Quick and Easy Dark Mode with Sass
I haven't spent a ton of time thinking about dark mode updates to…
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Our Current WordPress Development Process: Mixing Gutenberg and Beaver Builder
Having built WordPress powered websites for as long as I have, there's one…
Website Design and Digital Marketing for Nonprofits: A Case Study (Part I)
At Spigot Design, we take pride in our work with local nonprofits. From…
You Don’t Need a Web Designer
If you are looking to have a website built I have good news…
Drift Chat
We've used Drift chat on our sister site Cinch for over a year…
Adobe Illustrator Turns 30
Like many of my peers, I've had a love/hate relationship with Adobe in…
Fight for Space
I'm very glad to have chosen design as a career path. But if…
WordPress log in redirect loop
I recently ran into an issue with redirect loop when logging into a…
Working with Placester MLS/IDX
We recently relaunched a site for local Park City real estate agent Nancy…
ACF: Get Post Object data within a Repeater
I absolutely love Advanced Custom Fields. It's part of the reason I love…
Everything You Need to Know About Planet Earth
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGXi_9A__Vc] Seriously cool graphic video of stuff to know about the earth.
FADER mix by Tycho
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Responsive Web Design
We first began experimenting with responsive design techniques way back in 2011, but…
Spigot Responsive Design Manifesto
Responsive Web Design is the philosophy of maximizing the experience of both the…
The US Debt Limit Explained
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIbkoop4AYE&w=650] In honor of the Republican Shutdown of the US Government, I thought…
Katee Sackhoff’s Classified Moto KT600
I turned 40 last year and I've yet to make that big mid-life…
How to make beer
[vimeo 74262716] Another illustrated masterpiece. About beer.
Deja Vu
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foVMwJtlR5s&w=650] Another well illustrated video about an interesting subject manner. I'll be patiently…
The Solar System
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsF_hdjWJjo I love these well illustrated, informational videos. Especially when they're about space.…
Innovation of Loneliness
[vimeo 70534716 w=650] A thoughtful and fantastically illustrated look at loneliness and social…
Viewport Resizer
While no substitute to testing responsive layouts on an actual device, this bookmarklet…
SVG & PNG Image Test
While I have yet to get my hands on either an iPad or…
Free Minimalist Desktop Wallpapers
Like many designers, I prefer my computer desktop to stay clean, organized, and…
Arting up the office with Susan Kare
It turns out my interior design sense is as clean and simple as…
Responsive Web Design – The Book
A Book Apart released Responsive Web Design today and I picked up a…
Designing for Mobile First
I've recently been involved in a project with a company who had interest…
Go Mobile with Responsive Design
Designing for the web has always been like catching a greased chameleon -…
Fontin Sans on spigotdesign.com
Web designers have long desired to be able to use more fonts than…
Drop down menus are good?
While I've designed a few in my day, it's standard protocol around the…