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'Slow design' initiative by Studio Family

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As a seasoned website, brand, and digital product designer with a decade-long specialization in Squarespace, Justin Mabee creates sophisticated, high-end designs to elevate your business. By leveraging his creativity as a neurodivergent designer and his robust knowledge of Squarespace, he brings cla

Justin Mabee Design | Freelance Squarespace Website Designer [for Hire]

Effortlessly copy and paste web elements from any of your sites, whether they are made with HTML & CSS or any other no-code website builder, and edit them directly in Framer. This will save you valuable time during the transition and eliminate the need for redesigning your existing sites.

Framer Updates: HTML to Framer

https://www.framer.com/updates/html-to-framer

Retro is a social app that feels like a joy, not a habit. It’s a friends-only photo journal where you share for yourself as much as your…

Why We Started Retro

https://medium.com/@retrodotapp/why-we-started-retro-483baec50f55

an orange handheld gaming device playing Tetris

A walkway with people on it and a gym hut in the distance, palm trees surrounding

Good Services: How to design services that work (by Lou Downe)

Dirty matcha, dalgona latte @ Ceremony PVD

Threads is out and I still prefer this wonderful, calm space.

I’m just starting a search for a new admin assistant for my business. Prefer US-based. Responsibilities include: client + lead email follow ups, updating CRM, basic marketing, possible blogging. Prefer a design-focused individual. Pay is $30/hr. 5-7 hrs/week. DM me!

A membership page I came up with for a client.

I’m thrilled to announce I’m speaking at Squarespace Circle Day on August 24 in NYC at SQSP HQ! More details coming soon, but see more details at circleday.squarespace.com

Dropping this here on Posts first:

Wish you were a little better about staying in touch with friends? I made an app to help. Get it on TestFlight and let me know what you think: https://catchup.chrsl.net

Getting excited about the upcoming couple of months as I start some new business projects and new ideas.

As a designer, what’s the best way to make $15k in a week?

First initial design ideas for a new client in the robotics manufacturing field. There will be more sections, this is just the nav, landing page, and footer.

A big footer I created for a client today, love the way it came out.

Rebuilt my services page today to be more refined and focused on four main services. I feel more proud of my personal brand now than I ever have in the last 12 years. justinmabee.com/services

There's only so much one can do in a day. So much to do this week but I can really only work on one website a day.

Also if any Posts friends want to meet in the city, I'll have some time today, tomorrow morning, and Friday, so shoot me a message or reply here if you want to connect over coffee

I’ll be in NYC this week for Circle Day 2023 with @squarespace.pd! I’ll be leading a panel on Monetizing Memberships with Squarespace on August 24 at 10:50am with my fantastic friends Christy Price, Will Myers, and Kelsey Gilbert-Kreiling. circleday.squarespace.com

Drop your best tips for a mobile design girl who wants to improve her skills in designing sites 
I have seen so many incredible sites posted here; posts people never cease to inspire me to learn new things.

This cavern beat me this time, but once I get into shape, I’m coming back for it. My wife and I only got 2/3 of the way up before it started raining. Edited with VSCO.

Fun little hack — I started using feeeed to subscribe to subreddits to avoid using the main Reddit app after Apollo is shut down. Commenting and upvoting aren’t there, but at least I can see the posts people make.

Had a fantastic onboarding this morning with Lazy.so, meeting @calumwebb was a delight  This app is leaps and bounds better than many said it was. I'll have to walk back some of my negative comments if they keep this up. Bravo, Lazy team!

Looking for a solid todos app for Mac with the following requirements:
- beautiful design
- iOS + Android + Mac
- not crazy expensive for two members
- add notes, additional todos under existing

I’ve used Todoist. Things 3 doesn’t have collaboration. You name it, I’ve tried it.

I can also work in Figma and do a bit of Framer, looking to get my feet wet in those platforms as well  

Many job listings I've seen for Figma or Framer want 5+ years of experience...has Framer even been around that long?!

Back to the real world tomorrow. 👋🏻🏝️🇩🇴

Slow design — via Little Arc

https://design.family

I’ve been off social media for a bit, except for some sports stuff on IG and X. Planning to share a few of my recently launched projects this week! What’s everyone been working on?

Waiting by the door for my 15 Pro Max to be delivered, and I think I just realized I don’t have a USB-A to USB-C cable for the car. 🤦🏻‍♂️

All the love for Arc! Congrats on the 1.0!

Volcanic eruption happening in Grindavík didn’t keep us down. In Iceland for a week! Worst things than possibly getting stuck in a most beautiful country. 🌋 🇮🇸

Starting to curate my profile on corner, love the design of this app and the discovery is fantastic. https://www.corner.inc/mabee

Besides Brand New, what other cool conferences are happening this year? Don't roast me in the comments if I'm missing something obvious

Reality: I’m actively looking for work. My pipeline is down, and many of my existing projects have stalled. 

If you need a Squarespace designer, or someone to consult on product strategy or brand direction, reach out. I'd love to chat with you  

justinmabee.com

This is...magic  https://www.framer.com/updates/html-to-framer

Really beautifully put article of why Retro Social exists. https://medium.com/@retrodotapp/why-we-started-retro-483baec50f55

Got into the private beta for Superlist this week and instantly became a huge fan. Combining Notion-like notes with built-in todos but focusing on being a to-dos app really sold me on the concept. Plus the UI/UX is fantastic. superlist.com

Problems with apps / services on waitlists / private betas: 
- Users you have right now, how good are they? Are they giving you the right kind of feedback?
- Making people wait for so long to access your product, you’re forcing them to choose a competitor, possibly lose them

Fact:
There is a big difference between wanting tacos and needing tacos. 🌮

Fact: I need tacos right now.

Anyone else noticing a weird iOS bug (16.6) where the auto period at the end of a sentence disappears when you start typing a new sentence?

It was so good to explore Iceland again last week.

Simplified my process a bit more this past week, and I'm 2/2 for closing new projects. Just emailed a proposal and contract with a Stripe link to pay instead of going through a whole platform and invite system. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Finally snagged an Analogue Pocket in the last color drop. Starting to research where to find old Game Boy games, found Etsy to be a great value and reliable. So much nostalgia this winter.

The best ideas come from:
- walks
- the shower
- late night thoughts

Where do you get your best ideas?