🎶💻 From musician to web designer - this is how I got here (kind of, anyway). Since my 20's, I'v...🎶💻 From musician to web designer - this is how I got here (kind of, anyway). Since my 20's, I'v...
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🎶💻 From musician to web designer - this is how I got here (kind of, anyway). Since my 20's, I've searched for a way to support myself without giving up music. I was a barista. I was a body therapist. I was a bike messenger. I helped disabled people. I was teaching saxophone in a music school. But none of them were for me or felt future-proof. At one point, I landed a full-time UX internship - but it quickly became clear that working in a company wasn’t for me. So I took a step back and thought: “I’ve always been a freelancer. Why not build something of my own?” While working on my UX portfolio, I discovered Webflow. At first, it felt impossible - I only knew very basic HTML and CSS. But once I started to understand the basics, I was hooked. Continued in the comments....
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I realized: ✅ I could build real websites without code ✅ I could apply everything I learned from UX ✅ I actually had an advantage - many designers don’t think deeply about UX Fast forward to now: 🟢 I launched my business attabird 🟢 I’ve worked on fun, challenging...
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Great mindset to find balance! Feel very aligned with you, Henrik 🙌
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Great to hear Celia!
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