Version 2// Emerge

Name: Emerge
Type: Iframes
Date: August 15-September 30. 2006
About:At the time it was one of my favorite layouts. It feautures beautiful CG Art by Sunmi H., a talented artist. I was thankful that she allowed me to use her artwork. This was the turning point for me because my CSS skills had become better compared to the first site's layout. It uses really nice colors, perfect for the last few days of an endless summer.

Version 3// Captivate Me

Name: Captivate Me
Type: Iframes/Tables
Date: September 30- December 2. 2006
About: It features one of my favorite characters from the show, Admiral Zhao.It uses soft browns, perfect for autumn, and this layout was regreted when I took it down. On a second note, the coding terrible, it only worked in one browser and one resolution. As well, I now find this layout to be cheesy but I still made it, so at one point I thought it was my best piece of work but I see the flaws.

Version 4// Joy to the World

Name: Joy to the World
Type: Iframes/Tables/DIV
Date: December 2. 2006- January 6, 2007
About:This layout took a while to perfect and in the end it came out perfect! It was holiday layout for The Breakthrough and it seemed to brighten up everyone's moods for the holiday. The image was really pretty, and colors were soft and warm and it held the Christmas Spirit. Princess Yue was the perfect character for Christmas and she kind of resembled it to. The Ponissettia was my personal touch, part of my heritage, this layout was the best one for The Breakthrough so far.

Version 5// Fields of Gold

Name: Fields of Gold
Type: Iframes/DIV
Date: January 6, 2007- Feb 16, 2007
About: This layout was all fired up for the Book 3 Fire premier though its flame was extingushed during the revamp. I love the red and gold shades to the layout. The gold were the content went reminded of Fields of Gold. The image about features Zhao during that Agni Kai match between him and Zuko. Once agian I used him agian!

Version 6// Come Clean

Name: Come Clean
Type: Iframes/Tables
Date: Feb 16, 2007- April 6
I competely redid the website, I moved from freewebs to paidwebhosting and bought domain. I wanted to create something eye catching and rememberable. I spent probably two weeks creating and coding this layout. There was also three other skins for this version. Each skins used the same color scheme and set up but different headers.

Version 7// Flames to Dust, Enemies to Brothers

Name: Flames to Dust, Enemies to Brothers
Type: Table
Date: April 6- May 25, 2007
This was the The Breakthrough's first table layout and it was one of the best. This layout proved to everyone that I was here to stay and I am no longer a little website on freewebs but a striving new breakthrough. I tried a grunge look for it.

Rebirth .08// Heroe

Name: Heroe
Type: Table
Date: May 25, 2007-October 10, 2007
Instead of using screencaps from an episode, I decided to use fanart for the layout. I love Nashidesei's avatar artwork, when I saw this artwork of an unlikely shipping couple, I had to use it! This layout was ocean themed, hence the blue colors. This is my all time favorite layout. Looking back on it, this layout was a pain in the butt: it didn't work in Firefox, the table coding was terrible, and overall it was too fat. Though the artwork was gorgeous and I liked the feel to it.

Rebirth .09// Too Young

Name: Too Young
Type: Table
Date: June 9, 2007- August 8, 2007
This was a father day gift, I made it in about three hours, it didn't really come out that good. It was another skin for the website and lasted about a month and half.

Rebirth .10// It's My Life

Name: It's My Life
Type: Table
Date: June 18-October 10, 2007
One of the layouts I made for season 3, and a layout for the guys. I went for grunge style again. The neutral browns and red balanced out nicely but the text should have been more legible and perhaps Zhao shouldn't have been popping on on the left side of the screen.

Version .11// reLiVe

Name: Relive
Type: Table
Date: July 13-October 10, 2007
Went for something original, stylish, and unique. I used artwork of Toph by Teshea, Toph is awesome! I created the shape of the header by using the shape tool, I also used some gradients and patterns I created. This layout didn't use any brushes! Psshhh, this layout butchered the color green! Too many patterns, it looked like a bad quilt. Overall it was just too busy, though it did have good feedback.

Version .12// Aki No Sora

Name: Aki no Sora
Type: DIV
Date: August 2007-November 2007
This is one of the most original Avatar layouts created. It featured a minor character who doesn't come across mind very often, but is rememberd. Jeong Jeong has an autumn essence, making him perfect for this layout. Overall the colors were warm and it felt like autumn. Next time, don't use such brigh colors and this was the last layout to every use parts of the main image in the headers.

Version .13// Temperature

Name: Temperature
Type: Table
Date: October 10, 2007-now
I wanted something sexy and sleek. Temperature was a new look from Breakthrough Designs.com. The layout uses awesome artwork by Armadayu and Breakthrough Designs signature, Zhao. This layout made B-D.com popular, it was the start of my new found style, a style that uses tons of gradients and endless overlay and soft light effects.

