Pixelhaze Academy Blog
New Squarespace Online Courses by Kerstin Martin available now
At the heart of our New Year website spruce-up, we have updated our range of Squarespace online courses by Kerstin Martin. There’s also an exclusive discount for members!
Themed NHS Pop Culture - Social Distance Posters
Sensible rules to follow in the work place. If you have a creative working environment like us at Pixelhaze, you may want to take a look at some of these novel themes based on pop culture classics.
An introduction to Squarespace Plugins and Extensions
To celebrate the launch of our exciting new Squarespace Plugin Store, we thought we would give you a short introduction to Squarespace plugins and Extensions. With Squarespace, you can achieve so much without the requirement for extra code or software, but sometimes you may need a little helping hand.
Stay Connected! - The origin of the Internet's most infamous Dinosaur
PixelHaze Creative Director Ken Rees shares the origin of the internet’s most infamous Dinosaur.
An introduction to Adobe Creative Cloud
Adobe Creative Cloud is the industry-leading software for creative freelancers and design studios, offering members access to a number of software programs used for visual design, video editing, mobile application, photography, and some additional cloud services.
The Return of Comic Sans! - Poster Design Now Available
PixelHaze Creative Director Ken Rees shares what keeps him up at night through a truly horrific poster!
The Website Blueprint.
PixelHaze Creative Director Ken Rees shares the Pixelhaze design process for creating a website through an isometric poster design.
Is the QR code getting a second wind?
So the once-maligned QR codes are back with a vengeance in Britain post-lockdown, widely used for venue check-ins via the NHS Covid-19 track and trace app, allowing customers to quickly sign-in upon entry to a venue. It is both fast and efficient.
Designs Trends for 2021 & how to achieve them in Squarespace
PixelHaze Creative Director Ken Rees shares the top design trends leading into 2021 and how these trends can be implemented effectively into your Squarespace site.
Check out this MarkUp Google Chrome extension
The MarkUp Chrome Extension is now available which should make things just a little easier when sharing notes during the design process of your Squarespace website.
Pixel Artwork - Time Lapse Crash Course
By Ken Rees: The beginning of our crash course series. Using illustrator we pay homage to the retro 8bit styling of 80's video games through our own Pixelhaze branding.
Select the right Multilingualizer for Squarespace
If you live or work in a bilingual Country, or if you are looking towards international markets for your product or service; it is very likely that you will need a multilingualizer to add one or more additional languages to your Squarespace website.
Creating your own animated Video Banners
By Ken Rees: When considering the virtues of a Video banner, especially an animated one, can be a welcome addition to any Squarespace site, the use of a video banner will often encourage a viewer to stay on a site for far longer and increase engagement, but, is a video banner right for your site?
Squarespace 7.1 CSS Tips: Transparent Navigation on a Gallery Section
Recently, we had a project that focused heavily on the photography on the site; we loved the aesthetic that the transparent navigation gave as it didn’t detract from the beauty of the images.
Squarespace vs Wix - Why we champion Squarespace
By Ken Rees: Wordpress sights can be a nightmare for beginners who are new to web design. There is a lot to digest and take in straight from the start, and without a decent knowledge of web design or coding, it can often be difficult for start up businesses to create a bespoke website which best fits their business.
Styling Separate Squarespace 7.1 Sections with CSS
I spend a lot of my time with code (cool, I know) and I’m always looking to add a distinct flourish to websites with CSS, so sometimes I need to drill the styles section by section so that what I’m adding doesn’t get applied to the whole page, or even the whole site (heaven forbid).
Evolution of the Pixelhaze Brand
By Ken Rees: Pixelhaze has developed vastly over the years from its foundation in 2015 to present day. Not only has it evolved as a business with the addition of the Pixelhaze Academy, but also as a brand. Looking at how the branding has changed over a 5 year period it’s clear that Pixelhaze’s philosophy has stayed true in its development.
Adding Personality to your Website with Animated Gifs
By Ken Rees: Icons are often used within websites to help navigate the user with simplistic designs intended to explain the meaning of sections in a minimal way. Used correctly, icons can be a create addition to a site.
Although icons are a create way to break up your content, they can be improved upon further to add an extra layer of depth to your site. Eye candy used to engage your viewer. Depending on the websites branding, using animation in the right way can be a welcome addition to your website.
A guide on how to fund and grow your business after the lockdown
By Andy Fairclough, Managing Director at I-Commercial Finance: Despite the current short term turmoil surrounding us all, there is help and there are ways to successfully navigate your way through choppy seas and reach calm waters.
My Top 5 Tips For Undergraduate Designers
By Ken Rees: Nearing the end of my University at the Atrium in Cardiff, I’ve been reflecting on my graphics degree as a whole wondering what I would’ve done differently and how I could’ve approached Graphic Communications with the knowledge I have now. That’s why I’ve compiled Ken’s Top 5 Tips for Undergraduate Designers. These are things I’d wished I knew at the start of my degree to give me a proper head start in a career of design.