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Short mini-courses on Squarespace-specific layouts, designs & components.

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Cycling Site Subtitles
Feb
29

Cycling Site Subtitles

7 Lessons 40 minutes

In this mini-course, we’re going to learn how to build a Site Subtitle mini-component. Grab the code for this component in the Code Catalogue here, or learn with me as we go through building this component step-by-step.

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Building a Scroll Indicator
Aug
7

Building a Scroll Indicator

5 Lessons 10 minutes

In this short series, you’ll learn how to create a scroll indicator animation your blog posts. You’ll have the choice to place it at the top of the page, bottom of the page, or bottom of a sticky navigation.

This is a great intro project into scroll-based animations for beginner javascript learners.

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Main Nav Icons
Jun
26

Main Nav Icons

2 Lessons 25 min

In this series, we’ll explore two different setups for adding icons to the links in your main nav. The first will be a CSS-only setup, but it comes with the caveat that it’s not very flexible with different color themes. The next is my preferred method, which is the javascript setup. With this setup, I inject SVG icons into the header which are much more dynamic with different color themes.

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Advanced Dropdown Folders
Jun
5

Advanced Dropdown Folders

2 Lessons 25 min

We’re pretty limited in what we can do with Dropdown Folders in Squarespace. In this tutorial, I’m going to show you how you can use only CSS to create an advanced dropdown folder with images and description text for each item in your main nav.

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Text Replacing & Title Styling
May
15

Text Replacing & Title Styling

3 Lessons 20 min

Anywhere you add a title, like Blog titles, Product titles, List Item titles, you aren’t able to format specific words. This is especially useful if you want to to italicize the name of a piece of art within a Product Title, or separate name from their role in a List Section.

In this series, I’m going to walk you through a couple solutions to this problem. You’ll learn how to use javascript to render text as HTML, and even replace specific characters with HTML to make for an easy handoff to a client. This is a great beginner javascript series.

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Image Caption Styles in Fluid Engine
Apr
18

Image Caption Styles in Fluid Engine

4 Lessons 25 min

We’re bringing image captions back to Fluid Engine! Choose from one of 3 different image caption styles using the grab-n-go code snippets: Caption Below, Caption Overlay, and Caption Popup. if you’re curious to learn more, stick around to get an understanding of how the CSS and Javascript works.

In these beginner-level javascript tutorials, you’ll learn some javascript basics like grabbing alt text from an image, looping through a group of images, and inserting HTML into your website.

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CSS Animations 101
Apr
4

CSS Animations 101

7 Lessons 49 min

Learn the basics of CSS Animations, when and why to use them, and how to use them in Squarespace. We’ll also go through 6 different animations for buttons, images, and icons you can start using today.

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Little Big Details: Text Balancing
Mar
28

Little Big Details: Text Balancing

4 Lessons 24 min

Learn three essential tricks to achieve well-balanced text on websites: dynamic font sizes for adaptable readability, replacing text on varying screen sizes for optimal presentation, and preventing standalone text with the use of non-breaking spaces. These techniques ensure a polished and visually appealing website layout, enhancing the overall user experience and look great on any device.

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The Art of Bullet Points: A Guide to Customizing Bullet Points in Squarespace
Mar
6
to Mar 7

The Art of Bullet Points: A Guide to Customizing Bullet Points in Squarespace

3 Lessons 15 min

"The Art of Bullet Points" series teaches you how to create beautiful and unique bullet points in Squarespace to enhance your website's design. From simple tweaks to more complex customization, like using images and icons as bullets, this guide provides step-by-step instructions for you to make your bullet points stand out and impress.

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