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Kevin Wilson

@curiouslykevin

Designer and artist. Currently tech/design at @hiveworks.bsky.social. Co-writer of Candlelight, a tech and art newsletter. ( https://links.blackcandle.art/ )

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The best time to stop using Grammarly was years ago. The second best time is right now

10.03.2026 16:16 πŸ‘ 137 πŸ” 61 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
Webcomic preview of "The Ins and Outs of Webcomics" on topazcomics.com showing an illustration of an older person with a huge wall of text behind them as they tell a story from their childhood."

Webcomic preview of "The Ins and Outs of Webcomics" on topazcomics.com showing an illustration of an older person with a huge wall of text behind them as they tell a story from their childhood."

Hey did you know lettering is actually SUPER IMPORTANT?! Let's learn the basics of lettering on today's page

Read it here: https://topazcomics.com/one-shots/ins-and-outs-of-webcomics-remaster-6
Buy the zine: https://topazcomics.com/shop/product-tag/ins-and-outs-of-webcomics/
#Webcomic

10.03.2026 16:01 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

happy to announce I'll also be running a workshop on how to make a nice hand-drawn font to use in your comics using only free tools later this summer!!
details incoming, but follow me here if you want updates ✨

07.03.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 96 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

You deserve to be there and your work is fantastic. Just because you don’t have Heated Rivalry variants to your hex breakers doesn’t mean people won’t be interested!

05.03.2026 05:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Cover of Shards of Reflection

Cover of Shards of Reflection

page 5 of Shards of Reflection

page 5 of Shards of Reflection

The cover of Fame and Misfortune, the first book in The City Between with text tags pointing to it. Tags read: Weird curses & magic mystery, Buff butch gal that can benchpress you, Stand alone in shared universe, Lesbian lead, Art deco future setting, werewolves and more werewolves, mostly female cast

The cover of Fame and Misfortune, the first book in The City Between with text tags pointing to it. Tags read: Weird curses & magic mystery, Buff butch gal that can benchpress you, Stand alone in shared universe, Lesbian lead, Art deco future setting, werewolves and more werewolves, mostly female cast

Page 36 of Fame and Misfortune

Page 36 of Fame and Misfortune

Shards of Reflection is the 5th City Between book and is kickstarting now www.kickstarter.com/projects/149...
If you are unfamiliar, The City Between is supernatural shorts in the same setting. Like Fame and Misfortune is about a lesbian werewolf bodyguard protecting a spoiled popstar!

02.03.2026 23:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Artists peak at 30", "30 under 30", "by 30 you should" ridiculous. Arts industries capital craves young people to exploit and burn out. It doesn't want older artists thriving and guiding the young. It also doesn't want artists to exist. Stop letting cannibals tell you you only matter on a plate.

26.02.2026 06:40 πŸ‘ 7453 πŸ” 3145 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 61

Ben inspired us! Today's top section in Garbage Day is a big list of all the indie and subscriber-driven media our team is following and supporting.
www.garbageday.email/p/i-love-you...

Hopefully a good starting point for anyone who wants to get away from Trump-compromised mainstream media.

27.02.2026 19:03 πŸ‘ 102 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Aftermath.site :)

26.02.2026 23:50 πŸ‘ 87 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Handbasket 100% independent journalism by Marisa Kabas

Now that CNN and WBD are set to become state media in a sale to Paramount/Oracle/TikTok, it is especially important to support independent media.

Off the top of my head:

www.thehandbasket.co
404media.co
www.garbageday.email

Add your favorites in the replies. Fuck state-backed media monopolies.

26.02.2026 23:46 πŸ‘ 9580 πŸ” 3148 πŸ’¬ 524 πŸ“Œ 115
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Actually, the left is winning the AI debate But it does need to get organized.

The left is not "missing out" on AI. It's winning the argument. Americans worry about AI and dislike tech CEOs. They're mobilizing against data centers. They support regulation, even refusal.

Calls for the left to embrace AI are an effort to change the terms of the debate in Silicon Valley's favor.

