Innovative layouts #8 Embrace plain feature boxes

The only way to span text across columns or place text exactly where you want it.

We recommend ✓

Using plain feature boxes to span columns – it’s the only way to set text over multiple columns

Layering text within plain feature boxes over images, but beware, this requires careful image selection

Using them as spacers – remember that you can always use plain feature boxes without text and hide them on mobile

Try to avoid ✗

Using large, block-color feature boxes for headings, as this will disrupt the natural page flow. Plain feature boxes are more elegant and less 'shouty'

Using plain feature boxes for long passages of text. Try to keep body text free-flowing to avoid issues like text-clipping on desktop or unwanted line-breaks on mobile.