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Illustrator and graphic designer. Creator and maker. Purveyor of the strange and fantastic. Available for freelance work and commissions www.maalus.com

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I remember it from Spook Country. Not sure if it's in other books.

13.03.2026 22:15 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm both an author and a map designer, and I wrote a whole book about worldbuilding and map design.

I'm excited to say that the ebook is going to be available for PRE-ORDER sooner than I was expecting! Still ironing out the details but look for news on that here + in the newsletter soon...

11.03.2026 15:51 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You folks are getting up to some shenanigans and we are HERE for it!

Answering DMs and emails in order received! No delays anticipated, just excited to hear from some awesome folks with neat projects in the works.

Keep 'em coming - we're stoked to make awesome stickers for you!

11.03.2026 00:20 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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11 years ago we started a strange experiment.

What if we shared one original artwork every day?

4,000+ pieces later, collectors are still discovering new work daily.

Help us grow the circle:
β€’ Send a friend to everydayoriginal.com
β€’ Ask them to join the list

Goal: 3,000 collectors

09.03.2026 20:13 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

I did some graphics work for Bat World years ago. They're good people

07.03.2026 19:54 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œIt took a bit, but then the gasp of realization: They were looking at β€œGugusse and the Automaton,” a long-lost film by the iconic French filmmaker George MΓ©liΓ¨s at his Star Film company. The 45-second film, made around 1897…”

28.02.2026 04:51 πŸ‘ 78 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Preserving the Craft: Baskerville’s typographic legacy lives on as punches go online for first time Hundreds of rare steel punches used to create the original Baskerville typeface have been digitised and made freely available online, allowing unprecedented insight into the work of one of Britain’s m...

Congratulations to my fabulous colleagues on the Small Performances project and the clever people at @camdiglib.bsky.social on launching the Baskerville Punches collection and associated RTI embedded viewer www.lib.cam.ac.uk/stories/bask...

27.02.2026 23:48 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

A big ask for my #Letterpress friends! I would like to ask a few working printers (amateur or pro, different experience levels welcome) to share their thoughts about the current state of the craft with a particular emphasis on their feelings about deep impression / debossing as … 1/2

24.02.2026 14:01 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 3
An ornate lantern glows warmly next to the words "Happy Ramadan" and "Cary" against a night sky featuring a crescent moon.

An ornate lantern glows warmly next to the words "Happy Ramadan" and "Cary" against a night sky featuring a crescent moon.

Wishing all who observe Ramadan a month filled with reflection, peace, personal growth, and meaningful community connections. Please join us on February 21 at 5:30 p.m. at Downtown Cary Park for a Ramadan community gathering at sunset. Ramadan Kareem!

17.02.2026 23:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"that's not how color matching works"

07.02.2026 19:57 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Context: this speech is from SIR THOMAS MORE, a history written, as near as scholars can tell, in the early 1600s by 6 or 7 people including Dekker, Heywood, Chettle, Shakespeare, and Munday.

It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.

05.02.2026 14:30 πŸ‘ 4617 πŸ” 1806 πŸ’¬ 47 πŸ“Œ 38

I increasingly hate all corporations but Meta really has a special place in hell. Glad I don't have to use their platforms anymore.

04.02.2026 17:23 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No but I do randomly think about the Amityville toaster quite often

01.02.2026 21:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ohhhhh hell yeah. Definitely have to try those!

30.01.2026 10:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh I didn't make it in, but I make a point of getting the book every year. Love seeing everyone else's awesome work.

21.01.2026 11:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats Mike, that's awesome! Eagerly awaiting my copy so I can check out everyone's work

20.01.2026 23:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Currently slooowly browsing through a large gallery (2000+) of vintage photos of people posing with their cars. SO many neat people / cars.

20.01.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 56 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats! That's been on my bucket list for a long time (always seemed impossible growing up in Florida). Gonna make it to Scandinavia for that eventually!

20.01.2026 12:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That's awesome, congrats Aimee!

15.01.2026 16:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Personally I like the "After Dark" option. Have thought about using that myself for an alt account

14.01.2026 00:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't remember exactly how old I was when I first saw this (probably around 14 or 15) but I loved it immediately.

One of those cornerstone moments for me

08.01.2026 23:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Texas Pecan Pie β€” Tasting History Pre-corn syrup pecan pie that’s not as sickly sweet with lots of pecan flavor

My partner made this a couple of years ago & it was really good. Different from more modern recipes

06.01.2026 23:22 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Anne!

02.01.2026 23:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for the links Ishi, much appreciated!

02.01.2026 22:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ohh I do like dragons! Thanks for the recommendation

02.01.2026 19:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Jenny, I'll check that out!

02.01.2026 19:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Any artists on here with calendars available? I'm looking for the new year and I'd rather support independent artists than buy from Amazon or the big publishers.

Hit me with recommendations or links!

#art #BSNM #SupportArtists

02.01.2026 18:43 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

when I was starting out, (pre-internet) I asked another artist a question about buying the chemicals to make a blue line (again, very long time ago) & they said they weren't going to tell me because I was competition & that's when I decided I'd never be a dick like that to another artist

30.12.2025 17:53 πŸ‘ 444 πŸ” 63 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 17

Christmas is hard for many. The years roll, the ghosts at the table increase. We’re haunted by the absence of voices, of laughter engines who drank and ate with us. This can be day of remembrance rituals. For what it’s worth, Hooklanders near and far are in my candles today. Be gentle on yourselves.

25.12.2025 10:09 πŸ‘ 1268 πŸ” 250 πŸ’¬ 73 πŸ“Œ 10
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Century Library - Vintage Design Assets and Images Explore our collection of illustrations and repurposed vintage design assets at Century Libraryβ€”perfect for creatives and graphic designers!

I don't know who needs to see this but Century Library is an awesome resource of old timey style public domain images you can use as references or as assets in your own artwork thanks to super high res images - many of which are free and don't require a membership

centurylibrary.com

24.12.2025 11:03 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0