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I designed the new logo for UK archery supplier Bowshot. They wanted something different to the typical designs out there, so I went with a brighter, bold badge-style logo. Read more

I designed this clean, bold and colourful logo for NH Consulting to represent quality, experience, empathy and collaboration. The overlapping loops signify the ethical collaboration of the consulting business, and the bold text represents the legal aspect. I sketched a few ideas, complete with some notes, on my iPad using Apple Notes and my Apple […] Read more

I built Buckingham Cookware’s existing ecommerce website way back in 2010, and until this day, it was still running on the same outdated bespoke ecommerce platform. Today it's running on Shopify; a website migration that was completed in one day with a real low budget. Read more

A new logo I designed for Soul Reflection Healing features two swans coming together to form a heart, signifying love and an emotional connection. Together, they create a powerful message of love, unity, and the profound reflection of one’s soul. The logo was created in Adobe Illustrator. As with any logo design project, the sketch […] Read more

The post discusses three methods for organizing store products: through categorized, filtered, or tagged collections. Each method offers various advantages and drawbacks, such as control over content, flexibility with product attribution, URL structure, and SEO impact. The optimal approach depends on the store's specific needs and product range. Read more

When it comes to deciding whether to use an agency or a freelancer, it depends on your project and budget. Or does it? Read more

I loved Rounded Accounting's simplicity, but the inability to integrate with other services like Zapier, Google Sheets and Airtable is a killer.  Read more

If you are looking for website design services, you may want to consider a pay-as-you-go payment option to spread the cost of your project. Read more

Shopify has some great features to help with your ecommerce business. Here are 8 reasons why you should choose Shopify as your ecommerce partner. Read more

Here’s a simple snippet of Liquid code I use to display tagged articles on non-blog-related Shopify pages. Read more

A few months ago, I was tasked with building a new website for my wife’s mental health business. She’s not very tech-savvy, so I had to pick a CMS that would be easy for her to use without her having to bug me for changes and how-to’s. Being an ecommerce design consultant, I’m a relatively […] Read more

Here’s a quick trick to display content as accordions on mobile but as static content on desktop, using the details html tag. Read more

Once a year, there comes a time when I get bored of using my usual code editor and like to try something new. This time it was Panic’s Nova code editor. Read more

I recently discovered an unused URL on a client’s Shopify store: /collections/vendors, which can be a huge security issue. This URL path exists on every Shopify website, takes a query string parameter (?q=), and allows content, such as titles and page details, to be overwritten. Read more

A new Magecart-style exploit is doing its rounds and affecting multiple ecommerce platforms to steal credit card information and infect other sites. This attack is particularly difficult to identify because the code dropped onto the website is encoded and sometimes masked as a Google Tag or a Facebook Pixel code. Read more

I don’t usually write posts like this, but our experience with Sally Sparks-Cousins and Sparkle Class Academy is something to be wary of. Read more

This is a fantastic article by Jared White exploring all the numerous lies we’ve been told about how great JS frameworks are and how much time and work they save. Definitely worth a read. Read more

Building a new store with Shopify is easy, but getting it right is hard. Selling online requires web and design experience, and understanding how users shop online is vital to your strategy. My Shopify website audit is recommended if you have set up your store and require help making it easy to use with a great user experience. Read more

A guide to removing the map from Shopify's order status page to free up valuable space for displaying more important customer information. Read more

A guide, with example code, to adding more content blocks to the Shopify order status page. Read more