Camera and lighting rental for film and video in Brooklyn. Logo by Cassandra Ellis: Studios.

A quiet site for a brilliant cartoonist.

A portfolio and reel of makeup work for fashion and film. Coming Soon.

A new home for the beloved webcomic. Coming Soon.

We designed this t-shirt for Greenpoint’s beloved WORD bookstore (click to enlarge):

Boy Blue specializes in recreating the organic textures and patterns of the material world in a digital environment. Though much of our work is for the web, we retain our fondness for things and their infinite imperfections. It’s probably why so many people who make things come to us for their web design. Rather than cultivating a “house style,” we tailor our work meticulously to yours. It’s why our sites don’t look like anyone else’s.

Reel site, integrated with ExposureRoom, for the New York commercial and documentary cinematographer.

An online gallery and extensive archive of the artist’s work.

Furniture modeled after the blocks we used to play with. So awesome. Site made in collaboration with graphic designer Jodi Kostelnik.

This minimal, no-frills reel site synchs the editor’s Vimeo account, updating itself automatically when new videos are added.

We illustrated and designed Hudson Valley singer-songwriter Helen Avakian‘s second album (click to enlarge):

An online gallery of the artist’s beautiful and distressing paintings.

Boy Blue & Co. makes unique, idiosyncratic websites and branding for creative professionals, small businesses, and nonprofits. These are some of our favorites.

Contact us at kenan@boyblueandco.com .