Career Day at SMU Guildhall

Career Day at SMU Guildhall, originally uploaded by Red Fly Studio.

Time to get some employees.

Dan Borth, Fearless Leader

Dan Borth, Fearless Leader, originally uploaded by Red Fly Studio.

First company-wide meeting.

First company-wide meeting., originally uploaded by Red Fly Studio.

Red Fly Studio is in business.

The hideous Terrazzo

The hideous Terrazzo, originally uploaded by Red Fly Studio.

Under the shattered shards of the botched stained concrete effort, you can see the original Terrazzo flooring, installed a few decades back under government order in this former Travis County facility. It looks like crumbled peanuts fossilized in limestone.

Peter surveys the damage

Peter surveys the damage, originally uploaded by Red Fly Studio.

Dan banged on the floor a little. Air bubbles under the paper-thin concrete cause it to shatter like glass.

Floors are finally done

Floors are finally done, originally uploaded by Red Fly Studio.

Mostly. Lots of little flaws. Lesson 1: Beware underbidding contractors.

The team so far

The team so far, originally uploaded by Red Fly Studio.

Jeff Mills, Chad Barron, Kris Taylor and Dan Borth. Not pictured: Frank Teran, Peter Marquardt and the two programmers we just hired on Friday, James and Kain.

Holed up

Holed up, originally uploaded by Red Fly Studio.

It’s a beautiful day in Austin! A pleasant 75 degrees. What in the world am I doing holed up in my apartment? Slamming through the rest of this Wii design doc.

Red Fly Studio exterior

Red Fly Studio exterior, originally uploaded by Red Fly Studio.

In downtown Austin.

New office

New office, originally uploaded by Red Fly Studio.

Paint’s still drying, and the floor isn’t done yet. Give it another week.