Yes, soft groups do appear to turn the text and image links into an image. There is some blurring here, and I'll have to adjust later. maybe (This is only apparent in the full width desktop version, not at 67% view desktop, and all other variants are crisp).
Soft groups don't turn text into an image.
As your site has a white pasteboard the page appears to have no limit, which is most noticeable with images in the right hand column appearing to just hang on to the edge of the window. I believe they'd be better off right aligned or centered.
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