Webflow and Friends with Janne Parri

I’m Janne Parri, your Webflow Wingman from Finland. In this podcast, I chat with designers, developers, and creative minds from around the world about Webflow, freelancing, and the creative life.

Webflow and Friends with Janne Parri is a technology podcast hosted by Janne Parri, with 66 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Janne Parri hosts Webflow and Friends with Janne Parri, a technology show with 66 episodes published.

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  POD 66 - Source by Webflow, and all the open questions - Ollie McMillan

  Sep 7, 20261h 16m

  I got Ollie McMillan on the show to go through everything that was announced. The big one is Source by Webflow, a new workspace built around code as the source of truth, and we spend a good chunk of the episode trying to work out who it's actually for and why nobody said a word about pricing. We also get into Timothy Ricks joining Webflow, the AEO updates, MCP 2.1, and the smaller quality-of-life changes from the Builders Keynote. Ollie was there in the room for all of it, so this is his read on the actual event, not just the announcements.Check out Ollie McMillan:https://www.olliemcmillan.co.uk/https://www.linkedin.com/in/olivermcmillan/https://x.com/olliemcmillanWebflow Announcements:Source by Webflow: https://webflow.com/sourceAnnouncement blog: https://webflow.com/blog/webflow-conf-2026-announcementsAlso mentioned:Timothy Ricks - https://www.timothyricks.com/Utkarsh Sengar - https://www.linkedin.com/in/utsengar/Dennis Snellenberg - https://dennissnellenberg.com/Ilja van Eck - https://www.iljavaneck.com/Nathan Huening - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-ftw/Episode with Nathan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2HJxWPc02YNate Parrott (Claude Design origin story) - https://www.dive.club/deep-dives/nate-parrott-2Cursor - https://cursor.comGSAP - https://gsap.comAstro - https://astro.buildNext.js - https://nextjs.orgTimestamps00:00 What Source by Webflow actually is5:40 Meet Ollie McMillan6:34 Vibe check: previous Webflow Confs and Boston 20267:20 How the community responded to the announcements9:03 The missing aha moment, and why the Builders Keynote landed better11:36 No pricing announced. Is Source enterprise only?12:42 Guessing how Source will be priced17:29 Which frameworks Source will support21:08 Visual development, GSAP, and contextual UI inside Source26:36 When Source actually ships28:15 Timothy Ricks joins Webflow34:40 Is Webflow moving fast enough38:48 Is Webflow becoming an advertising platform, and pricing for campaigns42:57 The new assets panel, explained50:12 Releases and page branching52:42 AEO, and who it's actually for59:36 MCP 2.1, IX3 animation, and building agent skills1:06:46 Components in rich text1:09:59 Rating Webflow Conf 2026, and whale watching in Boston1:12:18 Where to find Ollie1:13:42 The Finnish Line

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  POD 65 - Designers Need To Build Parallel Skills - Punit Chawla

  Aug 31, 20261h 12m

  Punit Chawla has been teaching design online since 2015, and today he runs Designwings, makes videos full time and hosts design events across India. He gave up client work about five years ago. We talk about what he calls parallel skills, the idea that a designer should add something next to their niche instead of branching away from it, and why that is not the same as giving up on specialising. We also get into what designers actually do with AI day to day, where Figma is heading and what the smaller tools are doing better, how the lines between designers, developers and product managers have thinned out, and why he thinks every designer is already a content creator. Near the end he explains how his events started, and how you could run one in your own town with 25 people and a small room. Check out Punit Chawla: https://www.linkedin.com/in/punitweb https://www.instagram.com/punitchawlaofficial/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkfdb6tUwVoGXPPzY7H6hUg https://designwings.in https://medium.com/@punitweb https://www.behance.net/punitweb Also mentioned: Punit's ebook: https://punitchawla.gumroad.com/l/magnet https://www.figma.com https://lottiefiles.com https://maze.co https://zeplin.io https://codepen.io https://bubble.io https://www.sketch.com https://affinity.serif.com https://dribbble.com Timestamps:00:00 Teaser00:30 Parallel skills, and why one direction is a risk02:57 Does that break your niche?04:50 Intro05:46 From a first meetup to giving up client work09:21 What designers actually do with AI13:55 Are clients asking for AI?20:29 Where Figma is heading26:45 Design tools that output production code30:30 Motion, slides and no code35:13 Designers, developers and product managers doing each other's jobs38:30 Every tool now looks like Figma43:11 Webflow, the alternatives and micro tools45:18 Hate comments, and what is behind them47:42 Should every designer make content?52:20 Posting every small experiment53:42 Choosing your first platform59:16 Why he started running events1:05:24 Starting an event in your own town1:09:53 The Finnish Line

