Founder-led · Fes, Morocco

Hajar Ess, founder of Squarely Creative
Hajar Ess Founder & designer

Design should give you direction, not more decisions.

Squarely Creative is a founder-led template studio creating strategic Squarespace and SquareKicker-powered websites for thoughtful businesses around the world.

A founder note

I’m Hajar—the strategist behind every starting point.

Squarespace Circle Partner SquareKicker Creator

I learned by building, testing and refining—then turned that experience into a clearer starting point for other business owners.

My path into web design was self-directed and hands-on. I learned Squarespace by exploring its tools and building websites step by step. As a creative, I wanted more room for movement and visual expression, but I did not want every idea to depend on writing code.

SquareKicker opened up more ways to shape layouts and interactions while keeping the site on Squarespace 7.1. I use that creative freedom with purpose: the design should support the message and keep the visitor’s next step clear.

That experience shaped Squarely Creative. I create templates that pair expressive design with thoughtful page structure and practical guidance, so service providers and creatives can make the finished website their own.

Three principles

Expressive and strategic can belong in the same design.

A few beliefs guide how I shape the templates, the content prompts and the experience around them.

01

Clarity is part of the design.

If visitors cannot quickly understand the offer or next step, the page is not finished—no matter how beautiful it looks.

02

Distinctive does not mean difficult.

Creative composition should strengthen the message while keeping the experience intuitive on mobile and desktop.

03

Guidance creates momentum.

Useful prompts, checklists and explanations turn customization into a sequence instead of another open-ended project.

Thoughtful structure. More room for your expression.

Why templates

Because “start from scratch” is not a strategy.

The goal is not to make every buyer look the same. It is to give every buyer a stronger place to begin.

80%

The foundation is shaped.

Hierarchy, section purpose, page rhythm, content guidance, and responsive behavior are already considered.

20%

The expression becomes yours.

Add your brand, photography, services, voice, links, and details while keeping the structure that moves people forward.

A starting point with room for your own identity

A small studio advantage

A boutique template studio for businesses ready to look as established as the work they already do.

Strategy without the corporate distance.

Squarely Creative is intentionally founder-led. The templates, guides, and support come from the same point of view, so the experience feels connected from discovery to launch.

Support is focused and practical: enough guidance to help you move again, without turning a template purchase into an expensive custom project.

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What that means for you

A clearer road to published.

You are choosing a practical starting system, with room to make the final website unmistakably yours.

01

Less second-guessing

The structure answers many of the questions that normally slow a website project down.

02

More confidence

You understand the purpose behind the design, so customization becomes more intentional.

03

A site that feels yours

The foundation stays strategic while the visual and verbal identity becomes specific to your business.

Moroccan-founded Official SquareKicker Creator Squarespace Circle Partner Founder-led guidance
Hajar Ess, founder of Squarely Creative

The next step

Start with the structure. Make it unmistakably yours.

Explore the two template paths and choose the editing experience that fits the way you want to work.

Squarespace 7.1 · SquareKicker