iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

I mean, I don't see anybody named God walking around designing screw worms and making tornados happen, so...

Isn't that the truth! You're at least leading people in with open eyes. Really loved hearing you two nerd out about paper.

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This series has been so informative! Really appreciate the conversations and stories you and Andre are sharing. Somehow, I'm not yet discouraged from pursuing this sort of work, so, uh, try harder I guess?

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Surprise surprise, Marvel and Disney used AI for the Spider movie. Duh. Have you not been following? Secret Invasion anyone? Marvel has built its history on exploiting incredible artists to save a buck. It won't stop here. If you want AI out of your media, stop paying for slop.

Shaun Makes @shaunmakes.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

This is the risk we run supporting Kickstarters. I like to take solace in that I've put money in the pockets of an indie creator, and I still have a great little book to look to for inspiration

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Shaun Makes @shaunmakes.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Not every nerd can be expected to recognize you on sight

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Shaun Makes @shaunmakes.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

"Nazi" is even right there in the name!

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Exeunt Press 💀🎲 @exeunt.press · 05/08/2026

Wednesday Wizard Fuel Duel! A quick, silly, two-player head-to-head game about wizards having a battle. Uses a deck of cards and some dice. Plays in 15-30 minutes. And there are free copies! exeuntpress.itch.io/wizard-fuel-...

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Wizard Fuel Duel by Exeunt Press

ABSURD SPELL WIZARD BATTLE

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Shaun Makes @shaunmakes.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

The only ideas MBAs have is to cull the workforce to boost the short term numbers. The rest is recycled stuff the admin assistant dug out of old hardrives.

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Exeunt Press 💀🎲 @exeunt.press · 29/07/2026

I CAST INFUSE OBJECT AND FILL YOUR PANTS WITH POISON!!! WIZARD FUEL DUEL: exeuntpress.itch.io/wizard-fuel-... (for two players) #ttrpg #onepagerpg #rpg #wizards #pants

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Wizard Fuel Duel by Exeunt Press

ABSURD SPELL WIZARD BATTLE

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Chris Schweizer @ NYCC (H27) @schweizercomics.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Hey, friends! Here are some thoughts on using planes in your compositions.

Text:
"Planes" are a depiction of anything that exists in a drawing at a FiXED spatial distance from the viewer, with each grouping of subjects at a shared distance overlapping the next in order to suggest the spatial relationship of each element in the drawing to the others.
This image has three planes:
(Image of a drawing with a scorpion on a rock, a cowboy sitting on a rock, and a mountain in the background).
Each plane in an image signifies a different degree of distance, with the foreground SHARiNG the viewer’s spatial plane, and the background being the farthest from it.
There’s clear distance between each plane; no plane “touches” another.

Text: why is overlapping the planes necessary?
(image: a cowboy apparently close to the viewer, one a ways back, and then a saloon behind him).
Unless one plane directly overlaps another, there’s no sure clarity that they are, in fact, suggestive of different distances.
(image: the cowboy appearing to be closest is shown to be a giant, swinging the apparently midground cowboy by the head into the two-story saloon that's only about as tall as a person).

it’s also important to suggest scale in each plane using subjects whose size the audience is likely to know. when that isn’t possible, try repeating the element-of-unspecified-scale (a) from one plane in another and have it (B) interact there with a subject whose scale is clear.
(image: a small round cactus in the foreground, and farther off a cowboy sitting on a similar cactus)

Text: A perspective grid composition (A) suggests depth by progressive recession in space, while planar composition (B) suggests it with staggered recession in space.
(image: a receding grid and a series of staggered planar elements)
The principles of overlapping planar composition can be used with a perspective grid, especially if there are elements with right angles (like buildings).
Rough your panel with plane elements in place first...
...then make/place a grid that fits your layout...
...then utilize the grid to make the receding angles match.

(image: a wanted man hiding against a wall while a cowgirl crossed the street, looking around).
One of the most useful* aspects of a foreground element is to create a sense of immersion for your audience. by putting it on essentially the same plane as the audience itself, the audience becomes a
part of the story, seemingly able to touch the foreground, to lean around it for a better view.
(image: the wanted man is now decidedly a foreground element).
*it also means less time spent drawing all of the detail in the midground or background planes without ever aesthetically shortchanging your audience.

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Shaun Makes @shaunmakes.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Have these people never seen a star trek before?

