Aaron Rolston

Creative maker, web developer, and internet entrepreneur based in Tampa, Florida. I’ve been building websites for over a decade—designing spaces for my creative work to live online, and empowering clients do to own a powerful online presence of their own.

Creative maker, web developer, and internet entrepreneur based in Tampa, Florida. I’ve been building websites for over a decade—designing spaces for my creative work to live online, and empowering clients do to own a powerful online presence of their own.

I've been enjoying Visual Electric's AI image generator lately, especially the "embroidery" setting.

I've been enjoying Visual Electric's AI image generator lately, especially the "embroidery" setting.

I've been enjoying Visual Electric's AI image generator lately, especially the "embroidery" setting.

Interests & Things

Minimalism

Less, but better. The practice of curating items, tools, and ideas that promote a joyful lifestyle — celebrating clarity and peace over the accumulation of more.

Less, but better. The practice of curating items, tools, and ideas that promote a joyful lifestyle — celebrating clarity and peace over the accumulation of more.

Less, but better. The practice of curating items, tools, and ideas that promote a joyful lifestyle — celebrating clarity and peace over the accumulation of more.

Digital Products

I believe the internet is a force multiplier for creative entrepreneurship — enabling a new reality for those willing to build something for themselves, and share it online.

I believe the internet is a force multiplier for creative entrepreneurship — enabling a new reality for those willing to build something for themselves, and share it online.

I believe the internet is a force multiplier for creative entrepreneurship — enabling a new reality for those willing to build something for themselves, and share it online.

Coffee

Ex-barista who's happily addicted to one of the tastiest beverages on earth. Ethiopian coffees from Onyx Coffee Lab are my go-to, brewed at-home via Chemex.

Ex-barista who's happily addicted to one of the tastiest beverages on earth. Ethiopian coffees from Onyx Coffee Lab are my go-to, brewed at-home via Chemex.

Ex-barista who's happily addicted to one of the tastiest beverages on earth. Ethiopian coffees from Onyx Coffee Lab are my go-to, brewed at-home via Chemex.

Templates

Pre-built designs that make it easy to get an amazing website. I currently build templates for Squarespace at Studio Mesa, and have a growing collection for Framer.

Pre-built designs that make it easy to get an amazing website. I currently build templates for Squarespace at Studio Mesa, and have a growing collection for Framer.

Pre-built designs that make it easy to get an amazing website. I currently build templates for Squarespace at Studio Mesa, and have a growing collection for Framer.

Music

Never a silent moment while I work. I find musical themes like rhythm, harmony, and pitch translate beautifully in design. Fave artists include Tycho, LÜNE, and Jumo.

Never a silent moment while I work. I find musical themes like rhythm, harmony, and pitch translate beautifully in design. Fave artists include Tycho, LÜNE, and Jumo.

Never a silent moment while I work. I find musical themes like rhythm, harmony, and pitch translate beautifully in design. Fave artists include Tycho, LÜNE, and Jumo.

Automation

Using tools like Zapier or Make to let robots do the work for you. Removing manual, repetitive actions to allow for maximum creativity in business.

Using tools like Zapier or Make to let robots do the work for you. Removing manual, repetitive actions to allow for maximum creativity in business.

Using tools like Zapier or Make to let robots do the work for you. Removing manual, repetitive actions to allow for maximum creativity in business.

Updated 03/10/25

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What I'm up to now…

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Updated Studio Mesa's template docs

With Framer's latest release of page templates that allow for persistent navigations and menus, it was time for an overhaul of the old design. My goal is always to reduce the amount of support needed in templates by giving as much helpful content as possible upfront—and a huge part of that is presenting it in an easily digestible format.

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Updated my profile pic for the first time in 5 years

One of those funny internet things where it totally doesn't matter, but also kinda does for the sake of continuity and consistency. Wife snapped this one while on our staycation, about to leave for dinner—the sunset light was just spectacular on the balcony, and I'm so glad she stopped to remember the moment together. Also bothered me that the previous pic had my old, least favorite glasses I've ever had… a much needed update.

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Published my 13th template: Nautilus

In searching for a law firm for something, it became blindingly obvious that most legal websites are trash… thus inspiring my latest SQSP template! This design was super fun to work through, and I love how certain new features turned out—like an auto-generated table of contents and leveled-up folder styling. Give Nautilus a look here!

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Got featured on Dead Simple Sites

Mason recently launched this new curated collection of ultra-minimalist sites, and I'm stoked to be included on the list!

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Working with Summer Health

Summer Health is a startup that connects parents with pediatricians via text in under 15 minutes. I'm continuing to work with the lovely team to expand their website via SEO-focused content and new pages.