All posts tagged design

Quick Link: Six ways to Improve Your Blog

by Holly Ezell on February 28, 2012 in Squarespace Tutorials with No comments
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I have bookmarked several links to refer back to when in the design or idea stage of starting a new website or blog. Many are also good to refer to from time to time in order to add some polish to an existing site. Today, Webdesigner Depot posted an article on 6 Ways to Improve Your Blog. It includes many of the current trends in design and how to incorporate them into your own site. (code examples included!) The focus is on letterpress-like text, using images, and implementing creative footers.

Webdesigner Depot
http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2012/02/6-ways-to-improve-your-blogs-design/

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New Project: Squarespace 6 Style Menu Index

by Holly Ezell on February 23, 2012 in Squarespace 6 Beta, Squarespace Templates with No comments
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Call me anal or more accurately, memory-disabled. I keep thinking I remember an editable element in the Squarespace 6 Design I’m working with at the moment, when it is actually in a previous theme I was working on. Now, the menus are always changing but it’s usually added styling options and not the removal of one. So, I created an index or catalog if you will, of all the template’s Style Menus.

You can check them out on the Squarespace 6 Themes: Style Menus Page and under the Projects tab in the top navigation menu.

squarespace style1 New Project: Squarespace 6 Style Menu Index photoThe following are the current Style Menus from the Squarespace Design Themes available in Squarespace v6 (currently in private beta). The templates are in continuous flux and new options are added sometimes on a daily basis. I’ll try to keep up with the changes but there are no guarantees these are 100% accurate. If you notice a change before I do, please keep me updated in the comments and I’ll update the page ASAP.

UPDATE: Oh Crap! They’ve added 5 new templates yesterday! Looks like I have more work ahead of me to keep this page current.

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Envato Web Designer Pro Bundle

by Holly Ezell on February 22, 2012 in Promotions / Announcements with No comments
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Preface: I don’t promote products very often. In fact, I believe this is only the 2nd post recommending pulling out your wallet. (The first was when Squarespace offered 30% off their packages on black Friday.) Only products that I use and/or purchased myself and that offer a great value will be found on the Squarespace Plugins website. There are affiliate links in this post. However, Envato has probably the worst affiliate program EVER! LOL

web bundle336x280 275x229 Envato Web Designer Pro Bundle photoEvery six months or so, Envato releases a bundle of graphics, code snippets, templates, photos and more for a heavily discounted price. Usually $500 worth of designs for $20. If, like me, you are skeptical of these types of deals you may think:

  1. Huh, it’s probably outdated bottom of the barrel scraps that no-one else is buying
  2. Sure it’s worth $500 (in your most sarcastic tone); like the suckers who pay sticker on a car
  3. There’s got to be a catch.

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Squarespace 6 Template Review Tip

by Holly Ezell on February 19, 2012 in Squarespace 6 Beta, Squarespace Tutorials with No comments
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UPDATE 7/2012: I’ve noticed this page is getting a lot of traffic since the official Squarespace 6 launch. However, things work a bit different than they did in beta so some of the tips you see will not be available or have been modified. IF you are trying to decide on the best Squarespace 6 theme or template, check out the Squarespace 6 Templates Project page which includes a handy dandy chart with links to all the themes with their corresponding help pages.

Choosing a Design Template for Squarespace v6

So you’re trying to figure out which Squarespace template will work best for your new Squarespace v.6 beta blog. But switching templates just to try them out may wreak havoc on your already saved hard work. And if by chance you don’t have many pages or blog posts published, it can be hard to figure out what the different features of each unique theme provides. Continue reading →

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