Melanie Richards
@melanierichards.bsky.social
Group Product Manager, Design & Build @Webflow. My personal mission is to help people make fun, interesting, and inclusive things on the web. She/her
👩🦰 https://melanie-richards.com
🪡 @melaniemade.bsky.social
🐘 https://front-end.social/@melanie
👩🦰 https://melanie-richards.com
🪡 @melaniemade.bsky.social
🐘 https://front-end.social/@melanie
The law of babies is that they have a finely tuned sense for when their parents are about to do a self care. This is the moment to scream. 😌
November 12, 2025 at 2:13 AM
The law of babies is that they have a finely tuned sense for when their parents are about to do a self care. This is the moment to scream. 😌
Local elections suffer from low turnout, but the results have a huge impact on your community. Go vote! 🗳️
November 4, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Local elections suffer from low turnout, but the results have a huge impact on your community. Go vote! 🗳️
The missing raspberry in the GBBO title sequence is my Roman Empire
November 3, 2025 at 11:58 PM
The missing raspberry in the GBBO title sequence is my Roman Empire
✍️ New Learning Log is up! These will likely be a bit brief for awhile… melanie-richards.com/blog/lea...
Learning Log, Oct 2025
Living in the infant time vortex
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November 3, 2025 at 11:07 PM
✍️ New Learning Log is up! These will likely be a bit brief for awhile… melanie-richards.com/blog/lea...
King County WA community food resources, for those who need them or want to contribute to them: publichealthinsider.com/2025/...
SNAP Disruptions Expected to Drive Demand at King County Food Pantries – PUBLIC HEALTH INSIDER
A lapse in SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) payments due to the government shutdown will likely lead to a surge in demand at neighborhood food pantries and meal programs. Find locations for these programs and learn what donations are most needed.
publichealthinsider.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:50 AM
King County WA community food resources, for those who need them or want to contribute to them: publichealthinsider.com/2025/...
Gonna be porch candy people this year. Happy Halloween everyone! 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Gonna be porch candy people this year. Happy Halloween everyone! 🎃
Anyone notice how many novels are set in 2019? Almost as if the authors didn't want to navigate something that happened in 2020 onward… 🙃
October 31, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Anyone notice how many novels are set in 2019? Almost as if the authors didn't want to navigate something that happened in 2020 onward… 🙃
As you progress in your career, you need to adjust your communication to your audience. *speaks in a sweet, squeaky voice to the baby* 🐣
October 29, 2025 at 3:32 AM
As you progress in your career, you need to adjust your communication to your audience. *speaks in a sweet, squeaky voice to the baby* 🐣
Internet Auntie is online, buying domains for all the niblings 🛒
September 17, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Internet Auntie is online, buying domains for all the niblings 🛒
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Finished knitting my second pair of socks last week! #knitting #knitsky #sockKnitting #colorworkKnitting making.melanie-richards.com/flower-power...
Flower Power Socks
A floral foray into colorwork socks
making.melanie-richards.com
September 5, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Finished knitting my second pair of socks last week! #knitting #knitsky #sockKnitting #colorworkKnitting making.melanie-richards.com/flower-power...
At this point in culinary evolution, "salad" is a meaningless word
September 4, 2025 at 10:17 PM
At this point in culinary evolution, "salad" is a meaningless word
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👋🏻❤️
I just wrapped a project with a lovely client, and I’m thinking about what’s next. So! I’ve got availability for new work starting in October 2025.
Spiffed up the ol’ portfolio a bit to showcase some past projects, and to talk about the work I do:
ethanmarcotte.com/work/
I just wrapped a project with a lovely client, and I’m thinking about what’s next. So! I’ve got availability for new work starting in October 2025.
Spiffed up the ol’ portfolio a bit to showcase some past projects, and to talk about the work I do:
ethanmarcotte.com/work/
Let’s work together. — ethanmarcotte.com
Hi, I’m Ethan. I’m a web designer who helps companies make beautiful sites and services that work everywhere.
ethanmarcotte.com
September 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
👋🏻❤️
I just wrapped a project with a lovely client, and I’m thinking about what’s next. So! I’ve got availability for new work starting in October 2025.
Spiffed up the ol’ portfolio a bit to showcase some past projects, and to talk about the work I do:
ethanmarcotte.com/work/
I just wrapped a project with a lovely client, and I’m thinking about what’s next. So! I’ve got availability for new work starting in October 2025.
Spiffed up the ol’ portfolio a bit to showcase some past projects, and to talk about the work I do:
ethanmarcotte.com/work/
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Interop 2026 has started asking for proposals.
web.dev/blog/interop...
What would you like to see being made more interoperable across all the major browsers?
web.dev/blog/interop...
What would you like to see being made more interoperable across all the major browsers?
Make your proposals for Interop 2026 | Blog | web.dev
Find out about the progress of Interop 2025, and how to submit your ideas for 2026.
web.dev
September 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Interop 2026 has started asking for proposals.
web.dev/blog/interop...
What would you like to see being made more interoperable across all the major browsers?
web.dev/blog/interop...
What would you like to see being made more interoperable across all the major browsers?
90% of my family lives in Florida and I am not doing ok right now!!!
I know we can't give into hopelessness and despair, but these villains make that SO HARD to resist 😞
I know we can't give into hopelessness and despair, but these villains make that SO HARD to resist 😞
September 4, 2025 at 3:45 AM
90% of my family lives in Florida and I am not doing ok right now!!!
