design
Notes from the shop — process, tools, and the occasional opinion.
November 30, 2018
How to Design, Build & Maintain a Successful Ecommerce Business
Between Spigot and Cinch (our WordPress Support company), we've built and support quite a few e-commerce websites. Some are more successful than others - and…
February 26, 2018
You Don’t Need a Web Designer
If you are looking to have a website built I have good news for you: You don't need to hire a web designer. These…
July 26, 2013
Prismacolor Markers
I bought this set of Prismacolor double ended markers in design school nearly 10 years ago. They're still as good as the day I…
July 10, 2013
The Spigot Rorschach Test
Quick, take a look below and what do you see? Over the last 10 years or so there have been a handful of people…
September 1, 2011
Sassafras Floral
After years of nagging, my sister Sarah is allowing me to upgrade their flash-based website (that I built) to modern standards. They’ve got some…
April 26, 2010
Fontsquirrel.com saves @font-face
Note: This post is a continutation of Sorry Typekit, you’re unusable (for now). With the launch of the new spigot17.spigotdev.com/ site I was very…
May 27, 2009
New design & theme switcher
As you can tell, we've launched a new look to the site – a lighter, brighter version of Spigot Design for those who thought…
March 25, 2009
Drop down menus are good?
While I've designed a few in my day, it's standard protocol around the studio to swat drop down menus like the annoying, dysfunctional bugs they…
February 18, 2009
DIY vs Hiring an Expert
Ever since I got my first car I've been a do-it-yourselfer. The first time something went wrong that car I brought it in to…