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graphic designer from brooklyn, ny • 31 • she/her • no AI contact: wendymurphyonline@gmail.com wendyleftmealone.carrd.co

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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Rez Infinite is 10 years old today! here’s the section I did for Design Room’s piece on music games, based on Area X. More info: www.designroom.site/sensory-over...
multicolored digital illustration for design room's piece 'sensory overload', using pencil brushes over a black background. assets, characters, and environments from rez infinite, area x, contained in white geometry.
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
my freaking pumpkin.
a picture of a carved pumpkin, on a backyard at night. a silhouette of a cat in front of a light.
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
chipping away at this type project! I was also asked to look into box-drawing characters, which are really fun to play with!
WIP of type with a fantasy styling (project: "Amphisbaena"). serif type with a fixed with, flowing paths, and ornaments at ends. negative space is used to add detail, so paths look like they're weaving in and out. white type over black background.

copy reads:

The five
boxing wizards
jump quickly!

ABCDEFGHIJ 
KLMNOPQRST 
UVWXYZ 

abcdefghij
klmnopqrst
uvwxyz

0123456789

!"#$%&'*+-.,•
:;=?@‘’“”
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
'POPSTAR' by itself + procreate sketches.
screencap of my procreate canvas sketching 'POPSTAR'. starting with geometric shapes and getting more abstract with each take. black type over white background.'POPSTAR' written in abstract geometric type, using repeating lines. light grey stroke over dark grey background.
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
eyes straight forward i see tunnel vision. reuploading to include a logotype idea i had.
digital tracing of the photograph on the album 'popstar' by tinashe. black vector over a light pink background, with light grey stars scattered over the front. 

dark grey rectangle on the left with light grey typography that reads 'TINASHE - POPSTAR' using abstract geometry. 

original photograph by hugó comte
star logo by steph lau shueyan
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
POPSTAR. recent exercise in vector tracing.
digital tracing of the photograph on the album 'popstar' by tinashe. black vector over a light pink background, with light grey stars scattered over the front. 

original photograph by hugó comte
star logo by steph lau shueyan
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
committed to the bit.
picture of a chess set I recently picked up, on my hardwood floor. black and white rollout board with an analog clock, and plastic chess pieces.
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
4 DIGITS!
screencap of a recent win on chess.com - the match that got me to break a rapid rating of 1000! 

copy reads:

you won!
by checkmate

rating: 1005 (+8)
"nice comeback with a checkmate! there are some great moments to review."

great: 2 moves
best: 6 moves
excellent: 18 moves
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
9 games.
screen capture of an image generated on my9games. a 3x3 grid of video games that shaped my taste.

games listed:
• paper mario
• sonic the hedgehog 2
• luigi's mansion
• pokémon sapphire
• guitar hero ii
• parappa the rapper 2
• portal
• tetris 99
• thumper
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
girl that's literally me.
Image of the protagonist Anikó in the Hungarian animated film Habfürdő (AKA Bubble Bath) [1979], wearing a white blouse and red skirt, and holding a yellow and chartreuse book.
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Design I got to do for Finding Amelia's album 'Onwards and Upwards' and its vinyl packaging.
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
in the lab, working on this whimsical font.
WIP of type with a fantasy styling (project: "Amphisbaena"). serif type with a fixed with, flowing paths, and ornaments at ends. negative space is used to add detail, so paths look like they're weaving in and out. white type over black background.
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
uhhhhh yeah i meant to do that.
chess.com screencap of a recent game, where I put the king in check in my queen. "sacrificing" where the only move the opponent has is to take with the bishop".chess.com screencap of a recent game. the opponent captured the queen from the previous move, and I moved my dark-squared bishop to put the king in check again. the only move the opponent has is to block with their bishop, and capturing that results in checkmate.
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
picture this, i'm a bag of (meep)
Cover artwork spoofing "The Mountain Will Fall" by DJ Shadow (original by Paul Insect), referencing Coyote vs. Acme, and the use of "Nobody Speak" (feat. Run the Jewels) in the movie. Black silhouette of Wile E. Coyote pushing a bomb up a mountain, with the Road Runner watching. Blue + Green gradients in the background, with black splatters in the background, and Blue + Green gradients over the bomb.

Copy reads: Wile E. Coyote -- The Runner Will Fall
Fonts used: AdGothic + Helvetica Neue (Roman)
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
will definitely need to be careful as I do my proofreading and incorporate the negative space, but it's been a lot of fun exploring!
screencap of adobe illustrator with the fontself extension.

WIP of type with a fantasy styling (project: "Amphisbaena"). serif type with a fixed with, flowing paths, and ornaments at ends.

copy reads (all caps):

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.screencap of adobe illustrator with the fontself extension.

