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Catt Small @catt.design · 29/09/2026

Update: testing negative since Saturday and I'm ok yayyy

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Fuck ChatGPT flyers. The future is broadsheets.

A crowded broadsheet with way too many fonts. It says:
Forget ChatGPT Flyers
Say it with
Broadsheets
Unlimited fonts
Stretch them
Or cram a really long sentence into one line for no good reason
No whitespace
Mix capital and lowercase
Pointing hands
(They're called manicules!)
Don't be left behind
Broadsheets are the future

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Game Devs of Color Expo @gdocexpo.com · 25/09/2026

The #GDoCExpo Steam Sale is LIVE until Oct 2 & you'll find us featured on Steam's front page 🙌🏾 Hundreds of games with discounts, demos, & broadcasts, from #gamedev of color & supporters across the community. Share this post so your circle doesn't miss this! store.steampowered.com/sale/gdocexp...

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GAME DEVS OF COLOR EXPO
Steam Sale
Starts September 25 1PM ET/10AM PT

With Our Partners:
BLACK IN GAMING
AAPI IN GAMING
INDIE GAME UTSAV

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Catt Small @catt.design · 25/09/2026

Oh my GLOB LOOK AT US WE WERE SO BABY

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Brian S. Chung @brianschung.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

New York City has a #GDoCExpo Watch Party! - Hosted by @sharpiepls.com - The conference and the Direct on a huge screen - Structured networking / games - Awarding thousands in development grants - Community Arcade (show your game!) Giving away 10 free tickets (normally $10) - ti.to/GDoCExpo/202...

Game Devs of Color Expo 2026 Watch Party in New York City. Group photo of maybe 40 or so people crowded on a stage in front of a huge screen. A few people are holding giant checks for the grant funding they won.

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Catt Small @catt.design · 24/09/2026

Of course I get COVID the day before my keynote, and the week of @gdocexpo.com. Everything aches and I'm angy

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Brian S. Chung @brianschung.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

It's not too late to join in. In fact, here's a code for a free ticket (normally $50): ti.to/GDoCExpo/202... Code is good for the first 10 people who use it, grab yours quick!

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Brian S. Chung @brianschung.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

GDoCExpo is this week. World-class one-track online conference. Sliding-scale tickets, nothing gated by price. Open captions, immediate VODs. $21K in no-strings dev grants. Front-page Steam Sale + Direct, no fees. Watch Parties around the world. No unpaid speakers, mods, labor. Come see it.

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Game Devs of Color Expo @gdocexpo.com · 21/09/2026

The global game community is diverse. The industry isn't. GDoCExpo is an online conference that exists to close that gap. Celebrate creativity & culture in games w/ us! This week: talks, panels, interviews, networking, community demos, Direct, grant awards & watch parties! Who we are & what we do👇🏽

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Game Devs of Color Expo @gdocexpo.com · 15/09/2026

NYC #gamedev & gamers! The online #GDoCExpo2026 is crossing into the real world once again 🤯 Join us IN-PERSON for the official GDoCExpo NYC Watch Party! 📅 Sept 25, 12PM - 10PM 📍 OS NYC (50 Bowery) 🎟️ Only $10! Includes full venue access!👉 ti.to/GDoCExpo/202...

Promotional graphic for the "2026 Game Devs of Color Expo NY Watch Party." The graphic features a pink and purple abstract background decorated with crosses and bubbles. In the center, a photo shows an enthusiastic, diverse group of people (ft the host, DaPurpleSharpie) smiling and cheering together. Below the photo, a white text box lists the event details: "OS NYC, 50 Bowery, New York, NY" and "Friday, September 25 | 12:00 - 10:00 PM."

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serena 🇱🇧🌈 @renrouna.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I'll be speaking at this year's Game Devs of Color Expo about industry layoffs, fascism, narrative, and more! ✨️

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Catt Small @catt.design · 27/08/2026

Designers, stop waiting for direction. I'm speaking at Shift UX 2026 on navigating changes in the UX job market. Join me September 23-25 in NYC or online. Register with code SMALL-SHIFT26 for $75 off: rfld.me/shift-regist... #ShiftUX2026 #UXDesign #UX

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Game Devs of Color Expo @gdocexpo.com · 12/08/2026

The GDoCExpo 2026 full schedule is out NOW! 🙌🏾 Four days, Sept 22–25, online - 38 sessions, 40+ speakers for our 11th year. gdoc.events/2026schedule In-person watch parties are back in NYC, LA, Rochester, and Portland, with more to be announced! #gdocexpo2026 #gamedev

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sami 🔵 @hellosami.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I made a website that lets you cut out old magazines from the internet archive (or any PDFs you own) and make collage art out of them: ✂️ clipart.studio

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nic bertino @nicbertino.com · 23/07/2026

websites ARE cool

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Catt Small @catt.design · 23/07/2026

Edwin Morris is a wholesome guest

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Catt Small @catt.design · 04/07/2026

I'll allow this and this only

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Catt Small @catt.design · 04/07/2026

If you need to understand why the male loneliness epidemic exists just watch the men's and women's hot dog eating contests

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Catt Small @catt.design · 01/07/2026

Episode 1 is live! I sat down with Meghan Logan, Lead Product Designer at Stripe, to talk about what it actually means to add value at the staff level. Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/ZixSBw81UxQ Listen wherever you get podcasts: rss.com/podcasts/cat...

