RICHMOND, VIRGINIA (March 21, 2006)É Top Dead Center Design, a Richmond-based web design and development firm, was recently awarded first place in the commercial division of the pMachine Shootout competition. The award was for the original design and development of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA), Richmond ChapterÕs website.

pMachine is an international company that offers a feature-rich web publishing system called ExpressionEngine. The competition asked designers who develop sites using Expression Engine to submit their best work. The contest was judged by nine of the webÕs most respected experts on website design and development. Hertzler, owner and creative lead of Top Dead Center Design, submitted the winning entry along, as well as winning 8th and 10th place in the commercial division for two additional sites.

ÒWeÕre excited to win this award since itÕs not only a measure of how well the sites were designed, but also how well they were developed,Ó said Philip Hertzler. ÒWe work hard to excel in both areas of web development, so this award means a great deal to us.Ó

Top Dead Center Design was formed in 2003 and designs and develops websites, weblogs and content management systems. For more information, visit www.topdeadcenterdesign.com or call (804) 523-3713.