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Hop Studios Has a Brand New Site, and a New Duck, Too

Last month, Hop Studios launched a brand new identity, logo, and website design.

We’re Hiring: Web Developer

Hop Studios is looking to hire a versatile Web developer who has experience in journalism, building communities and content management systems.

Why Backups Are Important Before Upgrades

Last night, we attempted to upgrade the OpenAds installation of one of our clients. (OpenAds is a free ad-serving tool.)

We’d done this upgrade before for other websites, and for this client, too.  This time, we were going from OpenAds 2.4.0 to 2.4.3—to close some security holes and maybe…

Vote (Once) for Truthdig!

I know, it’s tempting to stuff the ballot box in support of your favorite person, place or thing.

And since I heard that our client, Truthdig.com, was nominated for three different categories of Blogger Choice Awards—Best Political Blog, Best Blog Design and Best Podcast, to be…

What a Website Looks Like Before it is Born

Before the painful miracle of web birth is the equally painful planning stage. The Hop Studios whiteboard now shows the fragile prenatal form of the Film Radar site. Most of you who work in web design will find this cute, and be able to pick out its stubby, half-formed navigation. For the…