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January was like a diesel engine in the “offices” of our team members. It took us a little bit to warm up, but as the month progressed we got busier, and finally we’re running at full speed again.

Recovered and recharged, our creative engines are purring like kittens now—or are panthers and tigers better comparisons? We certainly feel bigger and stronger this year. Up to any task! Cowered by no danger!

But now we’re mixing metaphors. Let’s look at the year ahead.

Role Call

James has more or less adjusted to his new role as project manager. He spends more time doing code audits and creative direction and less time designing. While this change has been bittersweet since he is a designer at heart, he is excited to have time to improve and broaden the services offered by The Phuse in 2012, with an eye toward Content Strategy and improving the skill set of our already talented team.

Internal Projects

While client work is always our main concern, we expect to find time this year for more internal projects. An improvement of our Portfolio has been in the works since November and is finally starting to take shape. There are a few app ideas being discussed, and our blog is undergoing reconstruction that will make it one of the must-read blogs in the web design & development industry.

3Degrees on Mashable

We’d like to take a special moment to recognize one of our clients, Brian Scordato, and congratulate him on getting featured on Mashable.com, one of the most popular social media magazines on the web, with 3Degrees. Since it went up the article has received over 2,500 tweets and caused the user base on 3Degrees to increase tenfold. Well done, Brian! We’re proud to work with you, and can’t wait to see where the app takes off to!

That’s all, folks! Take a peek at our blog for tips to increase your productivity and knowledge. We’d like to leave you with New Years Resolutions from our team members. We hope they inspire you to keep your resolutions for 2012 as well! Sincerely yours,

The Phuse Team:James, Erik, Matt, Jenna, Mitch, and Rigel

Matt:“Become a better writer through a study of the craft and go rock climbing more often.”

James:“Get out of the house more with my son!”

Mitch:“Become fluent in German, see the Northern Lights, go skydiving, design an awesome label for a beer.”

Jenna: “This year I want to become more self-sufficient and eco-conscious.”

Erik: “In 2012 I am going to finish my second original Graphic Novel!”

Rigel:“Further develop my skills with Javascript and learn Ruby and Objective-C.”

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While client work is always our main concern, we expect to find time this year for more internal projects. An improvement of our Portfolio has been in the works since November and is finally starting to take shape. There are a few app ideas being discussed, and our blog is undergoing reconstruction that will make it one of the must-read blogs in the web design & development industry.

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