It’s been a couple weeks, I have brain space again, and I’ve decided to use that space to learn Webflow. As with all new things, it seemed daunting at first glance. But hats off to the Webflow creators, because I am having a grand old time.

Look at the clarity in the setup. There are even helpful reminders, like this one on the far right:

All the little things to discover, like the difference in containers vs sections, are so fun for me. I thought I’d have to slog through this process so I could add Webflow to my list of skills, but I’m surprised as how much I genuinely like working with it.

This post isn’t purely to drool over Webflow. I’m also pretty excited about revamping my favorite project, Sequential Philly.

I started SP in 2017, as a database of local comic and zine makers here in Philly. It quickly expanding into audio interviews of local creators, an events calendar, and a social feed. At the beginning of 2020, after a panel discussion with UPenn, a comic writer named Rick Chillot asked to join, and here we are today with an active feed, 13 audio interviews, a plethora of written interviews, and having given out 5 microgrants at the end of 2021.

It’s been 5 years, and I’m fresh off learning more about how to help users get the best experience. It’s time to take Sequential Philly another step forward. Rick and I created a survey for the local comics community. We’re gonna take those responses, distill them into goals, and leap as far forward as we can realistically go.

I think that’s the biggest thing I took from studying UX: it’s everywhere. It’s in projects I’ve already done, and it’s a huge part of the goals I have moving forward. In 2020, I took part in the Going With Grace death doula training, and even there, making death more comfortable for the people involved (and oh hey, that’s everyone!) is the main objective.

So, enough sitting around. I have a community to design for, comics to make, research to read, new snacks to discover, and a lot of options on Webflow.