Directory
Top Squarespace Web Designers and Shopify EXPERTS Directory
Our directory features vetted designers and developers who completed our flagship programs, Standout Squarespace and Standout Shopify.
Eleanor Philips
Web designer & developer with a background in graphic design, founder of Good Foundations Studio
Squarespace Design & Dev, Design and Strategy Intensives, Squarespace Template
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.
Maria Elena Monraz Preciado
Founder & Creative Director
Brand Design, Graphic Design, Illustrations, Creative Direction
Maria Elena Monraz Preciado
Guadalajara / Mexico
Founder & Creative Director
Services
Shopify Design and Dev, Squarespace Design and Dev, Website Tweaks
Course Taken
Standout Squarespace, Standout Shopify
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Hi! My name is Maria Elena Monraz Preciado and I’m a Founder & Creative Director based in Guadalajara, Mexico
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Outside work you will often find me playing with my dog Bimba (although I do that during work hours too :)) Doing sports, specially kite-surf. I love traveling and working as a digital nomad. I am *based* in Mexico so I love summer, the beach and any activity that requires being in water. I love running early in the morning, coffee (espresso) and architecture / interior design.(VIEW)
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But on a typical workday, I am usually drinking coffee and designing the website architecture. I love development and my focus is bringing designers vision and website projects to life through smart code. As an architect turned web developer I an a natural puzzle solver, coming up with simple yet impactful coding solutions for fellow cool designers, this is why my studio is called From Cool to Coded.
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My day usually starts with meditation, coffee and a morning run in the nearest park
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Most of the time I am working on web development for other designers inside Squarespace and Shopify
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What are your first memories of the Internet?
I am a 90's kid so I remember the sound of dial up internet. I am a hybrid: knew both analog and digital eras. I would download coloring books and images that I could then print out and make an art project out of them... I loved it since the very beginning.
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What is the best part about the process of building websites for you?
Coding is where I shine. I like design and really enjoy it too... but writing lines of code and coming up with smart, efficient and simple solutions to website mockups is my passion. I love puzzles (big sudoku fan) and web development is like solving one big puzzle in many small steps.
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What is your favorite stretch or pastime in between coding?
Playing with my dog
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How would you describe your Standout Style in 2-3 words? Editorial. Monochrome. Playful. Bold.
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Share your unique style, your design philosophy and/or aesthetics that appeal to you.
I consider myself a design chameleon. I love studying vintage magazines and books to gather inspo as much as I love seeing what's new on Pinterest. I try my best to combine the best of new and old while providing a safety net depending on the niche my clients are in.
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Which Standout workshops do you find yourself incorporating most often on your website projects?
All of them! But if I have to choose: vertical lines, mega menus (or any menu workshop), testimonial slider, sticky - scrolling, focus list carrousels, anything with hover effects and animations.... Lol I could keep going, they are all amazing.
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What makes your work standout?
I love an editorial, bold, monochromatic design but contrasted with fun, playful user integrations. I love it when users are surprised when visiting a website with *hidden* cool animations and interactions. I love to incorporate these fun little code snippets that give web designs and extra layer of fun.
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What are some of your proudest works you've worked on?
Maria Web StudioWebsite →It was the first website I made for myself when I launched my Web Design Studio and was still a student inside Standout Squarespace. Since it was a project for myself I felt really confident to explore and take risks. It represented my design style to the fullest: editorial, vertical lines, black and white and image and typography based. I built it when the classic editor was the only editor. I used the lessons learned inside Module 4: Box model, typography, display, float and layout position properties. During this project I learned that anything is possible when you learn smart coding techniques. That CSS alone goes a long long way. I also learned more about my personal style and POV.
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What are the biggest takeaways from the Standout programs?
My biggest takeaway is that if you build strong skills you can achieve anything. That you can create your dream job, and creativity is inside all of us, it just has different outlets. I will forever be grateful for Rache and of her Standout Programs, they opened a lot of doors I never thought possible for me.
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What is your dream website project?
I love coding websites, so my dream website project is to collaborate with nice, cool designers around the world and bring their website projects from cool to coded.
Jodi Neufeld
Jodi neufeld
Winnipeg, Manitoba / Canada
Squarespace web designer
Services
Design Intensives
Course Taken
Standout Squarespace
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Hi! My name is Jodi Neufeld and I’m a Squarespace web designer from/based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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Outside work you will often find me playing tennis, gardening or drinking loose leaf tea
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And this is me on a typical workday ( VIEW )
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My day usually starts with coffee and quiet time.
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Most of the time I am working on Squarespace Design Days - my VIP day offering.
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What are the qualities you've developed or hurdles you've overcome?
Determination, patience and a love for research and learning
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What are the tasks you do for work?
