Tools and Sites that Make Designing in Squarespace Easier

I’ve worked on 100+ websites in Squarespace, and tested a lot of tools. Below are some of my favorites!

Can you guess what website this is??

Colors:

• Eyedropper

  • Chrome Extension that lets you quickly get the hex color code for anything you can view in your browser.
    

• http://colorpeek.com/ 

  • Quickly generate a color scheme from any website.
    

• http://serennu.com/colour/hsltorgb.php 

  • Converts Hex, RGB, and HSL colors so you can get the info you need.

Fonts:

• Typekit

  • Typically less common than Google Fonts- some are available on Squarespace. You will need to purchase the fonts to use them in printed media or elsewhere on the internet.
    

• fonts.google.com

  • All free for commercial use and available on Squarespace. You can sort by type & features. You do NOT need to purchase anything to use these fonts in printed media or elsewhere on the internet.
    

• Fount

  • Find a cool font another website? Use Fount to see what fonts they are using!

Photos: 

• Unsplash

  • High Quality, Free-for-Commercial-Use images. I always start here.
    

• Stocksy

  • Expensive but amazing stock photos. These models don’t look like they are paid to be in these images. Images for web use run $15-$45.
    

• Deposit Photos

  • Cheap, but you have to dig a bit more to find anything worth using.
    

• Tinypng.com

  • Compress your images quickly!

Planning:

• Jumpchart

  • My favorite site content organizer so far. It’s about as easy to use as a word doc, but mimics the look and limitations of a website more accurately.
    

• Trello

  • If you are visual person, Trello is the project management software for you! I know Asana gets a lot of love- but I hate it. Trello keeps everything front and center without being overwhelming.
    

• Dubsado

  • An almost all-in-one for project management, client-facing systems, and CRM. Dubsado was a game changer for my business- I was able to cut the amount of time it took for me to draft a proposal for a client from ~3 hours to ~15 minutes.

Do you have a favorite tool not listed here? Let me know by emailing tori@toricox.com!*

*If you email me about Asana- I’ve got a song for you.