Only six months into 2008 and Avatar New York has already won 16 awards for 9 outstanding websites by 5 separate award agencies, backing up its already stellar reputation as a leading web and design firm. The Web Market Association, Horizon Interactive Awards, W³, Communicator Awards, and the Interactive Media Awards (IMA), all celebrate international outstanding achievements in all forms of interactive media and visual arts.

New York based, Avatar New York, an independent Interactive and Web Design agency announces that Internet Media Review (IMR) has awarded top honors to their website design for Discover.com. Decisively out-scoring a number of larger magazine publishing companies, Disney Publishing’s Discover.com has been awarded the IMR Usability Excellence Award 2004 for Best Consumer Magazine Website. Discover.com scores a 97 out of a possible 100 in the first annual website usability showdown, besting one other well-known consumer magazine website by more than double.