Restaurant & Hospitality Design —
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Squarespace web design, brand identity, and visual strategy for restaurant owners and food brand founders who want their presence to work as hard as they do.
Restaurant Branding: What it Is, Isn’t and Why it Matters
You've heard the word “branding” a hundred times. "Branding" is one of those words that gets used so loosely it has almost lost its meaning. Ask five people what restaurant branding is and you'll get various different answers — a logo, a vibe, a color palette, a feeling. Some of those answers are right. None of them are complete.
What Makes Great Restaurant Web Design in 2026
Have you ever landed on a restaurant's website before, spent thirty seconds on it, and then left? It’s not because the food didn't look good or because the hours were wrong, but because something felt off — cluttered, confusing, or just unconvincing. I don’t know about you but if it makes no sense to me, visually, I can’t process it. So you find yourself there, looking at this confusing website and finally decided to just move on to the next result.
My Ten Top Serif Fonts I Use in Design
When it comes to choosing the right typeface for a project, serif fonts remain a timeless and versatile option. Whether you're creating a print publication, branding a boutique business, or building a website with character, serif fonts can help establish visual hierarchy while conveying a refined, trustworthy tone.
How to Make a Book in InDesign: Part Two
Whether you're self-publishing a novel, compiling a photo book, or designing a corporate publication, InDesign offers the flexibility and precision needed to bring your vision to life. In this blog post, I’ll walk you through part two of my step-by-step process on how to make a book in InDesign that will help you create a polished, print-ready book.
How to Design a Book in Indesign܃ Part One
Have you ever wanted to publish your own book but were unsure in how to design it? Learning how to make a book in InDesign is the perfect place to start. When it comes to designing layouts for books and/or magazines, Adobe InDesign is a powerful tool that helps you create everything from simple novels to complex, image-rich coffee table books.
Knowing the Basics of a Squarespace SEO Checklist
Today’s world is mostly digital and having an amazing website just isn’t enough. Being found is. There is no point to having a beautiful website with all your offerings, services and portfolio of projects out on display if people can’t find you. Having optimal SEO (search engine optimization) built into to your website not only ensures that your website will rank well with Google and other platforms, but it will allow for potential clients and readers to find your content.
How to Design a Brochure in InDesign: A Step-by-Step Guide
Contrary to popular belief, InDesign is not just for designing books and magazines. It is the ONLY tool to use for these, but it can be used to design so much more. I love using InDesign for anything that doesn’t require me to draw a vector.
How to Make a Landing Page in Squarespace
A landing page is a single page on your website that includes a CTA (call to action) somewhere on it prompting potential clients to either purchase something, sign up for something, or download something. It is to engage said clients into wanting to know more about you in exchange for giving them something in return.
Why I Choose Squarespace Website Designs for My Web Projects
My first experience using Squarespace was in the form of updating a website for a small design consultancy where I once worked. Prior to that, I had zero experience. . I didn’t even know how you got behind the scenes of a website.
Good Typography Examples and My Go-To Fonts for Projects
One of my favorite things about graphic design is typography. Every logo, web page, editorial design, or packaging design is made up of a lot of moving parts, but the one thing that anchors them all down and either makes or breaks the design is the typography.
Using InDesign Grids in Your Projects
When laying out books or magazines, the software tool you’ll be designing with is InDesign. InDesign was created mainly for editorial designs where there is a lot of text and a lot of images. If you know how to use InDesign in the way it was intended, it can help you layout some amazing editorial projects.