Work on the Alexandrian has been light of late because I’ve been toiling to wrap up a major project.
The big hitch-up at the moment has been layout. Unfortunately, I’ve discovered that Windows 7 won’t run the version of Quark I own, which means I needed to upgrade to a new layout program. After examining the available options, I decided to switch to Adobe inDesign.
While in many ways I’m glad I’ve made the switch, the fact that I’m basically needing to relearn layout from the ground up is definitely complicating the completion of this project. (Which is already far behind schedule.) Things are just similar enough to be confusing. It’s easy to see why lots of people and organizations choose to stick with what they know because it’s what they know.
But if all goes well, I should have a major announcement coming down the pike in the next few days. And starting later today I’ll be posting some of my older professional work to fill the gap.
I’ve been an avid reader of your site, particularly of your essays regarding the d20 system, and I have an idea as to what your announcement might be. 🙂 Just wanted to say hi and say I’m excited and look forward to the news!
“Unfortunately, I’ve discovered that Windows 7 won’t run the version of Quark I own, which means I needed to upgrade to a new layout program.”
This is the major drawback I see on changing operating system. One usually has to change most of the programs he works with as well.