I know we can't give into hopelessness and despair, but these villains make that SO HARD to resist 😞
I know we can't give into hopelessness and despair, but these villains make that SO HARD to resist 😞
*Bernie voice* I am once again asking why Google Slides doesn't support webp
August 28, 2025 at 11:00 PM
*Bernie voice* I am once again asking why Google Slides doesn't support webp
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A 20 point swing toward Democrats. Ready to run for office? @runforsomething.net will help. runforwhat.net
The big story siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/g...
Drey flips Republican district, breaks supermajority in Iowa Senate
First-time Democratic Party candidate Catelin Drey, a 37-year-old Sioux City mom and strategic comms person, appears set to win the Iowa Senate District 1 which would flip a Republican seat and break ...
siouxcityjournal.com
August 27, 2025 at 1:29 AM
A 20 point swing toward Democrats. Ready to run for office? @runforsomething.net will help. runforwhat.net
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Hi all 👋 We're gearing up for 2026 planning soon (UI capabilities and Interop)
Do you work on a UI library or framework? I want to hear from you and your experiences/needs. Message me!
Do you work on a UI library or framework? I want to hear from you and your experiences/needs. Message me!
August 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Hi all 👋 We're gearing up for 2026 planning soon (UI capabilities and Interop)
Do you work on a UI library or framework? I want to hear from you and your experiences/needs. Message me!
Do you work on a UI library or framework? I want to hear from you and your experiences/needs. Message me!
Kicked off @backlogreadathon.com today, so there’s plenty of time to join us in reading your TBR stacks!
I’m hoping to finish these two books in pursuit of SPL’s Summer Book Bingo. Still getting over an illness from last week so we’ll see how far I get #BacklogReadathon #readathon
I’m hoping to finish these two books in pursuit of SPL’s Summer Book Bingo. Still getting over an illness from last week so we’ll see how far I get #BacklogReadathon #readathon
August 26, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Kicked off @backlogreadathon.com today, so there’s plenty of time to join us in reading your TBR stacks!
I’m hoping to finish these two books in pursuit of SPL’s Summer Book Bingo. Still getting over an illness from last week so we’ll see how far I get #BacklogReadathon #readathon
I’m hoping to finish these two books in pursuit of SPL’s Summer Book Bingo. Still getting over an illness from last week so we’ll see how far I get #BacklogReadathon #readathon
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#BacklogReadathon kicks off today!! 🚀We're reading a little more than usual through Sep 1. That said, anyone have a fun reading goal for this week of seasonal wrap-up? #readathon
August 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM
#BacklogReadathon kicks off today!! 🚀We're reading a little more than usual through Sep 1. That said, anyone have a fun reading goal for this week of seasonal wrap-up? #readathon
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The State of HTML survey is CLOSING SOON 💥
Share what features you use, want, or find confusing. Whether you're new or a seasoned frontender, your input is vital! Help shape the future of the web! 🗳️
stateofhtml.com/en-US
Share what features you use, want, or find confusing. Whether you're new or a seasoned frontender, your input is vital! Help shape the future of the web! 🗳️
stateofhtml.com/en-US
State of HTML
stateofhtml.com
August 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The State of HTML survey is CLOSING SOON 💥
Share what features you use, want, or find confusing. Whether you're new or a seasoned frontender, your input is vital! Help shape the future of the web! 🗳️
stateofhtml.com/en-US
Share what features you use, want, or find confusing. Whether you're new or a seasoned frontender, your input is vital! Help shape the future of the web! 🗳️
stateofhtml.com/en-US
I love my craphole city 💚🌲
Donald Trump Jr on Trump's DC takeover: "Maybe we should roll out the tour to Portland, Seattle, the other what we'd call craphole cities of the country."
August 22, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I love my craphole city 💚🌲
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Just one week until the second installment of #BacklogReadathon! Get your TBR piles and snack caches at the ready!! 📚#readathon
Backlog Readathon
A readathon that runs in the last week of a season, with a focus on reading down your stacks of books and TBR lists.
www.backlogreadathon.com
August 18, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Just one week until the second installment of #BacklogReadathon! Get your TBR piles and snack caches at the ready!! 📚#readathon
✍️ Took the day off to decompress after a socially jampacked weekend and ended up finishing a post that had been sitting in drafts 🚀
Speeding up my Learning Log process
Using the Obsidian Dataview plugin to make blogging about recently-read articles a little faster
melanie-richards.com
August 18, 2025 at 11:08 PM
✍️ Took the day off to decompress after a socially jampacked weekend and ended up finishing a post that had been sitting in drafts 🚀
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We are VERY close to 29,000 responses now. :)
If the gender binary doesn't know what to do with you, please click here: survey.gendercensus.com The survey closes on 30th August.
If the gender binary doesn't know what to do with you, please click here: survey.gendercensus.com The survey closes on 30th August.
The 12th annual international Gender Census 2025 is now open until at least 30th August 2025!
survey.gendercensus.com
It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.
survey.gendercensus.com
It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.
August 7, 2025 at 11:46 AM
We are VERY close to 29,000 responses now. :)
If the gender binary doesn't know what to do with you, please click here: survey.gendercensus.com The survey closes on 30th August.
If the gender binary doesn't know what to do with you, please click here: survey.gendercensus.com The survey closes on 30th August.
✍️ New blog post: July 2025 in a seashell 🐚
Learning Log, Jul 2025
Webflow Interactions with GSAP, small crafts, and fun in nature
melanie-richards.com
August 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
✍️ New blog post: July 2025 in a seashell 🐚