I know this is impossible for us discuss in this current moment but... People want to do interesting, thoughtful, creative, day to day work. They want to care for each other, and feel like they are contributing to something bigger.
It should be where we start when we think about our communities.
I personally believe that programming and coding in general counts as art- you need talent, vision technique and creativity to do it well. I think that counts as creative art, imho.
so it always feels so odd to me to see programmers love vibe-coding. Why are they ok with it but we artists aren't
Amplifying Trans Joy turns 1! Check out our new issue, ft. @shesterrable.bsky.social @worldbeyondzine.bsky.social @halschrieve.bsky.social, as well as @mkzariel.bsky.social @lgbtqnation.com @erininthemorning.com reporting & much more! transjoy.ghost.io/reminders-of... #TransJoy #TransCommunity
Fascism is here and yet we insist on continuing to make things. Keep creating. It's so important. Do not let the fascists colonize your imagination or curtail your creativity.
If you're a small studio or an indie dev, I need you to understand that you're all that's gonna be left when the billion dollar oroboros that is the gaming industry finishes eating itself.
Make the games you wanna see.
"my name is tteok!"
to celebrate the lunar new year, here's an 8-page mini zine about my little rice cake OC
(1/5)
THIS is how you celebrate Black history daily. The mission of BuyBlack.org is to drive traffic & revenue to Black-owned businesses & close the revenue disparity gap. It’s the largest directory of Black-owned businesses in the USA. Search by zip code or product.
Just a quick reminder that this country has active concentration camps in full operation right fucking now.
The layoffs across games and games journalism have been disproportionately affecting the women in the industry, and even more so, black women.
Support the indies that champion their voices before it's too late (& please share more in the replies)
@aftermath.site @mothership.blog
Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
If you didn’t catch the significance of the exploding transformers in Bad Bunny’s halftime show, I gotcha. Here’s one of a bunch of pieces I wrote from/on Puerto Rico about the crisis—and Trump’s role in it. slate.com/news-and-pol...
In case you missed the moment.
Art is powerful
“There’s no single answer that will solve all our future problems. There’s no magic bullet. Instead there are thousands of answers—at least. You can be one of them if you choose to be.”
― Octavia E. Butler, A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay
We are not the first people, or the first country, to suffer under a tyrannical government that does not respect our lives, or our rights.
There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.
This is my favorite guide.
a mini gardening zine in front of a background of a bunch of rooftops. text reads: 'A COMPREHENSIVE GARDENING ZINE THULANI'S GUIDE TO CARDENING 101 mini zine w/beginner-friendly terminology & charming illustrations'.
the last official part of the bundle is my gardening zine! this covers all basic terminology and how to get started in regenerative systems as a cute mini zine!
these have a little water damage at the bottom but are still very easy to read and are super colorful!
square.link/u/BwzLwEQ9
#zines
looking for a little more context? learn more about the artist & inspiration behind bibimzines 비빔진 here: ko-fi.com/post/welcome...
thanks so much for supporting a small qtpoc artist~! ♡
bsky.app/profile/bibi...
hey~! 👋🏼 i'm theo / hyesung 혜성 (he/she/they), a queer, trans, mixed korean american, anti-disciplinary artist, & zinester living between the korean peninsula & coast salish lands on turtle island
all zines free or sliding-scale @ ko-fi.com/bibimzines 💫
#art #diy #zines #queerartist #transartist
a photograph of a red, white, and pink norigae (Korean silk ornament tassel traditionally worn with women's hanbok) laying next to a collage artwork on a dark wood table. the collage features a grayscale image of a late-afternoon beach surrounded by cutout images of blue stars in space, a purple-blue spiral galaxy, red coral branches, and two photographs: (1) a girl-boy pair of traditional Korean silk dolls in hanbok; (2) the artist as a child wearing a red and yellow hanbok with multi-colored sleeves. framing the top left and bottom right, there is black text on white background that reads: "silent boyhood", "by the sea"
a photo of semi-cursive brush calligraphy of the hangul "백일" (baekil, a traditional Korean ceremony celebrating an infant's first 100 days since birth) in black ink on off-white rice paper
a photo of duotone jeans with cargo pockets upcycled from a pair of dark gray jeans and a pair of off-white jeans
a collection of screenshots from TaskPie, a time management and task planning app for Android and iOS, intended to help users visualize how much of the day is devoted to different tasks and better estimate how long a task will take via recording tools
beyond zines, i also create:
✨ collages
✨ poems & lyric essays
✨ seoye 서예 (korean calligraphy)
✨ upcycled clothing & textiles
✨ neuroinclusive learning games & utility apps
open to trades & requests~
📩 bibimzines@proton.me
#art #diy #calligraphy #clothing #indiedev #writer #queer #trans #seattle
I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
Here's links for checking out Pillowfort without an account:
Someone wrote a pros/cons list for the site here: www.pillowfort.social/posts/5276578
And here's an omnibus page of links for the most active communities, to give a feel for what it's like: www.pillowfort.social/posts/5586827 1/?
