Website template

Beautiful Hugo

An adaptation of the Beautiful Jekyll theme

Portfolio · Blog · Free

Beautiful Hugo

Pages

Screenshots of the live demo, page by page. Scroll inside a page to see all of it.

/Beautiful Hugo - Beautiful Hugo
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/post/2017-03-07-bigimg-sampleBig Image Sample - Beautiful Hugo
Beautiful Hugo website template, /post/2017-03-07-bigimg-sample page, part 1
/page/about/About me - Beautiful Hugo
Beautiful Hugo website template, /page/about/ page, part 1

Design breakdown

An AI reading of this template's design: colors, type, spacing, sections and signature details. Ottermind starts from it when you use the template.

Overall

blog, clean minimal, low density, light

Palette

background #ffffff; surfaces [#f5f5f5]; text #404040; muted text #808080; primary #2a6ea1; accents []

Type

headings Open Sans, 800, title case; body Lora, 18px; scale h1 80px / h2 30px / h3 24px

Shape & spacing

card radius 4px, no borders, shadow rgba(0,0,0,0.05) 0px 1px 1px 0px inset, section spacing 40px, content width 750px

Sections (top to bottom)
  • Header — fixed top bar with logo center, nav links right-aligned, white background
  • Hero — large centered headline with subheading, optional full-width image banner above content
  • Content — vertical list of posts, each with title, subtitle, meta line (date/time/words/author), excerpt, tags, [Read More] link; cards have subtle padding and light gray border-bottom
  • Footer — two rows of circular social icons (dark gray on light gray), centered author credit and theme info
Signature details
  • Circular social icon grid in footer with consistent spacing and dark fill
  • Subtle inset shadow on cards for depth
  • Monospace code blocks with syntax highlighting
  • Rotating "bigimg" header banners with caption overlay
  • Minimalist typography pairing serif body with sans-serif headings
  • Consistent use of light gray dividers between sections
Other pages
  • /post/2017-03-07-bigimg-sample: full-width rotating image banner, YAML code examples, inline math rendering, social share buttons
  • /page/about/: centered heading with underline, bullet list, embedded link, smaller social icons above footer

Template details

Category
Portfolio, Blog, Agency, Starter Kit
Built with
Hugo
License
MIT
Author
halogenica
Listed on
Hugo Themes
Price
Free
  • blog
  • bootstrap
  • company
  • light
  • minimal
  • multilingual
  • portfolio

Original design by halogenica, listed on Hugo Themes. Ottermind does not copy the template's code; it builds a new site from the brief.

The brief Ottermind starts from

It opens in Studio as a draft — add your brand, audience and pages before you send.

Build a portfolio website inspired by the "Beautiful Hugo" template. Reference brief: An adaptation of the Beautiful Jekyll theme Style and features to reflect: blog, bootstrap, company, light, minimal, multilingual. Use original copy and imagery for my brand rather than the reference's placeholder content.

How to use this template

  1. 1

    Click “Use this template” to open it in Ottermind Studio with its brief filled in.

  2. 2

    Add your brand, audience, pages and content to the brief.

  3. 3

    Ottermind builds a new site inspired by this design — keep editing it in the chat.