TENDING THE GARDEN: HOW TO DESIGN WEB SYSTEMS THAT GROW
with Chris Conley & Kegan Sovay, Head of Design & Digital at Thread
Websites are living systems, not static projects. In this 3-hour, interactive workshop, Chris Conley & Kegan Sovay of Thread will show you how to design flexible digital systems that evolve with your clients’ needs. Learn how to blend expressive design with systems thinking, align teams around patterns, and care for a site post-launch with tools that support long-term growth.
Participants will learn:
A framework for designing scalable, system-driven websites
How to maintain consistency without sacrificing creativity
Strategies for aligning designers, developers, and content teams
Practical methods for evolving and maintaining digital platforms
Materials needed:
Pencil and/or pen and paper or tablet for sketching
A device with Figma installed
Workshop Time:
Saturday, October 25 • 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM EST. Video replays available for 90 days.
WORKSHOP INSTRUCTORS
Chris Conley & Kegan Sovay
Chris Conley and Kegan Sovay are the design and development leads behind Thread, a multi disciplinary creative studio known for elegant systems, thoughtful interactions, and digital experiences that scale with time and intention.
Chris is a creative director focused on systems thinking and intuitive storytelling. Kegan is a creative developer who brings these systems to life through beautifully precise and purposeful code.
Together, they’ve helped brands like Passenger Coffee, Unreasonable Hospitality, invisible Creature, and Bursera Capital build scalable web systems that evolve with the brand—not against it.
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