Introducing Montage: Where Creative Code Meets Seamless Design
The unveiling of Montage, our new Squarespace Master Template combining our community’s most loved creative code solutions into one cohesive foundation.
LAUNCHING THE MONTAGE MASTER TEMPLATE
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There's something poetic about the word "Montage" — a technique of combining various elements to create something entirely new. It perfectly captures what we've been quietly crafting behind the scenes: a Squarespace Master Template that brings together our most beloved creative code solutions into one cohesive foundation.
As I reflect on the years of teaching web design and watching our community grow, I've noticed how certain creative components have become essential tools in our students' workflows—features they reach for in their client projects time and time again. These are the components that make websites feel both familiar and surprising, the ones that turn a simple scroll into an engaging journey.
This observation led to some questions: What if we could weave all these favorite elements into one thoughtfully crafted template?
That's how Montage was born—not just as a plain-and-straight Squarespace template, but as a canvas for possibility.
A Foundation for Creative Freedom
Every exceptional experience starts with a blueprint. What makes Montage special isn't just its collection of hand-coded section templates or its sophisticated modular design—it's how these elements come together to give you creative freedom while maintaining the structure, as well as the flexibility, needed for professional results.
Beyond the Expected
What brings me joy about Montage is seeing how it reduces friction in the design process. Our community members often share how having these sought-after features readily available—from dynamic navigation options to engaging content displays—allows them to focus more on crafting unique experiences for their clients rather than rebuilding common elements from scratch.
The template brings together accessibility, performance, and creative possibility in a way that feels natural. It truly feels like having a well-organized creative toolkit where everything works together seamlessly.
The Standout community well knows how I deeply value performance, especially for a Master Template such as Montage so I made sure it is value-packed yet immensely lightweight. To illustrate: Montage features 27 creative components as of writing, including Tabs, Lists, Sliders, Carousels, Blog Layouts and Styled Texts. With so many moving parts, some may wonder how these many coded features affect your site’s loading time. You’ll be happy to note that any and all creative components that have not been activated, especially those written with Javascript, will be offloaded from your website and won’t affect site loading.
A Familiar Echo
Montage's approach mirrors what we've seen work beautifully with Esencia, our well-celebrated Shopify theme. I smile when I think of the feedback from our community. As Rebekah from Studio Kanuka shared, "I have loved using Esencia theme in a variety of projects. When I have a tight timeline or budget, I feel confident using Esencia since I am now very familiar with it and can offer unique layouts and features easily and the websites are all so unique!"
Kotryna from Studio Heavenly echoed this sentiment perfectly: "The Esencia Theme alone is pure gold! Not to mention Rache's ongoing support and tutorials. I understand Shopify much better, making something way more custom for clients."
Can you imagine feeling this same way about your Squarespace builds?
Join our Standout Squarespace
As we officially launch Montage on March 24, 2025, it represents more than just a template — it's a reflection of our community's journey and creative needs. Available exclusively to our Standout Squarespace members, Montage gives you the tools to build stunning, bespoke websites in half the time without compromising on quality or creativity.
In web design, as in life, sometimes the most beautiful creations come from thoughtfully combining existing elements in new ways. That's the essence of Montage, and that's what we hope this template helps you achieve in your own creative journey.
Whether you're building your first professional website or your hundredth, Montage is designed to be that reliable foundation that lets your creativity shine through while positioning you as a bona-fide Squarespace design expert. After all, isn't that what great web design is all about?