This has been an amazing and crazy year here at Normative. We’ve done lots of interesting work, had people come and go, lived through some serious building renovations, and as it nears 2012 we’re better than ever. We saw some interesting places this past year – Boulder, Philadelphia, Montreal, New York, San Francisco, and more. 2012 is shaping up to be another year of exciting new projects and travel.

Over the last year we really came together as a team, learning how to compliment each other’s skills and interests to make the best work. We keep raising our standards and expectations, and our team rises to the new level each time. We’re in planning mode now, getting ready to work on some huge projects in 2012 including a massive intranet, multi-screen video, robot arms, and new learning tools. It’s going to be a busy year, and we’ll keep posting the best of our work here.

The end of the year is always a time to reflect on what we’ve done well and what we could have done better. Our practice has been improving, but we’ve also become a little more hermit-like. In 2012 we’re going to blog more, speak more, share more, and get others involved in what we do. We’re starting things off with a bang with Interaction Design North in January, then speaking at Interaction’12 in Dublin, and the IA Summit in New Orleans.

I hope everybody had a great 2011, and that 2012 will be even better.