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

“.. I asked a few AI researchers whether they could name any other real-world software that scales so poorly. None of them could think of any. “.. By economic and engineering measures, generative AI might be the worst technology ever deployed.” @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

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Shaun Makes @shaunmakes.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Oooh that's beautiful! Thank you! Adding it to my wishlist ♥️

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Shaun Makes @shaunmakes.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

What is the red book in that first image?

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Shaun Makes @shaunmakes.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

RBS is great, I also like @loottheroom.bsky.social 's modules so much! Everyone I've run through the Thing from the Swamp had a blast. (Plus it's ON SALE and it's got a soundtrack you can throw on to accompany the game) loottheroom.itch.io/swamp-thing

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THE THING FROM THE SWAMP by Chris Bissette

A B-Movie MODULE for Mörk Borg

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Comicsbeat @comicsbeat.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Zines used as evidence to convict in Prairieland case The possession of zines appear to have been used as evidence in the recently concluded Prairieland case, chilling free speech.

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Zines used as evidence to convict in Prairieland case

The possession of zines appear to have been used as evidence in the recently concluded Prairieland case, chilling free speech.

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Shaun Makes @shaunmakes.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Just got a spam call. I didn't say anything when I answered because I was suspicious. They started their spiel and I interrupted to say "take me off your list." His reply, "No, I will not take you off my list motherfucker!" And then he hung up. 😳

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Kaya Skovdatter 🏳️‍⚧️ (She/They) @gothgreenwitch.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Just saw that Chequered In has put their All Fonts Pack on sale. This is the one with 1200+ fonts for unlimited personal/commercial use licensing. It's marked down to $19 USD, from $190. (Buying the licenses individually would be ~$18k.) So maybe jump on this: ci.itch.io/all-fonts-pa...

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90% Off 1200 Fonts In The Summer Sale

Hi everyone! We're back with big savings on our All Fonts Pack - 90% off until the end of July . Includes: All 1200+ commercial use fonts we've made over our 11 year history Commercial use in unlimite...

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Doctors 25% more likely to miss a diagnosis on a patient within 3 months after Ai is implemented. The results indicate Ai has an immediate negative effect on professionals skillsets vs prolonged reliance. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Is AI ruining our skills? Early results are in — and they’re not good

Reliance on artificial-intelligence tools degrades the abilities of physicians and software engineers, studies show.

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nic.tattoos @nicterhorst.com · 20/06/2026

Shares are super appreciated! Like everyone, it's been slow for me, and I'd love to find more of my people 🙏✨ I'm also open to tattoo, and (as long as you're in Toronto) a lot of my flash is a comparable price to my commissions if you do sliding scale! 🌸 www.sofarsogoodtattoo.com/nic-flash-drop

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Nic ter Horst - Flash Book — So Far So Good Tattoo Studio

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Shaun Makes @shaunmakes.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Having looked through it, it is chalk full of inspiration and good GMing prompts. I would dig through it as a resource, but probably not the right kind game for me anymore, if it ever was. I'll mine it for cool locations and prompt questions to help me plan for my own games.

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Shaun Makes @shaunmakes.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Goals this summer: another zine (Frontier Scum!), and make my itch page way nicer. It's a bit of a mess right now.

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Shaun Makes @shaunmakes.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Made this Zine a while ago, but just finally got around to putting it up on Itch: shaunmakes.itch.io/the-moors-of...

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The Moors of Abru'Shel by Shaun Makes

A system agnostic adventure zine to get your juices pumping!

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Shaun Makes @shaunmakes.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Are you looking for improv advice, tables, encounter staging? There is lots of advice out there, but it is definitely broadly distributed

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Exeunt Press 💀🎲 @exeunt.press · 10/06/2026

We need more “amateur” games with “crude reproduction” and “small circulation”, not less. Make stuff not because it is perfect and slickly made. Make stuff because it’s fun, and engaging, and because you can. MAKE WEIRD GAMES: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/one-page-rpg

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Make your own one-page RPG (Part 1: Introduction)

A step-by-step guide to making your first one-page TTRPG

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Hopefully he gets that compliment a lot!

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"There are no clues or trace evidence, also, a woman and a doll were here"

Yeah but... You're right so no harm done lol

Shaun Makes @shaunmakes.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Definitely felt like Weapons was a bit of a let down after the hype, kind of like Longlegs.

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3x? 4x? Maybe just take his top 95%. The math seems to suggest he'll still be just fine.