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4 Examples of Award-Winning Squarespace Websites
Four designers turned Squarespace’s newest Finish Layer tools into award-winning websites for the Contra x Squarespace Make It Real Challenge. See what they built, and the techniques you can borrow for your own client work.
Top Web Design Trends for 2026
Stay ahead of the trends with 2026 web design predictions from Squarespace Circle and ilovecreatives, including Motion Narrative, Glassmorphism, and Archival Index.
Why Web Professional Designers Choose Squarespace
Squarespace does more for your web design practice than its beginner-friendly reputation suggests. Here’s what it offers for client work, plus a direct comparison to Wix, Shopify, WordPress, Webflow, and GoDaddy.
How to Add Custom Code to a Squarespace Website
Code blocks are an essential tool for experienced professional users looking to add custom code to a website. Learn how to creatively use code blocks on Squarespace.
How to Use Finish Layer to Design More and Code Less
Finish Layer is a new suite of professional-grade design and editing tools built into Squarespace, including Block Animations, Block Transforms, Font Uploads, and more. With these new tools, professional designers can create elevated, bespoke designs with no custom code required.
Squarespace for Pros: Spring 2026 Product Updates
Squarespace continues to evolve for professional web designers and agencies. Learn about the updates to come in Spring 2026.
Diversify Your Income as a Squarespace Web Designer
As a Squarespace web designer, it's important to reevaluate your offerings to ensure you're effectively monetizing all of your skills, talents, and experience. Learn how to effectively diversify your income.
Web Design Services and Timelines: What Circle Partners Offer Today, Based on Our Industry Report
Discover the services the global Squarespace Circle community offers and how they deliver them to clients, based on our State of the Web Design Industry 2026 report.
Get Websites Moving with Motion Narrative
Movement becomes the design in 2026 with the Motion Narrative trend. Discover how to thoughtfully implement motion on your Squarespace website projects.
Squarespace for Pros: Fall 2025 Product Updates
Squarespace for Pros is a suite of advanced tools created for professional web designers and agencies. Read the Fall 2025 product roundup for the latest announcements.
Behind the Build: How Designers Create Squarespace Sites for Different Industries
Every web designer has their own approach to creating client websites. Watch four web designers build sites for different industries at Circle Day 2025.
Circle Day 2025: Product Keynote with Chief Product Officer Paul Gubbay
Preview new tools for professional designers and developers with Squarespace’s Chief Product Officer Paul Gubbay. Paul shares the newest releases and what we’re working on to streamline your business and help you and your clients stand out online.
How to Elevate Your Squarespace Designs with CSS (Presented in German)
Presented in German with English subtitles, Sarah Stark shares how to use a few lines of code to elevate your Squarespace projects. Learn how to stand out from DIY solutions and turn advanced design into a key selling point.
No Code, High-Impact: Advanced Tips for Squarespace Designers
With Squarespace, experienced web designers often discover new ways to use the platform to create even more impactful designs. Dave Hawkins leads a tactical session sharing no-code solutions and sophisticated techniques to help you take your Squarespace builds to the next level.
Beyond Pretty: Weaving Craft and Care into Website Design
According to Squarestylist's Rache De Luna, the right website builder is the one that delivers the strongest user experience. Learn how she treats Squarespace’s built-in guardrails as creative advantages.
How to Improve UX While Maximizing Ad Revenue
Google AdSense helps you earn from your content by showing ads from top advertisers. Here's how to keep your design clean while making space for ads.
How to Save Time and Scale Designs with Account Saved Sections
Circle members can now save sections at the account level. This means simplifying your web design process and scaling designs across all projects. Learn more about the exclusive feature.
Embracing Dark Mode: Design Considerations and Hacks
Transform your Squarespace site with a sleek dark mode aesthetic that enhances readability and adds a modern edge. This guide explores how to implement dark mode effectively, ensuring your design looks stunning while prioritizing user experience.
Web Design Strategy Part 2: UX and UI Essentials
Explore the best practices and strategies for combining UX and UI in strategic web design. Learn how to create a user-centric web design plan that boosts engagement and drives success in 2024.
Web Design Strategy Part 3: Information Architecture
At its core, information architecture helps people know where they are and what they need to do next. Learn the basics of information architecture and how effective organization on a website can help achieve your clients’ goals.