Eleanor Philips
Eleanor Philips
Brooklyn, NY / USA
Web designer & developer with a background in graphic design, founder of Good Foundations Studio
Services
Squarespace Design and Development, Squarespace Template , Design Intensives
Course Taken
Standout Squarespace
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Hi! My name is Eleanor Philips and I’m a web designer & developer with a background in graphic design from/based in Brooklyn, NY, USA.
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Outside work you will often find me in bed with my cats, hiding amongst plants.
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And this is me on a typical workday ( VIEW )
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My day usually starts with coffee coffee coffee. Then I start with emails and get into my to-do list.
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Most of the time I am working re-organizing website structures, developing and customizing on Squarespace and Webflow, talking with clients.
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What are the qualities you've developed or hurdles you've overcome?
A love of constantly learning, a killer workflow, the ability to multitask, and healthy boundaries.
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What are the tasks you do for work?
Build accessible websites that engage visitors and look amazing.
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What do you love about Website Design and Development?
Every website is a puzzle with many solutions. I love to find the best one for each client.
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What are your first memories of the Internet?
Kidpix, neopets, lying poorly in chatrooms, and learning to code to trick out my myspace and xanga.
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What is the best part about the process of building websites for you?
Sighs of relief and excitement from my clients.
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What is your favorite stretch or pastime in between coding? Taking a long walk or doing a one-song dance party with my partner.
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How would you describe your Standout Style in 2-3 words? Playful. Bold. Vintage/Retro.
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Share your unique style, your design philosophy and/or aesthetics that appeal to you.
Accessible, technically sound, content-first design that looks great, too.
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Which Standout workshops do you find yourself incorporating most often on your website projects?
the mega menusplit sectionsthe split carousel list
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What makes your work standout?
My background in graphic design and my holistic approach (focusing on technical elements like search engine optimization, user experience, and accessibility as key to the design) set up small businesses for long-term success.
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What are some of your proudest works you've worked on?
New Money Social Club
I had so much fun working on this project. Eden Connelly Tallerico, the founder of New Money Social Club, came to me with a clear sense of her content and bold brand identity design by Cool Eye Creative. Taking my cues from the brand assets provided, I worked on a hi-fi mockup of the one-page design in Figma first, playing with scale and color while keeping accessibility at the forefront. I used the Split Carousel list workshop to highlight what a membership to New Money Social Club includes
Lazy Afternoon
I got this idea in my head for a cannabis farm / dispensary and started out working on brand identity. Part of the reason I love working in the cannabis industry is because of how fun and free the designs typically are, and with a personal project I had total freedom. I started working in Figma before refining the logo in Illustrator. I curated stock imagery from Pexels and Unsplash and then edited all the images to have an on-brand treatment. The web design was less planned out than my usual process — I designed as I built. I made use of the Top Navigation for Tabs to showcase the four strains and the Sticky/Scrolling Blog Item Layout. I learned a lot while bringing in little touches, including a custom cart icon I wound up getting rid of. I'm working on moving more of the site into fluid engine, but I love how it turned out.
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What are the biggest takeaways from the Standout programs?
Play more with javascript, write cleaner and lighter code, and hone my client experience.
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What is your dream website project?
Small businesses and service providers invested in giving back to their communities, especially artists, creative entrepreneurs, and dispensaries.
