Design & Development Blog
Notes from the shop — process, tools, and the occasional opinion.
Nov 3
2017
2017
Special Character Reference
The following reference table is from the Webmonkey Special Character reference page, a link that I've kept for at least a decade (http://www.webmonkey.com/webmonkey/reference/special_characters/), (Note…
Oct 31
2017
2017
Goodnight Firebug
So many web technologies have come and gone over the years, and when their time is up, most go quietly. Last week Mozilla announced…
Sep 28
2017
2017
Transmit 5 Empty Directory When Using Transfer and Skip
10.31.17 Update: Good news! Update to Transmit 5.0.5 fixes this issue! I really like the new version of Transmit. It's super fast and easier…
Sep 22
2017
2017
Drift Chat
We've used Drift chat on our sister site Cinch for over a year now. During that time we've been able to help countless people…
Aug 23
2017
2017
Transmit 5 Missing Skip Feature Workaround
Transmit 5 was released back in mid July. I picked it up right away, not only for the initial launch discount, but because Transmit…
Jun 23
2017
2017
Spigot JSON Feed
TLDR; Spigot has a new JSON feed for posts, and you can find it here: https://spigotdesign.com/feed/json. Our Portfolio feed is here: https://spigotdesign.com/feed/json/?post_type=portfolio I still…
Mar 13
2017
2017
Adobe Illustrator Turns 30
Like many of my peers, I've had a love/hate relationship with Adobe in recent years. Yes their software is a staple in my toolkit,…
Feb 17
2017
2017
Postbox Tip: Change Message Selected After Delete
When you delete an email in Postbox, by default the next message is selected. That means it goes up the chain of emails and…
Nov 17
2016
2016
Apple Pages Hide / Show Guides Keyboard Shortcut
We've recently started using Apple Pages over InDesign for client proposals and contracts. It's part of a larger strategy to start moving away from…
Nov 15
2016
2016
How to Leave an Organization in Asana
We love Asana here at Spigot, if it wasn't obvious enough. When we work with clients that also use Asana, it's very easy to…