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You Don’t Need a Web Designer

February 26, 2018

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 days there are tools and services available that make it easy…

Prismacolor Markers

July 26, 2013

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 bought them. That may say more about how often I do…

The Spigot Rorschach Test

July 10, 2013

Quick, take a look below and what do you see? Over the last 10 years or so there have been a handful of people who see a ‘sad face’ or ‘grumpy old man’ when they…

Sassafras Floral

September 1, 2011

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 great new photos and I just wanted to share this one…

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Fontsquirrel.com saves @font-face

April 26, 2010

Note: This post is a continutation of Sorry Typekit, you’re unusable (for now). With the launch of the new spigotdesign.com site I was very excited about the possibilities of using @font-face to spice up the…

New design & theme switcher

May 27, 2009

As you can tell, we’ve launched a new look to the site – a lighter, brighter version of Spigot Design for those who thought the previous design was too dark and brooding. For those who…

Drop down menus are good?

March 25, 2009

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 are. But am I being too critical and one sided? Matt…

DIY vs Hiring an Expert

February 18, 2009

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 a shop, and they charged me $350. Then I found out…