He is still around, i talked to him on AIM 2 days ago, he said insidethepixel is soon to be updated... he's been doing some VB designs

Am I still around?
Somewhat.
My time is very limited with full time work, so taking on clients isn't really a priority.

Do I still do work?
Yes. I do. HOWEVER, it is EXTREMELY limited. Sam was correct in saying that his project took longer than expected. However, at the time I was in fact without a coder and getting things to work was nearly impossible with time constraints. Since then I have completed a few more projects and will be launching another (my own) shortly.

Latest launches include:
http://www.texasatvs.com/forums/
http://www.pbjunkie.com

Both taken a few months after my failed project with Full Throttle.
My time is really limited on designs, so, unless you're willing to wait possibly 1-3 months for your project and you're willing to shell out a large amount of cash (yes, I AM NOT CHEAP in case you're wondering because I do consider myself ONE of the best vBulletin designers around), I wouldn't consider going with my services. That's not to say that we're overly expensive, because we deliver on our designs and customization. But if you're under the $1,000 market, you'd probably better look elsewhere ;)

as a matter of fact, the ONLY reason I even saw this post was because it was forwarded to me by Blindchild (thanks bud). So, I have a lot of people that watch out for me lol because THAT is how limited my time is. Currently, I don't have any clients as I just finished the last bunch for the time being and they should be launching their sites shortly.

I probably wouldn't expect InsideThePixel to launch in full any time soon as I just intend to do one project at a time and not overmarket. I simply don't have the time for mass market. But, at the same time, you'd get better results since you would be one of TWO clienst (at most at one time) being worked on.

Right now, I'm just working on my own other non-design project. It's a bit of secret, but it's gaming related for those that know me ;)

Ok well I think this thread has served it's purpose now. As you can see d2alio is still around and if you have any complaints please forward to them him privately now :)