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# Design Checklist

Here are some tips and design best practices to follow when crafting your brand's look:

- Utilize our [Site Designer site builder](https://helpcenter.volusion.com/s/article/Upgrading-to-Site-Designer?hsLang=en-us) to create, maintain, and adjust your online storefront with ease.
- You can change your [theme](https://helpcenter.volusion.com/s/article/2DesignYourStorefront?hsLang=en-us) without losing any product or category data.
- If you have a homepage graphic or slideshow, it should feature between three to five relevant images.
- You can resize images and optimize graphics for free with [Canva](https://www.canva.com/), [PicMonkey](https://www.picmonkey.com/) or [Pixlr](https://pixlr.com/editor/). You can also pay to use [Photoshop](https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop.html) to edit your content.
- [Take great product photos](https://www.volusion.com/blog/ultimate-guide-to-product-photography/) to catch customer attention.
- [Optimize images](https://www.volusion.com/ecommerce-blog/articles/product-image-optimization-tips-better-seo-ux/) to improve page loading speeds.
- Add [category graphics](https://helpcenter.volusion.com/s/article/HowtoUseImagestoEnhanceCategoryPages?hsLang=en-us) to increase page value.
- Use the [Content Builder](https://helpcenter.volusion.com/s/article/HowtoUsetheContentBuilder?hsLang=en-us)  to add clickable graphics to your homepage.
- Make sure your [social media graphics](https://helpcenter.volusion.com/s/article/AddingEditingorRemovingFooterLinksFromYourTheme?hsLang=en-us)  are up to date.

For professional design help, reach out to [our team of experts](https://www.volusion.com/marketing360/) .

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