Introduction to Notion for Creative Projects
Customising Notion
A course by Frances Odera Matthews , Certified Notion Consultant
Joined November 2021
About the video: Customising Notion
Overview
“Notion doesn't have to look like a spreadsheet. In this lesson, I'll show you some of my favourite techniques to make it more aesthetic.”
In this video lesson Frances Odera Matthews addresses the topic: Customising Notion, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Notion for Creative Projects. Learn how to combine Notion’s powerful no-code toolbox with design thinking to build pages with function, style, and heart.
Partial transcription of the video
“Okay, so in this lesson, we're going to be learning about customizing a notion. The benefit of Notion over a lot of other software tools is that you can build something that's really functional, but it doesn't have to look like a spreadsheet. So I'm going to be showing you around one of my favorite aesthetic templates, the happiness spa journal. And we're going to be recreating one of the sections that will teach you a lot of aesthetic tips and tricks. that will bring your profile page to life. Let's dive into it. Okay. Okay, so hands down the best example of my work is this journal, The Ha...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Notion for Creative Projects
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Web Development

Frances Odera Matthews
A course by Frances Odera Matthews
Frances Odera Matthews is a certified Notion consultant and the founder of The Notion Bar, an initiative focused on creating customized digital solutions and products for businesses. Originally from West Africa, Frances grew up in the UK and studied abroad in the US and Spain, exploring economics, design thinking, project management, and UX design across many different industries. Her multicultural and multidisciplinary background inspired a love for blending human experiences creatively and conceptualizing innovative solutions.
Through commissioned projects, Frances learned to take a step beyond Notion’s focus on productivity and explore its more artistic applications, creating functional yet aesthetic pages and templates in collaboration with The Notionette, aNotioneer, and many more. She has been featured as a speaker on podcasts such as Hunger Geeks, and she has also shared her knowledge with her community by leading seminars for No Code Lab and Notion’s Block by Block.
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