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  POD 64 - Webflow Desktop App and What Comes Next - with Nathan Huening

  Aug 24, 20261h 17m

  Nathan Huening is back on the podcast. He is a principal solutions engineer on Webflow's Enterprise team and works with some of the largest clients Webflow has. We start with the Webflow desktop app and why a local file system matters once code becomes the source of truth. From there we get into malleable software and the idea that you could shape Webflow around your own workflow and around your client's, instead of handing them a fixed set of modes. Nathan also talks about openness and portability, and what it would mean to use Webflow tools like Optimize or localization without moving your whole site over. A big part of the conversation is about where the value goes now that building a site has become easy. Most of a website's life happens after launch, and that part has been underserved for a long time. We also cover WebflowConf and the pressure to deliver, agents running on production sites, what happens to Wix and Squarespace, and why niching down is still some of the best business advice out there. The episode ends with art, design, and what all of this is actually for. Last episode with Nathan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4SjwOYYps8 Also mentioned: Utkarsh Sengar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/utsengar/ Ollie McMillan: https://www.olliemcmillan.co.uk/ Mason Poe: https://www.linkedin.com/in/masonpoe/ Matthew Butterick: https://practicaltypography.com/ Dan Foster (last episode): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZX8nv9Y73w Webflow Optimize: https://webflow.com/feature/optimize Lovable: https://lovable.dev/ Vercel: https://vercel.com/ Timestamps 00:00 A quick note instead of a teaser 00:30 The Webflow desktop app and what is actually known 02:46 Malleable software, and bending the tool to your workflow 06:00 Most of a website's life happens after launch 09:17 Intro, and Nathan's update 13:32 Getting to the source, from the inside 15:38 2013 and 2026, another explosion of tools 18:40 A magnet, not a moat 22:03 Openness, portability, and owning your code 23:57 Optimize and localization without replatforming 30:37 WebflowConf and the pressure to deliver 35:09 Art asks the questions, design answers them 41:12 Speed, quality, and choosing your clients 44:57 Shoot more, show less 49:24 Campaign sites and Rafael Nadal, two ways niching works 55:30 Agents running on production sites 58:48 Moving your business up market 01:01:00 Balancing the build with what comes after 01:04:31 What happens to Wix and Squarespace 01:09:52 What is all of this for 01:14:01 The Finnish Line

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  POD 63 - Webflow's Code First Future, and What It Means for Us - with Dan Foster