Learn all the ways to get the most out of Squarespace, whether it is with custom coding or using built in elements in a unique way
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What do you love about Website Design and Development?
Being able to help so many clients and hear their audible relief on having a website handed over to them that is just what they were hoping for complete with tutorials on how to update it.
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What are your first memories of the Internet?
Using a dial up modem and thinking that was pretty cool!
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What is the best part about the process of building websites for you?
I love the challenge of bringing a design to life in a way that will be easy for clients to update. I don't mind digging into the code at all to get the function that I want for my clients.
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What is your favorite stretch or pastime in between coding? Drinking loose leaf tea and doing calf raises!
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How would you describe your Standout Style in 2-3 words? Minimalist. Modern.
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Share your unique style, your design philosophy and/or aesthetics that appeal to you.
Minimal design that is beautiful and functional. I am not a ton of bells and whistles - but a fan of easy to use and update website for my clients. I provide these websites through my Squarespace Design Day service and often design an entire website in just one day.
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Which Standout workshops do you find yourself incorporating most often on your website projects?
Scoping sections, managing background image widths, custom arrows
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What makes your work standout?
My biggest goal is to make websites easy for my clients by setting them up the best way, making them super easy to update and using custom code to create unique elements and styles that clients are easily able to reuse.
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What are some of your proudest works you've worked on?
Jess V Meditation
Creating a clean fresh site with interesting elements such as buttons that spin on hover, image decors, split sections and tabbed sections
Kate Headley Photography
The client wanted a very unique website with staggered images and unique layouts. This was done on 7.0 so I had to use pseudo element positioning. Also, used sticky grid galleries for the press in print page, a vertical timeline for the About page. I also used the mega menu workshop.
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What are the biggest takeaways from the Standout programs?
Learn how to scope sections and designs in a way that is easy for clients to apply. It's also helped me understand so many coding concepts that are specific to Squarespace so I can get the most out of it.
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What is your dream website project?
Photographer, or interior designers with gorgeous photos and a strong sense of style.
Lucy Caddey
Web designer, web developer
Squarespace Design and Dev, Website Tweaks, Shopify Design and Dev, Design and Strategy Intensives
Lucy Caddey
Australia
Web designer, web developer
Services
Squarespace Design and Dev, Website Tweaks, Shopify Design and Dev, Design and Strategy Intensives
Course Taken
Standout Squarespace, Standout Shopify
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Hi! My name is Lucy Caddey and I’m a web designer, web developer based in Australia.
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Outside work you will often find me outside enjoying nature with my one year old son and my beloved greyhound.
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But on a typical workday, I am usually juggling the daycare drop off and a dog walk before settling into my office with some classical music or a good podcast. Web design and development is now my peace and quiet, I love it!
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My day usually starts with coffee and a dog walk.
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Most of the time I am working on Squarespace websites for photographers.
“fáilte.|
/ˈfɑːltə,Irish ˈfɑːlʲtʲə/
Pronounced: fawl·chuh
An act or instance of welcoming.”
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What are your first memories of the Internet?
We got 3 computers at school when I was around 8 years old and we were all allowed to have a turn. I searched PUPPIES and then played with a paint program and created a drawing (design?) for my mum.
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What is the best part about the process of building websites for you?
I LOVE taking mockups and turning them into live working websites, using code to add special touches that can't be achieved otherwise - it's so exciting for me and for clients to see things coming to life.
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What is your favorite stretch or pastime in between coding?
In between coding big projects I like to get outside, get some fresh air and reset. I also like to do pilates when I can or simply just clean, tidy and reorganise my space. I think having a calming, fresh work space can help so much!
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How would you describe your Standout Style in 2-3 words? Minimalist. Dark. Romantic.
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Which Standout workshops do you find yourself incorporating most often on your website projects?
Sticky split screen scrolling seems very popular with photographers who are my main clients. It's a great way to show off a portfolio of work without making the website look really long.
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What makes your work standout?
I like creating more moody, cosy websites that people can feel at home when visiting.
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What are some of your proudest works you've worked on?
I recently designed and built a template for photographers. Being a personal project it meant I could use elements and pieces of code I'd been wanting to try but maybe hadn't had the chance yet. I incorporated a mega menu, video banners, sticky scrolling portfolio and custom blog layout. It was a great way to practice my skills and I have had many clients reference elements of this template meaning I could use these sections again for client projects.
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What are the biggest takeaways from the Standout programs?
When starting Standout Squarespace I was worried I wasn't clever enough to be able to understand and create technically coded websites. I've since learned that even a small amount of smart and clever coding can add a huge difference and make websites standout and be special. For me it's not about making the most technical, code filled website, but creating something beautiful where the client can feel at home and be proud to share.
