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How to turn blog posts into buttons

Blog layouts in Squarespace allow you to create clean, repeatable grids or carousels. They are ideal for displaying collections of content. The limitation is that blog posts are designed to link to their own post pages.

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Designing with the Client Looking Over Your Shoulder

Designers can be stubborn. Most prefer to be given a brief at the start of a project, then go off on their own to refine concepts, sketch ideas, and craft a brand in peace. That’s how I used to work, too. The idea of designing a logo with a client sitting next to me, watching my every move, used to sound like a nightmare.

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Making Squarespace website not look like Squarespace websites

As Squarespace designers, we often get asked how we make websites look less like the typical, cookie-cutter Squarespace templates. While the platform offers incredible tools for building sleek and functional sites, there are ways to take your designs to the next level by incorporating custom assets. Let’s explore how tools like Adobe Illustrator and Canva can help you break the template mold.

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Refining My Modular Work-From-Home Setup: A Designer's Journey

As a web designer based in Bristol, I’ve had to rethink my workspace entirely over the past couple of years. Working from home has become more crucial than ever, especially after Covid changed the way we approach our day-to-day work. Balancing work between the studio and home presents unique challenges, but with the right setup, I’ve managed to keep things seamless.

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Build Your Website In A Day

Stylish and simple websites built with our premium Squarespace templates are the perfect solution for those looking to create a professional online presence without breaking the bank.

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The art of simple web design

At PixelHaze, we are champions of the kiss (keep it simple, stupid) methodology. As designers, we can often fall in the trap of trying to over-design work and this.

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Afan Lodge - Squarespace website design

Afan Lodge approached Pixelhaze after a recommendation from a mutual client. They already had an existing website which was made in 2012 at the time the website was made it would’ve been considered professional and modern, as design styles continue to develop and change over time it began to look quite outdated. It was due an update to bring it to the 21st century.

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Ysgol Calon Cymru - Virtual Learning Environment

Such a system could not be achieved within our usual online website builder Squarespace so, to create our solution, we switched to the learning platform Moodle. Within Moodle, we created a bespoke template around the Ysgol Calon Cymru brand guidelines which allowed users to easily login and navigate their way through their courses and subjects.

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Steve Jones - Squarespace website design

Using the images and videos provided by Steve, we used a full-width site to properly display these images throughout the site through large banners and image blocks. Accompanied by these images, we played with the Steve Jones brand to create animated icons and videos which helped to show Steve’s role in expeditions. The animated GIFs helped add personality to the site whilst not distracting from the professional feel.

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Collage of travel, leisure, and website screenshots including a medieval castle, a golf simulator, a rustic cabin, a Highland landscape at sunset, and website pages for planning, construction, and holiday accommodations.

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