Industry Insights
A collection of tips, tricks, and techniques we utilize in our web design & branding projects.
The Role of Individual and Teams on Creative Web Projects
Putting together teams that have the energy and creativity to produce remarkable, custom websites.
By Needmore Designs
The Role of Individual and Teams on Creative Web Projects
By Needmore Designs, October 19, 2017
Design Thinking and the Web Design Process
The traditional web design process is not up to the type of creative problem solving custom website project demand. Here's how we've used Design Thinking to improve our process.
By Needmore Designs
Design Thinking and the Web Design Process
By Needmore Designs, October 19, 2017
Why Customize Websites?
You aren't selling a bag of coffee—you're describing the experience of sipping a warm cup on a cold morning. In my WooConf 2017 keynote, I explored why website customization matters beyond aesthetics: it's about creating emotional connections and paths for visitors to fall in love with products. Drawing from James Baldwin's wisdom about making things better, here's Part 1 of our deep dive into custom web design philosophy.
By Needmore Designs
Why Customize Websites?
By Needmore Designs, October 19, 2017
Four Tips for Creating a Website with Authentic Brand Voice
We've just returned from WooConf in Austin where Kandace gave a powerful presentation on creating an authentic brand voice from THE Austin City Limits stage. Your online presence either builds your brand loyalty or demotes you to being perceived as a commodity. Find out which yours is doning and what you can do about it.
By Kandace Brigleb
Four Tips for Creating a Website with Authentic Brand Voice
By Kandace Brigleb, April 11, 2016
Why Coffee and Wine?
Why specialize in coffee and wine? The easy answer is our founder's coffee roots and our daily enjoyment of both. The real answer? The people. Coffee and wine are agricultural products tied to specific places and seasons, creating individuals with deep earth connections and relationship-focused approaches. This focus on time and relationships extends to everyone they work with—from farmers to web designers. We're humbled to work alongside some of the most innovative, humble people on the planet."
By Kandace Brigleb
Why Coffee and Wine?
By Kandace Brigleb, November 10, 2015
On Anthropology and Web Design
How participant observation makes for killer web design
By Kandace Brigleb
On Anthropology and Web Design
By Kandace Brigleb, November 4, 2014
Constraints of Record Jacket Spines
Hard to make your site stand-out? Three ways vinyl record spine design can inform your website's favicon design.
By Raymond Brigleb
Constraints of Record Jacket Spines
By Raymond Brigleb, July 25, 2014
The Cassette Tape as Responsive Design
Was cassette tape artwork a precedent for the stuff we do all day?
By Raymond Brigleb
The Cassette Tape as Responsive Design
By Raymond Brigleb, April 16, 2014
Our Thoughts on Stumptown
Our thoughts on the Stumptown Coffee Roasters investor controversy.
By Raymond Brigleb
Our Thoughts on Stumptown
By Raymond Brigleb, June 10, 2011
On Apple Computer and Stumptown Coffee
Compare a giant like Apple Computer to Portland’s own Stumptown Coffee Roasters.
By Raymond Brigleb
On Apple Computer and Stumptown Coffee
By Raymond Brigleb, October 23, 2005