In part 6 of our Squarespace design journey, we're focusing on perfecting the mobile experience for the 'About' page and kickstarting the design of an engaging Services page. We'll explore a handy trick for mobile optimization and delve into creative ways to showcase your services.

Styling the About Page for Mobile: Clarity Meets Aesthetics

With mobile browsing dominating the web, ensuring your 'About' page is mobile-friendly is crucial. Here's how we achieve this:

Optimizing Readability: I use a shape which is the same colour as the background which is not visible on desktop, but on mobile I expand to make it take up the whole section so the content is still visible. If your background image doesnt have a simple colour to match then you can hide it with css

This simple media query hides the background for screens smaller than 640 pixels, typically covering mobile devices.

Services Page: A Blend of Simplicity and Style

Moving on to the Services page, the original website design has boxes with a box around it for a highlighting effect, firstly in the video I use the css content generation technique, but realise its simplier using a css box shadow, on the Squarespace shape element. I have to play around a little bit with the css selectors I use due to the ordering of the layout and wanting the elements to overlap into other sections below it.

Wrapping Up

In this session, we've tackled key aspects of responsive web design and creative content presentation. By focusing on mobile-first principles for the 'About' page and embracing simplicity with style for the Services page, we're ensuring that your Squarespace site is not just beautiful but also functional and user-friendly.

For a full demonstration of these techniques and more insights, watch the video