👻 5 ways to make your notion less scary + #NotionStories

Oct 31, 2022

Hi hi!

It's been a while! In true solo founder in Q4 style - lots going on - pivoting - slightly! Including this newsletter, which be switching from biweekly-ish to monthly-ish, for the sake of sanity ) (#solopreneur)

Anyways.

It's spooky season and there's nothing scarier than a scary looking Notion page. Here are 5 quick ways you can make your Notion pages look a lil' less scary and more aesthetic:

one | callout blocks are bae

two | columns are friends not ___

Zine Layout in the Notion-Zine (click image to explore)

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three | boring font cases are out

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four | not your mama's bullet point

Notion Client Portal Template (click to explore)

five | gifs, gifs, gifs!

You can check out the full article here

If October was a GIF, it would be:

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🎟 Next workshop: Make Your Notion More Aesthetic - 15th November- silly questions welcome!

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Notion @NotionHQ

It’s been an action-packed October for the Notion community, with dozens of meetups and socials across the globe 🌎🌍🌏 Get a peek at November and join an event near you: notion.so/community

A Notion database called "October Community Events" is set on a cream background. The database shows 14 different events in a list format, with the date, host, and location displayed to the right of each name. A black-and-white illustration of a man peeks around the left edge of the Notion window.

the notion bar | your notion bae ✨slow replies✨ @thenotionbar

🧨 considering changing my elevator pitch to ‘i build sexy @NotionHQ pages’ idk, is that too much?

Francesco D'Alessio @FrancescoD_Ales

I visited @NotionHQ in SF back in early 2019 👇🏼 I found some photos of Roman (@romanmfb), illustrator at work - Notion was just 13 employees when I visited them and Roman hand-sketched everything! Amazing stuff! 😱

Renee De Four | 🧑🏾‍💻🌿 @reneedefour

Experimented with building a personal wiki/digital garden in @NotionHQ this morning. I like this initial set up so far. 3 main databases: System spaces: alphabetical list of note topics Atoms: initial thoughts/ideas Sources: source material and author/creator

Thanks for reading!

I'd love to see how you're all remixing the templates, tweet me or tag me on Instagram (@thenotionbar) and I'll share your creations with the world!

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Looking forward to creating more magical things with you this year!

Chat soon!

Frances Odera Matthews

Founder of The Notion Bar & Certified Notion Consultant (✨Artiste✨)