  Aug 16, 20261h 18m

  In this episode I talk with Dan Foster, co-founder and technical director at MakeBuild, a Webflow Enterprise agency based in London. We get into Webflow's recent announcement about making code the source of truth for the platform, what that could mean for designers and developers, and why it might matter most for agencies working with bigger clients. Dan shares how MakeBuild has grown from two freelancers into a team of twenty, what their design, build, and grow model looks like in practice, and how they used Webflow Cloud to build a full production web app for Sky. We also cover AEO and why SEO specialists are suddenly getting more attention, how AI is changing the pace of experimentation and optimization, and what the design engineer role means for people who already wear multiple hats in this space. Check out Dan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danfoster29/ https://www.makebuild.studio/ Also mentioned: Timothy Ricks - https://www.youtube.com/@timothyricks Tim Janes - https://www.linkedin.com/in/timrjanes/ Typeform project - https://www.makebuild.studio/work/typeform Sky project - https://www.makebuild.studio/work/sky Webflow MCP 2.0 - https://webflow.com/updates/introducing-mcp-2-0 Webflow Cloud - https://webflow.com/feature/cloud Webflow Optimize - https://webflow.com/feature/optimize Optibase (Webflow App) - https://webflow.com/apps/detail/optibase Timestamps 00:00 Teaser 00:33 Webflow's Re-Architecture Announcement 06:46 Introduction to Dan Foster and MakeBuild 10:48 Services Offered by MakeBuild 14:06 Are People Using LLMs to Edit Webflow Sites? 20:03 Utilizing Webflow Cloud 29:40 The Evolution of Webflow Features 35:25 AI Integration and Code Manipulation 41:55 AEO and SEO: The New Frontier 50:55 Optimization Tools and Strategies 57:59 AI's Impact on Website Optimization 01:01:38 Future Directions for MakeBuild 01:03:26 The Role of AI in Design 01:06:57 The Evolution of Design Roles 01:12:00 The Future of Webflow and Its Value Proposition 01:15:09 The Weird Finnish Thing

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  POD 62 - The component library for Awwwards-level work - with Ilja van Eck

  Jun 22, 20261h 8m

  In this episode, I sit down with Ilja van Eck, a designer and Webflow developer from the Netherlands, now living in Belgium. Ilja has quietly built one of the strongest track records in our space, with more than 20 Awwwards Site of the Day wins, two Independent of the Year nominations, and a seat on the Awwwards jury. He is also one half of Osmo, the component library he built with Dennis Snellenberg. We talk about how Osmo started, why the two of them decided to go all in on it, and how a launch they hoped would reach 300 members in three months hit that number in 48 hours. Ilja breaks down the tech stack behind the platform, from Outseta to Bunny CDN to the thousands of lines of custom JavaScript that sit on top. We also get into his creative process, working with designers on highly visual builds, and where the craft fits now that AI can fake the result. He shares an honest take on the slop and the grifters in the space, how he uses AI in his own work, and why he still does not reach for a framework. We close on where he thinks Webflow is heading. Check Out Ilja: https://www.youtube.com/@iljavaneck https://www.instagram.com/by.ilja/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilja-van-eck/ https://www.awwwards.com/ilja-van-eck/ https://x.com/iljavaneck Check Out Osmo: https://www.osmo.supply/ https://www.instagram.com/osmo.supply/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/osmosupply https://x.com/osmosupply Also Mentioned: Dennis Snellenberg - https://dennissnellenberg.com/ VRTL WRLD - Ilja's Favorite Project - https://vrtl-wrld-staging.webflow.io/ Awwwards - https://www.awwwards.com/ Holographik - https://holographik.co/ Outseta - https://www.outseta.com/ Bunny CDN - https://bunny.net/ Relume - https://www.relume.io/ Joseph Berry - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-berry-51993268/ Jordan Gilroy - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordangilroy/ Eduard Bodak - https://www.eduardbodak.com/ Niccolo Miranda - https://www.linkedin.com/in/niccolomiranda/ Cassie Evans - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cassie-codes/ Timestamps: 00:00 Teaser 00:40 Awwwards and Recognition 02:48 Intros and Osmo 04:32 Will Osmo always be Webflow first platform? 06:02 Osmo Origin Story 09:29 How Ilja and Dennis Share Responsibilities? 11:22 Tech Stack Behind Osmo 13:57 The Role of Outseta in Osmo 14:59 Osmo vs Relume 16:54 Ilja's Favorite Osmo Resource 18:08 Future of Osmo 21:31 Osmo Button Pack 22:39 Collaborating with Designers and Studios 27:26 Awwwards as a Goal 30:41 Awwwards Categories 35:32 Ilja's Take on AI 38:42 How Ilja Uses AI 40:58 Beaver Sneezes 41:22 Could Osmo Integrate with an LLM? 42:57 Webflow MCP 43:47 The Framework Question 46:43 Improvements to Webflow Components 51:08 Webflow Community in Belgium 53:19 The Weird Finnish Thing

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