A few days ago, as Adam, the art director, and I made edits to the first round of proofs, I scrolled through the fifty-six print pages with color-corrected photos and final designs and felt for the first time this term in complete awe of the beautiful product this has become. There have been a startling number of bumps along the way -- which we expected to some degree, but could only prepare for so much -- but the staff as a whole pulled through to create something we all can be exceptionally proud of.

Now that the print version is cued up at the printers, the attention is transitioning over the the web as smoothly as possible. Since Flux production has traditionally been centered upon the print version, returning staffers are accustomed to being "done" after Week Seven. This, of course, is no longer the case. Many of us who've spent every waking moment in the Ballmer design lab are realizing the catch-up work we have to do in our "other classes" (oh, wow, still have some of those!). So, this week will be a far cry from relaxing, but it feels excellent to have the print portion complete. We can each pat ourselves on the back -- we just can't stop moving to do so.