One of the first decisions you'll make with a new website is the choice of typefaces, especially those used as display accents throughout your site, such as the Site Title and Headings. Your website probably includes typefaces that suit the design template you chose, but if you would prefer another typeface, there are many to choose from.

Spacers are invisible design elements that add blank space to any part of a website page. I call them a website super power because they are incredibly useful for adding space around elements on a page.

With so many people looking for information on their smartphones, it's critical that your website employs a responsive design. A website that has a "responsive design" responds to the screen size of the reader’s device and narrows or widens pages so information fits the width of the device. Before you consider a website page ready to publish, check the page with the Mobile preview feature so you can see the page as a cell phone user will see it. 

Understanding how text blocks work in Squarespace and how they interact with design blocks will help you shape your pages the way you want with indents, margins, columns, and more.

High-quality images are an important part of any online message you want to deliver. Free images that you can use on your website and with social media postings must either be your own originals, those that you have permission to use, or donated by artists to use free for commercial use. In addition to Pixabay, I've also discovered Unsplash as another place to find beautiful images that are free to use for commercial use.

Choosing the main image on the home page of your website has repercussions for the colors, mood, and typeface choices for your whole website. Designers take a lot of things into consideration, including colors, size, and arrangement before choosing what's called a "hero image."

Save yourself some time by keeping these tips in mind when you are selecting a large banner photo for the top of your website page. These guidelines apply both to selecting a photo from a stock photo site or if you plan on using photographs of yourself in banner photos as many service-oriented business owners do.

To preview your Squarespace website as you’re designing it or to gather feedback from others before you launch, use these techniques to share your unpublished website.

PDFs are a useful addition to your Squarespace website if you want to provide information that isn’t for general use or is too lengthy to add to a website page.

If you have a website that will show personal photos, you’ll want to remove location information from those photos, especially from any photos taken at your home or other places that you don’t want to share with the public.

Find beautiful free photos that convey the perfect tone and message for your Squarespace website.

While most people add and update a copyright statement on their Squarespace websites, here’s a trick to add a Code Block or Markdown block with custom HTML so the date automatically changes with each new year.

A circle adds a different design shape to your website, which can be a refreshing change from the usual square and rectangle images. Squarespace makes it easy to crop your square image into a circle (and a lot of other shapes). No coding needed.

As a rule, you should use images that use the .jpg format on your website. However, if you need the special effect of a background color or image showing through an image placed on top, you’ll need to use a transparent image saved in .png format.

Placing images exactly where you want them on website pages and blog posts can be tricky and frustrating. In this blog post, you'll learn how to place images exactly where you want them in Squarespace. Image placement applies when your website is seen on a computer. On a cell phone, photos are stacked above or below your text.

Follow these three rules when choosing and preparing your website images to have a professional-looking website.