Bringing you the highlights of our company as well as industry standards across marketing and design. Follow along on our blog for news, tips, and tricks.

Prepping Blog Posts for SEO

by Shanty Town | Jan 18, 2020 | Education

There’s more to blogging than just great writing. Check out our list of important factors for prepping your own blog posts for SEO.

2020, time to see clearly

by Shanty Town | Jan 3, 2020 | Shanty News

We’re bringing back the mindful hustle. Our words last year were Commit & Focus, this year, it’s DO.

2019 Cyber Weekend Deals!

by Shanty Town | Nov 28, 2019 | Shanty News

We don’t offer discounts often, but if it helps you achieve your goals, we’re in! Check out our Cyber Weekend Deals.

2019 Holiday Gift Guide!

by Shanty Town | Nov 26, 2019 | Gift Guides, Shanty News

Our official 2019 holiday gift guide is here! Grab all your trinkets from small handmade businesses this season.

6th Anniversary Branding Giveaway!

by Shanty Town | Sep 27, 2019 | Events, Giveaways, Shanty News

WINNERS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED! Our GRAND prize winner of a TOTALLY FREE branding makeover with a total of 154 votes… . . MATCH! The future of real estate. (A brand new business!) . . Second place –...

Voyage Denver – Conversations with the Inspiring Samantha Nardelli

by Shanty Town | May 30, 2019 | Shanty News

We were recently interviewed in Voyage Denver's Trailblazer Series! Check out the full article here! "Today we’d like to introduce you to Samantha Nardelli. So, before we jump into specific...

Twin Cups Logo Illustration

by Shanty Town | May 21, 2019 | Time Lapse

Watch us as we start creating a logo for Twin Cups Tarot & Coaching, as part of our Time Lapse series! This almost 4 minute video is the culmination of about an hour and a half of design time....

Introducing Taurus!

by Shanty Town | May 20, 2019 | Shanty News

Guys! Have we got some news for you. We'd like to introduce our newest service: A cheaper, nicer, faster website for all you startup folks. TAURUS. Taurus is Shanty Town Design’s way of combining...

Art Swap with Jeff DeAngelo Design Group

by Shanty Town | Apr 28, 2019 | Art Swap, Time Lapse

We're excited to show you a new semi-series of art swaps we've been working on. iPad illustration of our art friend, Jeff DeAngelo! What a fun little steampunk fella....

What’s holding you back from a bangin’ website? – Poll

by Shanty Town | Apr 22, 2019 | Shanty News

Guys! We need your help. We have a very short 5 question poll on websites that we would LOVE your feedback on! 🤩 We can only accept 25 responses so hop on itttt. Maybe we have a little something up...

Bonfire Sugar Skill Time Lapse

by Shanty Town | Mar 21, 2019 | Time Lapse

Time lapse video of The Bonfire at the Iron Furnaces 2018 branding! This sugar skull took us about 1 hour.

3 Awards?! Thanks AAF!

by Shanty Town | Mar 4, 2019 | Denver, Events, Shanty News

This past weekend, we had the pleasure of winning 3 AAF Awards amongst so many other amazingly talented advertisers in Colorado. The AAF Colorado Springs American Advertising Awards kicked off on...

Bad Bettie Florals

by Shanty Town | Feb 27, 2019 | Time Lapse

Watch this time lapse of us doodling some flowers that eventually turned into Bad Bettie Project's logo!

Giving a little love to Dubsado

by Shanty Town | Feb 25, 2019 | Shanty News

For those of you that work with us, you may have noticed our invoices and other project workflows have gotten SUPER organized over the last year. We couldn't have done this without our buds at...