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What is your dream website project?
My dream project would be either a Scottish landscape or wedding photographer website, or an architectural project. Anything with beautiful, rugged imagery.
Shannon Pruitt
Brand Strategist and Website Designer
Squarespace Design and Dev, Brand Design, Design and Strategy Intensives, Website Tweaks, SEO Strategy, Brand & Website Strategy
Shannon Pruitt
South Carolina / USA
Brand Strategist and Website Designer
Services
Squarespace Design and Dev, Brand Design, Design and Strategy Intensives, Website Tweaks, SEO Strategy, Brand & Website Strategy
Course Taken
Standout Squarespace
Selected Work
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Hi! My name is Shannon Pruitt and I’m a Brand Strategist and Website Designer based in South Carolina, United States of America.
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Outside work you will often find me chasing my 3-year-old around, spending as much time outside as possible, and still attempting to bake the *perfect* loaf of sourdough.
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But on a typical workday, I am usually up earlyyyy, spending time alone in the quiet and then working a bit before anyone else is awake in the house. Then, I enter mom-mode for a few hours before putting my Designer hat back on and knocking out a couple of hours of work...usually focused on client work, filming lots of videos so clients can watch presentations on their own time, and digging into data to make sure each project is backed by science AND style.
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My day usually starts with a hot cup of coffee.
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Most of the time I am working on designing a website for someone super talented.
“Strategy-infused design. Finessed with style. Refined with intention.”
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What is the best part about the process of building websites for you?
Hands-down the strategy. Sunday Muse Design brands and websites don’t just look pretty. They also get results. I’m not just here to point out your problems or make assumptions. I’m here to come up with a game plan, so you can have clarity on where to actually focus your resources and time. Because the strategy is where we lay the groundwork for greatness.
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What is your favorite stretch or pastime in between coding?
Pastime? HA what's a pastime?! :) Most of my time is spent working or being a mom.
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How would you describe your Standout Style in 2-3 words? Editorial. Feminine. Modern.
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Which Standout workshops do you find yourself incorporating most often on your website projects?
My clients love the Balanced Header and most anything involving a "sticky" element. Many also like the slide out menu or forced hamburger menu on desktop.
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What makes your work standout?
Everything I do is based on strategy. We don't go into a single website project blindly. There's some level of research involved in every project - even my Intensives.
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What are the biggest takeaways from the Standout programs?
There is so much room for creativity and flexibility within Squarespace, and it's absolutely possible to build a beautiful, responsive, and accessible site using the Standout techniques!
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What is your dream website project?
I would LOVE to design a site for a public speaker as well as a website for an interior designer.
Mariana Durst
Brand Strategist for Fine Artists
Squarespace Design and Dev, Design and Strategy Intensives, Brand Design, Copywriting, Mentorship
Mariana Durst
Rochester, MI / United States
Brand Strategist for Fine Artists
Services
Squarespace Design and Dev, Design and Strategy Intensives, Brand Design, Copywriting, Mentorship
Course Taken
Standout Squarespace
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Hi! My name is Mariana Durst and I’m a Brand Strategist for Fine Artists based in Rochester, MI, United States.
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Outside work you will often find me painting in my barn-turned-art-studio(VIEW)
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But on a typical workday, I am usually helping artists sell their art online with all my emotional support drinks (i.e. coffee, hydration water, smoothie, etc) within reach.
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My day usually starts with a morning facial cleansing routine.
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Most of the time I am working on artist's brand strategies, mentorship calls, or on Voxer with my mastermind.
“Nothing will happen if your art remains unseen. Anything can happen if you share it with abandon.”
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What are your first memories of the Internet?
The sweet, sweet sound of connecting to the internet, hearing "You've got mail!" and reading the Design Sponge blog faithfully.
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What is the best part about the process of building websites for you?
Every website I make makes the world more beautiful and connected. The stories I get to tell online via branding, web design, and copywriting, feel like artwork to create. My artist clients are pursuing wild dreams with their art. It's wildly inspiring, and a privilege to serve them.
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What is your favorite stretch or pastime in between coding?
Listening to music to help me focus or power through.
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How would you describe your Standout Style in 2-3 words? Playful. Artsy. Otherworldly.
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Which Standout workshops do you find yourself incorporating most often on your website projects?
All of them!
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What makes your work standout?
The fact that my websites take site visitors on a journey that immerses them in my artist clients' art and story.
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What are the biggest takeaways from the Standout programs?
I love that Standout Squarespace allowed my designs to get wings. I was finally able to execute the full expression of my vision for my clients.
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What is your dream website project?
I love working with passionate artists who are driven to share their art and message. I love the energy that exists when an artist is ready to embrace the process of sharing their art with their heart!
