We’ve covered lots of ground this month, but haven’t finished anything! Lest you think we’ve been lazy, here’s a quick update…

After a long history of working together, we’re thrilled to have recently signed a longer-term contract with the Pratt Center in Brooklyn. The new agreement allows us to move beyond reactive site updates and take on a more proactive and comprehensive role with them, consulting on a range of Internet services.

The Media Spot’s work with Public School 124 in Brooklyn is off to a great start. Updates will be posted to themediaspot.org soon.

And we’ve been working on web development projects with an exceptional and diverse group of clients including a peace-promoting video game company, a film and photography studio in New York, and a church organist in Tucson!

Stay tuned for more news as all of these projects start to bear fruit.

Last thursday we launched a new dtek.net! We’re very excited to get generation 4 of this site out the door.

The new site is a better reflection of who we are and what we do, both literally (it looks dang pretty) and figuratively (it practices what we preach on our Services page).

It’s also a better showcase of the work we’ve done with clients. The Portfolio will be more dynamic than in the past, but also check out the “strip” images at the top of the page for some striking and fun flashbacks to projects past.

Enjoy, and we’d love to hear what you think.

We just wrapped up Dtek Summit 8 at Lake Tahoe. Like the lake, it was elevated, deep, and breathtaking… That might be over the top, but we did review work past and present, and sketch out the future of Dtek including a 2-year plan for The Media Spot’s establishment as a non-profit organization.

Other highlights of the trip included snowshoeing, extreme tobogganing, hot tubbing, bareback snow angels, and Jonah’s counting & dancing skills.

Many thanks to Robin and the Z family for hosting.

News Flash 9 is dedicated to the artwork of Ian I & Dom C

As 2006 approaches we’re reminded: dang, we’ve been in business for 6 years! And we’ve added a few more gems to our eclectic portfolio that we’d like to show you…

Recent project highlights include web development for the Pratt Center in Brooklyn (urban planning), a logo and web site for Green Lake School-Age Care Program in Seattle, Likeness to Lily’s debut CD design, and a web site for the Pueblo of Santa Ana Department of Natural Resources in New Mexico. We’ve got a seriously funny music video in the works, too. Check out the recent entries below for more.

Our September summit meeting in Baltimore was a gas, and next month we’ll be taking a 4-day soak in the wintry wonderland of Lake Tahoe. Thanks to Robin Z for hosting both!

Lastly, you may have noticed that this blog is new. We’ve just made the transition to WordPress for delivery of our News Flashes. Check out the new format and feel free to post comments. (If you really want to stay up on your Dtek news, you can even subscribe to our RSS feed with your favorite RSS reader.)

Happy new year, folks. Don’t forget to request your Dtek historical postcards for holiday hilarity.

Secondhand Smoke: Music Video — We’re currently producing a narrative music video in Brooklyn for a Chris Leo & Vague Angels song, with a cast and crew featuring several Dtek Industries Members. Coming to the web in January 2006.

The Experience Club — We’re breaking ground on a web site for this Manhattan-based women’s social club that organizes a wild mix of “experiences” for its members. Ladies, stay tuned…

Scott and Leah Jurek — We’re working on 2 new web sites for this dynamic Seattle duo. This spring we’ll help them launch the official site for their running camps, clinics, and coaching services, as well as Leah’s massage therapy practice.