Carter Stowell · Principal
Carter has served as principal of Figrig since establishing it in 1999. Working primarily with nonprofits, small businesses, and the arts community, he works as a consultant, information architect, web developer and project manager. Carter works alone or builds project teams that provide expertise in Web writing, interactive media, content management, and high-end design—specializations that add to long-term value. He works closely with clients to produce effective websites with intuitive controls and a better experience.

Beginning in 1997, Carter honed his skills at San Francisco's Wired Digital, Inc., managing site production for award-winning Wired News, writing articles for Webmonkey and Wired News, and engineering interfaces for the HotBot search engine, the Wired News/ HotBot Stocks site and Wired magazine. His educational background includes a B.S.E. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Duke University.

Eric Eaton · Designer & Usability Consultant
Eric brings design acumen all too rare in the online realm. He is a practitioner devoted to craft and aesthetics, to usability and functionality. As design director at Wired, Eric redesigned the Hotbot search engine, the market leader in 1998. With five million daily visitors to Hotbot, every design detail counted then—and still counts now with every project undertaken.

In addition to his frequent contributions to Figrig, Eric is the principal of Deliberate Design in Portland, ME. His book, Designing Web Site Interface Elements (Dec 2002), offers advice for professional designers and developers who use design and branding to reach a target audience. Clients include FlyFi, Jeep, L.L. Bean, VSAC, Vermont College of Fine Arts, and many more.

Stacy Kim · Designer
After studying at the Maine College of Art, Stacy spent 4 years as Creative Director with a start-up, "green" agency in Portland, Maine. She started her own design consultacy Three Circles Studio, and is now a Partner and Designer at 3c32 (www.3c32.com). She has produced print and Web work for a diverse clientele that includes E+Co, the Portland Symphony, and Xavier University. She has provided top-notch design service to Figrig team projects since 2009. Stacy is a 4th year instructor at Riverview Foundation—a non-profit, non-competitive, nature-based martial art school.

Gary Miller · Editor / Writer for the Web
Gary Miller is a writer, editor, and documentary filmmaker specializing in the development of educational materials for print and the Web. Gary's current and recent clients include Houghton Mifflin-Harcourt, Middlebury College, The National Geographic Society, and the Boston Museum of Science. In addition, Gary has created Web and film content for WGBH, the Boston PBS affiliate. His work there includes two New England Emmy nominations for script writing at LaPlaza, the Latino arts and culture series. He has also created Web content for the PBS series The American Experience, and worked as Senior Content Developer for the Web site WayBack: US History for Kids. Gary was content creator for the Web site "Stephen Foster" which won a Massachusetts Interactive Media Council award for best educational product. Prior to becoming an editor, Gary worked in the human services field, providing direct care and counseling.

Sian Foulkes · Designer
Sian combines her training in the fine arts with 10 years experience in graphic design direction to create Web-based solutions focused on information organization, beauty, and ease of use. In addition to frequent contributions to Figrig projects, Sian is the Creative Director of Foulkes Design in Montpelier, VT. Sian was offered her first Web design job in 1997 at N2K and Music Boulevard. Since then she has embarked on an independent career, serving as art director for marketing, advertising, and promotional projects for clients including Estée Lauder, Fleet Bank, Grandstand Entertainment, and Vermont Design Works. Sian has her B.A. from UC-Santa Cruz and her MFA from Hunter College in New York City.