Shrike Publishing

A lightweight, modern web platform for a small tabletop game studio.

Overview

Shrike Publishing needed a professional, low-maintenance home for their tabletop RPG catalog. Something that looked great, loaded fast, and didn’t bury them in hosting or CMS fees.

So I designed and built a clean static site using Nuxt 4, Vue 3, and TailwindCSS, integrated with Nuxt Content for an editor-friendly publishing flow. The result: a website that anyone on their team can update using Markdown, deployed as a zero-cost static site.

Problem

The original website was built on a paid WordPress plan that limited embeds, plugins, and admin control. It was overkill for a small creative studio; they needed something leaner, easier to maintain, and free to host.

The main goals were:

• Remove dependency on closed hosting or recurring subscriptions.
• Allow non-technical contributors to update pages easily.
• Preserve fast performance and good SEO for product visibility.

Solution

Shrike Publishing was rebuilt from the ground up with Nuxt Content Studio as the headless CMS.

• Markdown-driven content for games, news, and product updates.
• TailwindCSS for rapid design iteration and consistent theming.
• TypeScript for type safety and scalable component patterns.
• Zero-cost deployment via GitHub Pages and static generation.

I built the entire platform as a static Nuxt site. That means no backend, no database, no monthly bill; all while keeping the same editorial flexibility as a CMS.

Impact

• Reduced hosting costs from $45/month → $0.
• Enabled non-technical staff to manage and publish updates directly via Markdown.
• Improved SEO and loading speeds across all devices.
• Simplified long-term maintenance — no databases, plugins, or updates to babysit.

Reflection

Shrike was a reminder that simple tech, done well, can be transformative. It doesn’t take a complicated stack to deliver real value — just clean design, predictable tooling, and empathy for the people who’ll maintain it later.

Tech Stack

Nuxt 4, Vue 3, TypeScript, TailwindCSS, pnpm, Nuxt Content Studio, GitHub Pages