Blending good taste with conversions. Shovel builds best-in-class websites.

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Monday - Friday, 8am - 6pm CDT.
About us

Shovel started out of an appreciation for excellent design with modern technology stacks. Based in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

We do
UX/UI design
Frontend development
Technology consulting
Web auditing
Collaborators, partners, and projects

Forms.co, APOC STORE, Artifaxing, Liam Lawson, Mega Yacht, Fad3d, T + H, Mitobyte, Woo Tang Wares, and more.

Listen to our office mix.

Home base.

Lafayette Studio.
Shovel’s Spotify playlist is displayed on a laptop screen at a minimalist workspace. The desk features a black mouse pad, a plant in a white pot, a red notebook with a pen, and a personalized water bottle labeled “Blaze,” all illuminated by warm sunlight.A customized IKEA chair with a collage of Homer magazines on its green-painted surface. Sunlight streams in, casting shadows and highlighting the artistic design.A clean and modern home office setup with a white ergonomic chair and desk. A guitar leans against the wall beside a window where a white t-shirt hangs. Sunlight filters through the blinds, creating a serene and productive atmosphere.An unfinished Legacy t-shirt featuring Jean-Michel Basquiat hangs on the wall next to a Tom Sachs: Furniture poster. Below, a shelf holds speakers, a turntable, books, a model car, and a tripod.The corner of a brick residential building on Lafayette Pl street in Milwaukee, WI, with beige stone details framing a window. A white t-shirt hangs prominently in the window, backlit by sunlight. The textured brickwork and sharp shadows highlight the building’s architectural details.Shovel’s Spotify playlist is displayed on a laptop screen at a minimalist workspace. The desk features a black mouse pad, a plant in a white pot, a red notebook with a pen, and a personalized water bottle labeled “Blaze,” all illuminated by warm sunlight.A customized IKEA chair with a collage of Homer magazines on its green-painted surface. Sunlight streams in, casting shadows and highlighting the artistic design.A clean and modern home office setup with a white ergonomic chair and desk. A guitar leans against the wall beside a window where a white t-shirt hangs. Sunlight filters through the blinds, creating a serene and productive atmosphere.An unfinished Legacy t-shirt featuring Jean-Michel Basquiat hangs on the wall next to a Tom Sachs: Furniture poster. Below, a shelf holds speakers, a turntable, books, a model car, and a tripod.The corner of a brick residential building on Lafayette Pl street in Milwaukee, WI, with beige stone details framing a window. A white t-shirt hangs prominently in the window, backlit by sunlight. The textured brickwork and sharp shadows highlight the building’s architectural details.

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Booking for Q3 2025.

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