guides
notes on commissioning custom work.
Written to be useful whether or not you ever get in touch. No rankings, no vendor lists, nothing that only makes sense if you hire us.
Questions worth asking before you commission a website
The questions that separate a studio that will hand over working software from one that will leave you renting your own site back. Written to be used against any studio, including this one.
Signs a project has outgrown off the shelf software
How to tell when configuring an existing tool has stopped being cheaper than building the right one, and what actually changes when you cross that line.
What separates an artist site that works from one that just exists
Practical notes on archives, releases and performance for artists commissioning a website, written from the problems that actually recur.
Elsewhere
If you are weighing a site builder against having something made, there are comparisons for the main platforms.
The FAQ answers the questions that come up before a commission, and the about page covers who does the work.
use it. commission it. back it.