Twitter and Instagram use AI that you can NOT opt out of. Cara seems best for SFW artists while Bsky and Pillowfort seem best for NSFW creators. Didn't know Tumblr allowed boobs again.
⚠️LIST OF SITES FOR ARTISTS ⚠️
A list of all the artist websites that I know of! With pros, cons, and if they support AI and NSFW!
Here is the full google sheet WITH clickable links. c:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
a three panel comic with a character looking at a laptop. the test says 'this artist has a PERFECT style. it looks so intricate yet effortless. the vibes are IMMACULATE. I will continue to be blessed with inspiration and awe at their work, and continue to develop my art, which is also cool and good.'
avoid self loathing ✅
your art is special because YOU made it ✅
literally anything you create is better than AI✅
Three illustrated animals stacked on top of each other in a cute style. A blue bunny, yellow kitty, and pink dog. The bunny and kitty are facing the same direction yelling "keep" and "makin'" in word bubbles and the dog is facing the opposite direction with "art!" in a fart cloud from his butt.
My sincere wish for all of us in 2026 is we all keep makin' art! Good, bad, stinky – it doesn't matter! Let's keep making things. ✏️💨
December trans joy to close out 2025! It's a good one, ft. @rhodezero.bsky.social @kithbooks.bsky.social @mkzariel.bsky.social @odlancanada.bsky.social @okadaizo.men @gendereuphoriaweek.bsky.social & more! Astro by @feebzrae.bsky.social transjoy.ghost.io/a-year-of-joy/ #TransJoy #InboxGoodness #NYE
I know i don't have much of a platform here but in case anyone sees this & has a little extra $, #Transanta is very close to my heart. I don't do Angel Tree (BOO Salvation Army), but this can give joy to a trans person who may not have a lot of kindness in their life 🩷🤍🩵
www.transanta.com#buy-gifts
various portraits my partner has done over the years for couples and individuals, please share this image with her rates of 30$ for a single person and 40$ for couples or two people! a great holiday gift!
mutualaid flyer of my wife and I in a heart shape over a sparkly background. text around us reads: 'BLACK TRANS COUPLE ASK! 315$ ask for help with rent & utilities! we finally got housing & need help with our December rent due tomorrow! any help is greatly appreciated, thanks so much for all the support & help we've received this whole year, so far! ca: $magikbeanshop vm: @magikbeanshop dm for zelle!'.
📣 URGENT! PLEASE SHARE
rents due today!!! if you wanna support us through our businesses, my wife's shop has 15% off w/code SHOPSMALL: www.artbyshayn.com
25$/315$
ca/vm: magikbeanshop
dm for zelle
if 3 ppl give 10$ the goals met
if 2 ppl give 20$ the goals met
#BIPOCMA #signalboost #helpsky💸💕
🤝If it's for community: Engage genuinely with others in the space you want to create in and post what you enjoy, not what you think will do well.
You're far more likely to make genuine connections that way, and while larger fandoms can translate to numbers, it can't be your focus.
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🧵 Understand WHY you're posting your art.
📈If it's for numbers/gratification: You do you, hop on trends, but understand some creators won't want to engage with you because of differences in goals.
💰If it's for income: use metrics to gauge your MARKETING skills, not your value as an artist.
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Lovely issue. Thanks so much for the feature too! 🧡✨️
