Erin Fitzsimmons
Erin Fitzsimmons
Toronto, Ontario / Canada
Squarespace Website Developer
Services
Squarespace Design and Dev, Squarespace Template, Website Tweaks, Design and Strategy Intensives
Course Taken
Standout Squarespace, Standout Shopify
Selected Work
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Hi! My name is Erin Fitzsimmons and I’m a Squarespace Website Developer based in Toronto, Ontario / Canada
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Outside work you will often find me travelling the world whenever I can ✈️ but if I'm at home in Toronto, then you'll find me at a yoga class 🧘🏻♀️ (VIEW)
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But on a typical workday, I am usually working from home at my desk fully focused on my to-do list 👩🏻💻
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My day usually starts with drinking tea and reading emails. After that, I'll dive into my biggest task of the day.
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Most of the time I am working on client projects! I normally have one big focus for my day so maybe developing a client's site and the rest of the day is smaller tasks.
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What are your first memories of the Internet?
The first time I ever coded was for my Tumblr page and I was so proud! I found code snippets on the internet and cobbled them together to get the look I wanted for the page.
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What is the best part about the process of building websites for you?
The beginning of the development process because it's all about strategy and organizing (I was almost a professional organizer before I started working with websites!) Before I even get into Squarespace I look at the design and figure out my plan so I build the website in a way that functions best for the user and for the client to upkeep the website once finished.
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What is your favorite stretch or pastime in between coding? Going for a walk! It's nice to take a break from the computer, but it's also when I tend to get my best ideas.
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How would you describe your Standout Style in 2-3 words? Editorial. Modern. Bold.
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Which Standout workshops do you find yourself incorporating most often on your website projects?
Resize Gallery Block, Video Block Aspect Ratio Fix, Customizing Arrows, Fluid Section Full Width, Scoping Fluid Sections, Image Decor, Custom Scrollbar, Custom Cursor, Anchor Links
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What makes your work standout?
My love of bold websites with fun animations that are easy to navigate.
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What are some of your proudest works you've worked on?
Veronica Rogers
Website →Veronica wanted to design the website and have me develop it on Squarespace but she is a creative director, not a website designer, so we worked closely to make sure her design ideas could become a reality in Squarespace.
Used Fluid Image Reveal on Text Hover, Fluid Tabs, Custom Cursor, Ultimate Carousel, Rotated Nav
This is one of the most heavily coded Squarespace builds I've done so there was lots of troubleshooting on how to achieve Veronica's vision within Squarespace and it really pushed me to come up with creative solutions. The code toolkit and community were such an asset in figuring out some tricky coded parts of the website.
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What are the biggest takeaways from the Standout programs?
Feeling confident and like an expert after taking the courses. The Standout programs are about learning code, but it's also about really learning your tool (Squarespace and Shopify) and using code to enhance the platform, design, and user experience.
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What is your dream website project?
I love collaborating with designers and making their design visions a reality in Squarespace.