Version .14// Celebrate the Day

Name: Celebrate the Day
Type: Table
Date: November 30 2007-January 6, 2008
Oh my, this is my favorite layout of all time. The color scheme was original and so was the design of the layout. The main header had a snowy look and feel to it, the background looked like it was snowing, and the overall colors felt like Christmas. For once it actually felt like Christmas, this layout is going to be up again during Christmas 2008.

Version .15// Can't Help But Wait

Name: Can't Help But Wait
Type: Table
Date: January 6, 2008- August 8, 2009
This is an in between seasons late, somewhere caught in the end of Winter and the beginning of Spring. The layout features beautiful artwork by Kungpow33. I wanted to create a clean, fresh look to the site but failed at it.

Version .16// Valiance

Name: Valiance
Type: Table
Date: February 2008-May 2008
Oh my, this is my favorite layout of all time. The color scheme was original and so was the design of the layout. The main header had a snowy look and feel to it, the background looked like it was snowing, and the overall colors felt like Christmas. For once it actually felt like Christmas, this layout is going to be up again during Christmas 2008.

Version .17// Shawty is a Killa

Name: Shawty is a Killa
Type: Table
Date: February 2008- March 2009
My thug layout, the smirk on the soldier's face is wicked and sexy. For those of you who are not aware of the name, "Shawty is a Killa" is a song by Cherish featuring Yung Joc. I wanted to take a break from Fire Nation & Water Tribe members and absolutely adored the pictures of the Earthbender. My favorite apart of the layout is the soldier's hand coming out as if he is going to grab you. However, this layout is too wide for my taste and could have used more colors.

Version .18// SOS [No Letting Go]

Name:
Type: Table
Date: SOS [No Letting Go]
I originally wanted to design a layout that reminded me off a style from Hollister Co, however I went to some tropical roots instead. The color scheme is based off of a tropical sunset and the images are both screencaps and artwork. The artwork of Zhao is by Angelaart, an artist who can draw and cute Zhao. As for the name of this layout, it's a mixture of the song "SOS" by Rihanna and "No Letting Go" by Wayne Wonder.

Version .19// Here I Stand

Name: June 19, 2008- to present
Type: Table
Date: Here I Stand
Hakoda is back, this time with a bad a$$ stare. I became tired with the site's previous mellow layouts and wanted something with edginess; little did I know this was another turning point in my designing style. The artwork of Hakoda is by sylvacoer. There was a background in the original image but I editted it out in order to suit the layout. Needless to say, sylvacoer is one incredible artist!! This layout is one of B-D's best.

Version .20// The Night is Darkest Before Dawn

Name: The Night is Darkest Before Dawn
Type: Table
Date: July 20, 2008- top present
The title is longer than the amount of designing time I put into this. I spent roughly two days on it after the finale and got it up by then. The name of the title was take from a quote spoken in the movie "Batman: The Dark Night." This layout did due justice to the epic finale and is another B-D best.

Version .21// Power's Out

Name: Power's Out
Type: Table
Date: August 15, 2008- to present
My favorite layout of all, "Power's Out" composes an ocean scene from Rufftoon's Water Tribe comic into a dream. The past two layouts were edgy and in your face type, this time I wanted something pretty and gentle. The underwater and wave affects were created in Photoshop and the images of Zhao were filtered into an aqua color scheme. This was the last layout of summer.

Version .22// Feeling Wicked

Name: Feeling Wicked
Type: Table
Date: September 27 2008-November 24, 2008
Another one of my best designed layouts, "Feeling Wicked" featuring Azula. This was another popular layout and was the Halloween Theme of 08. I've been thinking about turning this layout into a year round one.

Version .24// A Thrill of Hope

Name: A Thrill of Hope
Type: Table
Date: November 14, 2008- January 16, 2009
My third Christmas layout for Breakthrough Designs! It was not as Christmasy as the previous year's layout but I still loved it. The image of Zhao is from Rufftoon's Water Tribe comic and the image of Yue is a screencap. A few people thought this was a ZhaoxYue centric layout, but no. They are not a couple and I never intended them to be. My favorite features of this layout are the navigation and the color scheme. I based the colors off of the cover of a Talbots magazine even though I do not shop there.

Version .25// If You Seek an Enemy

Name: If You Seek An Enemy
Type: Table
Date: January 16, 2009- top present
Another Zhao layout but there's Azula. This layout took a while to design because I had to color the image of the two, as well I worked on and off with it. Overall, I love the color scheme and composition. Someone described this layout as being flambouyant. Once again, it features artwork from Rufftoon's Water Tribe comic.

Version .26// Long Feng

Name: Long Feng
Type: Table
Date: March 28, 2009- to present
Definitely one of my best works, Version 27 showcased my designing skills to their limits. I used artwork by Isaia, an artist I had admired for years. The layout meant to illustrate deceit and treachery with a classical but still edgy feel to it.

Version .27// Reactivate

Name: If You Seek An Enemy
Type: Table
Date: August 6- top present
I wanted something new, a different style and fresh color palette. The style is a bit urban and bright but still has a sleek look to it. The site had been lacking in the past couple of months, so this layout sort of worked as a wake up call for me.