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Catt Small @catt.design · 28/06/2026

*rips out hair, shaking with frustration, mid-scream* thank youuuuu

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Catt Small @catt.design · 28/06/2026

Mobile app performance has taken a nosedive since we entered the vibe coding era. So many of my apps load like sludge now. Infuriating.

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Crunching out lines of code was always the easy part. The hard part (coordination and maintenance) hasn't been solved by AI, and has actually been made considerably worse!

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

People who confidently declare that all cats are "mean" really have no idea that they're telling on themselves for having boundary and consent issues.

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Catt Small @catt.design · 24/06/2026

@daiyi.co you should be able to find Catt's Corner on your podcast app here but lmk if it's not visible! rss.com/podcasts/cat...

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Catt's Corner | Podcast on RSS.com

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Catt Small @catt.design · 24/06/2026

Y'all should also be able to find Catt's Corner on the purple app and other tools now/very soon - here's a catch-all link where you can find all the podcast sites and apps! rss.com/podcasts/cat...

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Catt Small @catt.design · 24/06/2026

Yes! Figuring out how to set that up!

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Catt Small @catt.design · 22/06/2026

I also asked every guest how they're adapting to AI right now. They all gave, nuanced, grounded answers. I'll be quoting a few in my Thursday presentation at Config, so be sure to tune in! config.figma.com/san-francisc...

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The canvas is not dead - Config 2026

Watch The canvas is not dead live from Config 2026.

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Catt Small @catt.design · 22/06/2026

I went back to some of the people I interviewed for The Staff Designer book to see how they’re handling the current landscape. Eight super-senior design thinkers answered: what's changed for you since the book, and how are you adapting to a field that keeps shifting under all of us?

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Catt Small @catt.design · 22/06/2026

Good news abound: I'm speaking at Config twice this week, and I'm also dropping something new!! Catt's Corner, a podcast that builds on The Staff Designer book, launches next Wednesday. ✨ 8 episodes, every Wednesday starting July 1st. 🤓 Subscribe so you don't miss it! youtu.be/PUnq6eKRPO0

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I'm starting something new!

YouTube video by Catt Small

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Catt Small @catt.design · 21/06/2026

Yes! Kaname at Migak did an amazing job 🥰

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Catt Small @catt.design · 21/06/2026

Okay design nerds. Show me your Config nails.

Elaborate blue and pink nail design with silver elements.

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Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 14/06/2026

This never could have happened under Eric Adams

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Absolute Fareed @fareedblackman.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Watching everything be better without you from Albania:

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Catt Small @catt.design · 14/06/2026

We have a socialist mayor and we won the NBA finals for the first time in over 50 years.... Coincidence? I think not

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Catt Small @catt.design · 13/06/2026

These hair choices... I'm obsessed

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Catt Small @catt.design · 13/06/2026

Somebody said it was refreshing to hear something that wasn't about the robot acronym so that's good!

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Catt Small @catt.design · 12/06/2026

There's a panel featuring employees from Google, Walmart, and a user research tool that wants to have AI agents conduct interviews... So they can acquire mass amounts of false, useless data at scale 🤔

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Catt Small @catt.design · 12/06/2026

Life lesson: look at the agenda before you agree to speak at a conference

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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 10/06/2026

1/3 of the game industry has lost their job in the last two years. Ubisoft closed two more studios today. Everyone is out of work. To that end I'm starting a new bundle to benefit a layoffs hardship fund. Game devs: please consider submitting your PAID games to the bundle, which will launch in July.

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Game industry hardship fund

A game jam from 2026-06-10 to 2026-06-24 hosted by Necrosoft Games. PREMISE: The game industry has a problem. Too many people are out of work (reports say 33% of the industry lost their jobs in the la...

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Catt Small @catt.design · 06/05/2026

It was a bit windy but I rode all 40 miles on Sunday 🤪

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Catt Small @catt.design · 02/05/2026

Tomorrow I hit the road!

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Catt Small @catt.design · 21/04/2026

I'm riding 40 miles in the 5 Boro Bike Tour May 3 to raise funds for @gdocexpo.com! GDoCExpo has granted over $400K to game devs of color. Last year's event had 1,200+ attendees online & at 14 IRL watch parties, 1M+ showcase views. Donate now, it's tax-deductible: givebutter.com/GDoCBike/cattsmall

Help me take another bonkers pic this year

(Pic is me on a bike in the rain, shouting triumphantly with my fist in the air)

Donate to GDoCExpo and I'll ride 40 miles

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Cate @catehstn.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Wrote this over a year ago and it's become one of my most useful mental models. Explore = trying things, no commitment. Pursue = targeted learning. Depth = full send. Knowing which mode you're in changes what 'progress' looks like 👩🏻‍💻 cate.blog/2025/02/04/e...

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Explore / Pursue / Depth

My friends and I went pottery painting recently. Next, we’re trying crotchet. The pottery painting was fun, and my star shaped bowl painted in rainbow colors came out better than I expected. I’m th…

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Catt Small @catt.design · 16/04/2026

Thanks, #IAC26, for having me! And congratulations to Abby Covert for the book launch today 🔥

Timeless Sensemaking book, The Staff Designer book, and both authors smiling

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Catt Small @catt.design · 16/04/2026

Also lol at Bsky going down while I'm posting this. Which one of y'all vibe coded us into 500 land??

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Catt Small @catt.design · 16/04/2026

I'm excited to be teaching a new 2-hour, live workshop on Maven where we'll dive deep into exactly how to communicate ideas in a way that gets heard. In just a few hours, you'll walk away with a 30-day action plan you can start using immediately. Grab your spot now: maven.com/catt-small/p...

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