The season brochure for the Diversionary Theatre went to the printer over the weekend. To reduce printing costs, we opted for a four-fold self mailer and a new printer. No groovy die cuts or spots. Just a down and dirty job. It is supposed to go to press late in the week; I should attend the press check soon.

UPDATE: The press check went well and, after slight adjustments to the magenta plate, the piece is printed, drying and waiting to be folded.

Suzanne and Mike, our friends from Arizona, drove to San Diego for the weekend. We met them and their adorable child, Shamus, at the Coronado Dog Beach. They got to meet our new child, Tino. We played for hours. The dogs had fun, too.

Whew. Finally, I am generally pleased with the format of the blog design. I have been coding the PHP and am warming to the new look. I am unhappy with the interface on Safari (Macintosh users); as the sidebar drops to the bottom of the page. If anyone has any suggestions, I’m all ears. I’m still looking into it and hope that can be remedied.

To the best of my knowledge, the site looks great on IE (except for Mac users) and Firefox. Hey, even Netscape (Mac) likes it. Let me know if there are any issues on your browsers.

In the meantime, I promise to stop switching layout formats for a little while, at least.

The site is nearing the end of it’s initial design phase. Flash content has been added to showcase more of my work. The video content will follow. Next, I’ve got to update my resume and get it online. There is never enough time to market oneself!

In the meantime, traffic has dramatically increased. I’m amazed at the difference. I may have landed another client from one of those surfers (hopefully, more on that later).

The Henzel Design site is in the process of being completely overhauled. With the exception of three areas, the site is up and running. Those areas yet to be addressed include:
1) The Work: portfolio elements will be updated and changed. This area will be organized in a more user-friendly and logical manner.
2) About: my resume is being fine-tuned. In the meantime, an old resume is in it’s place. This section will have more “touchy-feely” information about me personally. This will give you a better idea of who I am.
3) Video: motion and video projects will be added here. Upon return of my terminally ill hard drive, thanks to Cry Wolf, the data is yet to be uploaded.

The site should have better compliance and be more user-friendly.