26.02.2026 17:15 πŸ‘ 961 πŸ” 317 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 27

YOU are capable of utterly unique breathtaking art. every single person reading this is a miracle of existence, and you have infinite masterpieces of creation just spilling off of you all the time. there is no reason to compare yourself to the infinite masterpieces of anyone else. theres enough room

25.02.2026 19:15 πŸ‘ 281 πŸ” 74 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
black tshirt with an art deco design that reads "Queer Werewolves is a a pretty exclusive club"

black tshirt with an art deco design that reads "Queer Werewolves is a a pretty exclusive club"

black totebag with an art deco design that reads "Queer Werewolves is a a pretty exclusive club"

black totebag with an art deco design that reads "Queer Werewolves is a a pretty exclusive club"

Queer werewolves is a very exclusive club! Did you know that you can get this cool design on either a shirt or totebag if you get yourself a copy of The Shards of Reflection? Grab it and some cool comics today! www.kickstarter.com/projects/149... #werewolfwednesday

25.02.2026 20:06 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It is, once again, backup day. Backup your stuff! Repost to remind a friend to also back up their stuff.

21.02.2026 15:32 πŸ‘ 259 πŸ” 193 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 5
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Newcastle pubs ban AI art from breweries to protect local creatives As two pubs in Newcastle ban AI art, artists discuss the impact it can have on creatives.

Excellent. I hope more pubs, bars and breweries follow this lead - www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

21.02.2026 09:34 πŸ‘ 1015 πŸ” 261 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 14

i mean, we will figure out the way to make things. but as you go to events this year, if you’re going, and feel like maybe the industry is healing, it might be because there are less people in the room now than five years ago. you’re not wrong, and you might not feel like a survivor, but you are

21.02.2026 18:06 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I missed this so popping in to say thank you to everyone that contributed. I hope it helped a lot of people! I bet this wasn't easy to organize so I won't ask for it to happen again, but I'd gladly donate somewhere to either see a recording or whatever resources came from the it!

12.02.2026 22:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Every business right now thinks its such an essential part of your life that you'd give them anything to keep using it and brother I am here to tell you I don't need a chat app that bad

09.02.2026 16:47 πŸ‘ 7337 πŸ” 2162 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 59

Oh whew! Glad to read it!

08.02.2026 00:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Annoying, but (since I like to give too much context) as a designer I notice this often breaks down to:
1) The owner(s) of the business wants to feel like what they do has some kind of meaning.
2) Google cramming the internet into the shape it wants it to be.

Guess which one usually happens?

11.01.2026 23:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That's good! I think being curt gets the point across, and you'll be a lot nicer to them than the backers (and the public) would be.

10.01.2026 07:32 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If Discord does a hard AI push I cannot imagine how badly this will go for them. I cannot see a way for this not to punch a huge hole in their stomach that money will start falling out of. I told them this in my survey reply, I hope they'll listen.

10.01.2026 07:20 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much for talking them through this. I deeply, deeply hate this technology but I feel for the people who fall backwards into a shitshow because they don't know enough of what it says or does to tell it's confidently lying. Glad you're pulling them out of the pit.

10.01.2026 07:16 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. πŸ‘‡ Stay safe.

08.01.2026 18:35 πŸ‘ 14742 πŸ” 10266 πŸ’¬ 102 πŸ“Œ 101

Sometimes all you can do is make the world 0.0000000000001% less awful by being a good person and it feels very meaningless but it’s also the only thing that really matters

07.01.2026 19:49 πŸ‘ 11668 πŸ” 3930 πŸ’¬ 66 πŸ“Œ 104

"[OpenAI] is encouraging users to connect their personal medical records and wellness apps, such as Apple Health, Peloton, MyFitnessPal, Weight Watchers, and Function"

Don't do this.

Don't do this.

Don't do this.

Don't do this.

Don't do this.

Don't do this.

Don't do this.

Don't do this.

08.01.2026 01:29 πŸ‘ 419 πŸ” 248 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 6

I’ve been enjoying Vivaldi over here so I’ll second it. I really like tab stacks and how easy it is to switch between groups of tabs for research purposes!

06.01.2026 11:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

give my Venezuelan bro some money

www.paypal.com/paypalme/mor...

03.01.2026 16:53 πŸ‘ 91 πŸ” 129 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

Happy new year to all the artists who haven't had time, energy, passion, or any other needed resource to draw enough personal stuff to join end-of-the-year memes in 2025. May we find more of all of the above in 2026, as well as compassion for ourselves if we don't!

01.01.2026 08:52 πŸ‘ 1747 πŸ” 759 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 9

The only thing you need to be stressed about is being stuck between a gfuel tent and an ai anime girl. I think you’ll do great! Everyone I spoke to last year said they were doing alright, even with all the news at the time.

02.01.2026 05:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's been so thrilling to see a project like this get such traction and for the community to rally this way around it. Thank you to all the hard work @panelparty.net has put into this project and I wish them the best of luck!

29.12.2025 23:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0