I’m happy to announce the… checks the records … seventeenth iteration of spigotdesign.com since we began this journey back in 2006. And if you missed that link do check it out. We put a Spigot Eras Tour on the about page that is pretty fun. I dug though the design archives, poked around the Wayback Machine, and tried to find some semblance of every version of the site we’ve ever published. Some I’m still proud of. Some not so much…
New Processes
I’ve written a bit before about our processes – design, development, systems, etc. We’ve updated yet again with a new modern page building system – Bricks. We’re still designing in Figma, but now bringing the site into an HTML prototype with the help of an agent, and then porting that straight into WordPress.
Yes we still believe heavily in owning our own content, and WordPress is still a great choice for that.
What’s new for you
- The work portfolio showing recent work in a simplified manner. You get to quickly see the work, avoid the fluff, and see the proof in what we do. For us the simplified system means I don’t need an entire afternoon just to add a project to the site.
- Light and dark themes. The switch is down in the footer, where the light switches usually are. Pick your side. Or let your machine pick for you by choosing ‘system’.
- This blog, kindof sortof the same as it ever was, but streamed to the home page.
- Kind words from clients, scattered where they’re useful instead of quarantined on a testimonials page.
Still maintained by Cinch
This site is hosted and maintained by the same infrastructure and systems we use to manage all of our Cinch customers. Rock solid dedicated servers, daily updates, backups and security scans. Dog-fooding, if you will.
For the type nerds
Two typefaces, that’s it. Boston does the everyday work; Bogue handles everything with feeling — emphasis, italics, and any moment someone else is talking:
Spigot designed and currently maintains my website for my chiropractic business and I couldn’t be happier.
Thanks, Dr. Mann. Bogue suits you.
Have a look around
That’s the tour. Poke around, resize things, flip the theme colors, judge our 2008 font choices on the About page. If you spot something broken, tell us — fixing websites is literally what we do.
Version eighteen is probably twenty years away. We plan to enjoy this one.
