Develop the site design in SharePoint 2013

Applies to:  SharePoint Server 2013 | Office 365 

If you want your SharePoint 2013 site to represent your organization's brand and not "look like SharePoint," you can create a custom design and use Design Manager to achieve that goal. Design Manager is a feature in SharePoint 2013 that makes it easier to create a fully customized, pixel-perfect design while using the web-design tools that you're already familiar with. Design Manager is a publishing feature that is available in publishing sites in both SharePoint Server 2013 and Office 365. You can also use Design Manager to brand the public-facing website in Office 365.

For more information about using Design Manager to customize your sites, see the following articles and their subtopics:

• Overview of Design Manager in SharePoint 2013 : Get an overview of using Design Manager to brand your SharePoint 2013 site. Design Manager is a publishing feature that is available in publishing sites in both SharePoint Server 2013 and Office 365.

• Overview of the SharePoint 2013 page model : Learn about the revised page model—including master pages and page layouts—redesigned for SharePoint 2013.

• Master pages, the Master Page Gallery, and page layouts in SharePoint 2013 : Find links to information about using Design Manager to work with master pages, page layouts, and display templates in publishing sites in SharePoint 2013.

• SharePoint 2013 Design Manager branding and design capabilities : Find links to information about using Design Manager branding and design capabilities in SharePoint 2013.