Melanie Richards

Group Product Manager, Design @Webflow. My mission is to help people make inspiring, impactful, and inclusive things on the web. Posts about: web tech, accessibility, product management, books, art, and fountain pens

Pronouns: She/her
Location: Seattle, WA
Website: https://melanie-richards.com

Last Notes

2026-01-02 00:38:34 UTC

Inked up for January, and an accidental happy trans rights 🏳️‍⚧️ from my pens! Happy new journal day! #journaling #fountainpens
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2025-08-04 21:13:42 UTC

If you’re thinking of starting a newsletter, I’d strongly recommend you consider using an alternative to Substack! Someone wrote up the reasons why and some alternate platforms: https://leavesubstack.com/

2025-06-06 23:33:56 UTC

If you gleefully claim your product will cut jobs, you are now contractually obligated to lobby for UBI. Sorry, those are the new rules!

2024-12-05 20:39:21 UTC

Inks of the month! #fountainPens #journaling
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2024-12-03 05:13:13 UTC

If you know most of the ink brands that will be highlighted in this video based on the icons…you may know too much about #fountainPens (hi, it me)
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2024-11-01 06:47:23 UTC

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😆 why you should always buy candy you like!

2024-11-01 06:34:59 UTC

Not a single trick-or-treater this year; too rainy and cold in Seattle. Time to eat $17 worth of candy. 🫠

2024-10-04 22:53:14 UTC

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past me agreed to a Seattle Reign game tonight and present me is like no thx we got plenty of rain already