Laptop displaying a photography website with a woman and child in a floral dress, set on a white desk near a window with sunlight.
Laptop displaying a photography website with a woman and child in a floral dress, set on a white desk near a window with sunlight.

SQUARESPACE WEB DESIGN

Squarespace websites for creatives, coaches and purpose-driven organisations.

For over 10 years, I’ve helped artists, therapists, retreat leaders and NGOs turn deeply felt work into clear, grounded websites that sound like them, and that they can confidently run on their own.

I work with people at the intersection of creativity, transformation, and purpose.

From visual artists to retreat leaders and coaches, from therapists to NGOs working in climate change, education, or faith communities. On the surface, these fields look different. The thread underneath is the same:

✓ You care deeply about your work.
✓ You want it translated clearly.
✓ You need someone you can trust with your vision.

I’m here to bridge creativity and structure so your ideas feel grounded, your message feels clear, and your online presence feels like you.

JUST A FEW OF MY CLIENTS

Squarespace Services

  • Website mockup desktop and mobile showing the site design for Trade + Mark Soap Co.

    Website Audit

    A focused, strategic review to bring clarity, direction, and practical next steps.

  • Laptop mockup of a minimal Squarespace website design for a photography agency based in New Zealand.

    Kickstart Your Site

    A fast turnaround website for when the deadline is real—a launch, an event, an exhibition.

  • Laptop and smartphone mockup of premium site designed for an interior design agency

    Guided Build

    A collaborative process where we shape your message, structure your ideas, and build together.

  • A laptop and a smartphone mockup of Squarespace site design for a creative copywriter, dark background.

    Expert Build

    A full partnership for established businesses and organisations who want a thoughtful, high-level execution.

  • "Claire is amazing! She has a fantastic design aesthetic and is easy to work with. She designed my website in record time and produced a beautiful and unique site that I am really proud of."

    — BRADLEE ROFFERS, RETREAT DESIGNER, AUSTIN

  • "Claire built me a thoughtfully designed, functional, and gorgeous website for my business. She is very communicative and has great ideas."

    — DALIS SIERRA, PHOTOGRAPHER, PACIFIC NORTHWEST

  • "Claire is an incredible designer and an even more amazing individual. She is patient, kind, and thorough with an uncanny ability to keep things straightforward and elegantly simple. If you have the opportunity, seek out her services. I am a huge fan of her aesthetic and her coaching abilities. A true gem."

    — Maria Tuttle, Artist + Art Educator, San Francisco

  • "Claire was easy to work with and did excellent work."

    — PER SJÖFORS, THOUGHT LEADER, CALIFORNIA

  • “Claire did a wonderful job with my website. She was efficient, clear, and helpful, and changes were done almost immediately. She also quickly managed all the various domain issues. I'd recommend her to anyone.”

    — DR. DAVID RAFFLE, RAFFLE BRAIN INSTITUTE, INDIANA

  • “Claire was inventive and thorough. She had great ideas about how to get what I wanted. She wanted me to be happy with the design and didn't rest till I was. I'm very pleased with the site she created.”

    — JEREMIAH CROWELL, FILM PRODUCER, UK

  • "Claire has a fantastic design aesthetic and is easy to work with. She designed my website in record time and produced a beautiful and unique site that I am really proud of."

    — BRADLEE ROFFERS, RETREAT DESIGNER, AUSTIN

  • “Claire was an excellent communicator and designer. She listened to our requests and worked hard to redesign our very outdated website into a professional, modern, clean design.”

    — DR BRENDAN CARMEL, EXOTIC PET VET, MELBOURNE

On the Blog

A narrow dirt alleyway between two buildings with a hose pipe on the wall, some bushes with red flowers, and a view of open fields and hills in the background.
Claire Brear, Squarespace designer behind Backyard Creative standing on a wooden pathway in a lush tropical garden, holding a camera and smiling.

About Claire

Over the years, I’ve worked with artists, therapists, coaches, NGOs, and small business owners: people united by a desire to do meaningful work in the world. And what I deliver isn’t just a website. It is:

✓ Listening deeply to your story
✓Providing clarity where things feel scattered
✓Bringing structure that supports your creativity
✓Design rooted in texture, nature, and narrative
✓Systems that leave you capable and independent

My process is collaborative and spacious. You won’t be rushed into decisions or bulldozed into trends. We move thoughtfully, with care for the vision and the person behind it.

coffee being poured from moka pot

Occasional notes on design, clarity, creativity, and the quieter side of building a business.

Download a “Letter to a younger me — What I wish someone had told me before I built my first website.”

Your work deserves a digital home that feels aligned.