The blog post discusses the Opportunity-Solution Alignment (OSA) exercise, a collaborative approach for product management teams to align on customer opportunities and brainstorm solutions. It emphasizes the importance of cross-fu...
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The post emphasizes the need for collective action against fascism and highlights personal experiences and resources for community support amidst despair over ICE's actions.
4.42025 Highlights
2026-01-01 • webflow movies personal development books maternity
Melanie Richards shares her memorable experiences of 2025, balancing motherhood and her role as a Group Product Manager while embracing personal growth and community connection.
Melanie Richards discusses how Dave's blog post inspired her to enhance her Learning Log process using the Dataview plugin in Obsidian. She describes her previous method of manually syncing highlights from Readwise and how she imp...
In June, the author completed two sewing projects, including a knit dress and a unique canvas project bag. They reflect on the book 'Tiny Experiments' by Anne-Laure Le Cunff, emphasizing the importance of small, intentional action...
Melanie Richards shares her December experiences, including family celebrations, crafting projects, and personal reflections on aging and health challenges.
The author shares personal experiences with their two-month-old baby, highlighting the joy of witnessing social smiles and family bonding during Thanksgiving with in-laws from India. They discuss crafting a Granny Core Quilt for t...
3.1Learning Log, Aug 2025
2025-09-11 • product management knitting quilting ai fiber art
The author shares their experiences in crafting, including knitting their second pair of socks with floral designs, learning to use a yarn ball winder, and preparing fabric for a quilt. They attended various events like the Fiber ...
In July 2025, Melanie Richards shares updates on her team's successful launch of Interactions with GSAP at Webflow, which enhances visual-first animation capabilities. She introduces a new monthly blog format detailing her craftin...
Melanie Richards shares her learning log for May 2025. She crafted her first colorwork sock and started a t-shirt dress hack. She visited Montreal for the first time and enjoyed the food, drinks, and cultural activities. She also ...
The author discusses her journey into blogging, the platforms she has used, her writing process, inspiration, topics of interest, and future plans for her blog.
The author shares her experiences in March, including progress on a knitting project, a trip to India, and interesting internet finds.
0Learning Log, Mar 2025
2025-04-09 • travel art journaling crafting and handcrafts
The author shares her experiences of traveling to India and working on her knitting project. She also discusses her observations of the environment and animals in Goa, India. The post also includes a list of interesting articles a...
Melanie Richards shares her recent crafting projects, including a t-shirt, a Seattle Kraken beanie, and a pair of socks. She also talks about her trip to San Diego and her experiences with nature there. Additionally, she discusses...
The author reflects on the rough month of January due to political circumstances and encourages people to be kind to each other. She also shares her work and personal projects, including launching variable modes and collections at...
02024 Highlights
2025-01-18 •
Melanie Richards reflects on her career highlights in 2024, including her transition from the product team at Netlify to a role as Staff Product Manager at Webflow. She discusses her experiences collaborating with passionate indiv...
0New project: Melanie in Analog
2024-12-17 •
Melanie in Analog is a website documenting how the author uses notebooks for memory keeping and planning work and life, with examples of pages and spreads used for organization. The site is built on Webflow and showcases the use o...
0Learning Log, Oct & Nov 2024
2024-12-05 •
The blog post covers the author's experiences and activities in October and November 2024, including work updates, personal projects, travel, and reading. The post also includes information about Webflow's annual conference, the a...
0Learning Log, Sep 2024
2024-10-03 •
The blog post by Melanie Richards covers a variety of topics including work updates, crafting, knitting, art, side quests, internet finds, reading, and other interesting articles. She shares her experiences with her team's recent ...
0Snowflake dashboard notes
2024-10-01 •
The blog post discusses a workaround for adding open text to Snowflake dashboards using a SQL snippet. The author shares their frustration with the lack of this feature and explains how to achieve a 'Notes' tile on the dashboard b...
0Learning Log, June 2024
2024-10-01 •
The blog post is a learning log from June 2024 by Melanie Richards, who visited her family in Gainesville, FL for Father’s Day and her niece’s birthday. She shared her nature-filled trip, including spotting alligators and floating...
0Learning Log, May 2024
2024-10-01 •
The blog post by Melanie Richards discusses her experiences at a Webflow retreat in Quebec City, updates made by her team at Webflow, and various personal projects. She also shares her reading and other interesting articles she ca...
0Coping with impostor syndrome
2024-10-01 •
The blog post discusses the author's experience with impostor syndrome and the strategies she developed to deal with feelings of 'insufficient' skill. The strategies include recognizing the good in discomfort, getting in the reps,...
0Aurora Borealis
2024-10-01 •
The author shares their experience of seeing the Northern Lights right over their house, including favorite photos and the changing character of the aurora throughout the night.