WIP of type with a fantasy styling (project: "Amphisbaena"). serif type with a fixed with, flowing paths, and ornaments at ends.

copy reads (sentence casing):

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
New work! Logo design for Beehive Skate Shop, a Denver CO hub for the roller skating community.
logo design for beehive skate shop (full version). letters are created using rounded hexagons, and packed together with three full hexagons on the bottom. white geometry over a black background.logo design for beehive skate shop (short version). letters are created using rounded hexagons, and packed together. white geometry over a black background.
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
been sketching for a custom type commission!
sketches of type with a fantasy styling (project: "Amphisbaena"). serif type with a fixed with, flowing paths, and ornaments at ends. negative space is used to add detail, so paths look like they're weaving in and out. white type over black background.

characters included so far:

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
1234567890
&@*$#"
%+-=.,:;
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
I'M GOING BACK IN. ANOTHER "CHESS 'N' CHAT", LIKE MY PIECES COME HANG @ 9AM (EASTERN). www.twitch.tv/wendyleftmea...
screencap of patrick star in spongebob squarepants in front of a chessboard, and blowing at a rook to move it forward.
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
black-and-white screencap the short "Tassels in the Air", of larry, curly, and moe from the three stooges. with a white speech bubble placed over on the bottom.
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
CHESS ‘N’ CHAT RETURNS AT 10AM (EASTERN) LET’S GO FORKIN’ AND SKEWERIN’ twitch.tv/wendyleftmealone
screencap of a simpsons scene with bart simpson, thinking of his next move in a game of chess.
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
giving my portfolio site another once-over! www.wendymurphy.online
screen capture of the home page on my portfolio website. ASCII conversions of designs in colors over a solid black background.

type used for information: rose-tinted
type used for ASCII: new friend mono bold
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Design I got to do for Soft Contact's album 'The Imminent Collapse' and its vinyl packaging.
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
When I started tracing I wasn't into using the "Image Tracer" and having a million anchor points, so I experimented with having stroke paths and adjusting the width along the way. It's more involved, but it gave me a lot of control if I ever needed to change size or thickness later!
screen capture of my adobe illustrator project file, showing how letters a b c d e f g were made. black pen tool paths with use of the width tool for variety. white background.
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
THIS IS WHY WE PLAY.
screencap of a recent chess.com match. game ended with both pawns protected by rooks and promoting to queens. the only move black has is moving his rook to block the queen's diagonal.
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
New work! I got the chance to make the typeface for 'Frostbite: A Graphic Novel' by Ian Boothby (Author) and Pia Guerra (Illustrator), and published by Graphix. Created tracing over Guerra's handwriting, with multiple variants of each character to better resemble natural writing in use. Out now!
Type display showing the characters used in the typeface for 'Frostbite: A Graphic Novel'. White type over a flat blue background.

Type reads:
ABCDEFGHIJ
KLMNOPQRS
TUVWXYZ
abcdefghij
klmnopqr
stuvwxyz
01234
56789
.,:;?!()[]{}*
%$€¥£¢&@#
-–—+-=“‘’‘“”
«»\|/©®
ÅÆÇÈÉÊÑß
åæçèéêñ

Typeface used in
FROSTBITE: A GRAPHIC NOVEL
by Ian Boothby (Author)
and Pia Guerra (Illustrator)
Published by Graphix
Screen capture off of the Amazon product page. A sample page for 'Frostbite: A Graphic Novel' by Ian Boothby (Author) and Pia Guerra (Illustrator) showing the typeface in use.

Type reads:

"Here's where the detour was. And this is the turnoff."

"Should have passed this town an hour ago."

"Maybe we got on a logging road?"

"Do either of those roads have a bridge?"

"'Cause we're going over one."
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
PRE-ORDERS AVAILABLE NOW TILL SEPT. 21ST. @courteney.bsky.social and I are joining in on RAW PAW's 'Heaven or Hell' design challenge with a custom piece! available here: rawpaw.ink/products/tan...
black-and-white illustration by @courteney.bsky.social and I with original characters harp & fiddle - cherub designs with 'tandemon' written in rounded san-serif type. created using white strokes + halftone patterns over a black background.mockup of the 'tandemon' graphic placed over a black tee (boxy variant) and over a black background. main image pulled from raw paw's product page.mockup of the 'tandemon' graphic placed over a black tee (standard variant) and over a black background. main image pulled from raw paw's product page.
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
we also got to do business cards, using one of her illustrations! excited for these to be printed :o)
side 1 of a business card design for ROTTNBEEF. modified image of an illustration by her of her OC, reaching through the white frame. a cyan overlay is used over the image, and there is a magenta blood splatter. black card mocked up over a lighter black background.side 2 of a business card design for ROTTNBEEF. type includes a modified letter R referencing the MPA: Rated R label. white vectors of a spiral and X are on the right, and there is a magenta blood splatter. white rectangles contain typography in neue haas grotesk (bold and light variants).

typography reads:

ROTTNBEEF
THE LIVING DEAD GIRL

rottnbeef@gmail.com
twitch.tv/rottnbeef
youtube.com/@rottnbeef
x.com/rottnbeef
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
new work! custom logo + logotype for my friend ROTTNBEEF and her twitch channel! www.twitch.tv/rottnbeef/
custom logotype commission for ROTTBEEF. letters are created w/ large and sharp serifs. an icon of a VHS tape is in the bottom right corner with a cyan label, neon green tape, and magenta blood splatters. white type + multicolored icon over a blue background. custom logo commission for ROTTBEEF. an icon of a VHS tape with a cyan label, neon green tape, and magenta blood splatters. multicolored icon over a blue background.
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
new work • design for soft contact's debut lp 'the imminent collapse' out now: softcontact.bandcamp.com/album/the-im...
digital cover for the soft contact album 'the imminent collapse'. green-tinted image of a bay area rapid transit train with a bonsai tree in the foreground, and a blurred image of a person in the background. a green strip is on the left that reads:

SOFT CONTACT
THE IMMINENT COLLAPSE

Side One: 20:09
Side Two: 19:34

Typeface used: Alte Haas Grotesk

Cover photography by Tyler Bray and Royce Akifumi Wilmot
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
thinking about streaming again, and changing my setup around so that's more of a possibility!
stream setup i'm working on, that shows a chess.com screen in the middle framed in blue, an animated representation of me on the left, and alerts + social media handles on the bottom right. blue background with black gradients and dark scanlines.
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
hello #portfolioday! i'm wendy, and I'm a brooklyn graphic designer exploring type and logo design, vector illustration, and art direction. wendyleftmealone.carrd.co
geometric + typographic poster design for chipzel, cyanide dansen, and throno crigger (vjs: flopine and vaporstack) • saturday, 28 september, doors @ 6PM (curfew @ 11PM) • 29 rue de l'ourcq • 75019 paris, fr

multicolored geometric display taking inspiration from super hexagon. typeface used is neue kabel.digital illustration of a woman standing on a 1999 laptop, over a black and cyan background. metaball type that uses a 3x3 grid to write 'VENUS' is on the left. pose references 'the birth of venus' by sandro botticelli.cover art for MalLabel's new ep 'Requiem for the Simulation'. digital low-res illustration of a blue and white comet headed towards a green earth. typography white over a black background. 

headline uses Eurostile, and body copy uses Helvetica Roman, with anti-aliasing turned off for a pixelated look.type display with yellow + white typography over a black background. set in 'mass transit mono' in bold italics.

characters included:
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz fifl 0123456789 ⁰¹²³⁴⁵⁶⁷⁸⁹ ¼½¾ ?!¿¡#%&'*+±×÷-–—.,:;/~=¬@()[]{}|¦^_`´"‘’“”„… $¢§£€¥¤©®ª°º¯¨¸µ¶«»‹›Ððſ ÀÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈÉÊËÌÍÎÏÑÒÓÔÕÖØÙÚÛÜÝ àáâãäåæçèéêëìíîïñòóôõöøùúûüýÿ ĀāĂ㥹ĆćĈĉĊċČčĎďĐđĒēĔĕĖėĘęĚě ĜĝĞğĠġĢģǦǧĤĥĦħĨĩĪīĬĭĮįİıIJijĴĵĶķĸĹĺĻļĽľĿŀŁł ŃńŅņŇňʼnŊŋŌōŎŏŐőŒœÞþŔŕŖŗŘřŚśŜŝŞşŠšȘș ŢţŤťŦŧȚțŨũŪūŬŭŮůŰűŲųŴŵŶŷŸŹźŻżŽž
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
noticed i could also split up the colors for more of a riso look, which is fun!
vector illustration of two characters from the 'see saw' level in Rhythm Heaven Fever. two long-limbed guys are playing on a seesaw and stars appear when one of them slams down, and launches the other into the air. purple over magenta gradient.
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
SEE SAW.
vector illustration of two characters from the 'see saw' level in Rhythm Heaven Fever. two long-limbed guys are playing on a seesaw and stars appear when one of them slams down, and launches the other into the air. black and white over magenta gradient.
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
who's out there confessing on a dance floor rn.
vector type that reads 'MADONNA' in simple geometric type, warped into a sphere resembling a mirrorball. based on imagery from the album 'confessions on a dance floor'. multicolored gradient over black background.vector type that reads 'MADONNA' in simple geometric type, warped into a sphere resembling a mirrorball. based on imagery from the album 'confessions on a dance floor'. white over black background.
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
typographic exercise while I listen to the sundays.
typographic poster for the album 'reading, writing & arithmetic' by the sundays (1990). white typography is in a figure-8 around fossilized shells, and additional information is in a spiral path.

typeface used is Neuzeit Grotesk.
photography by ashleigh joy (through unsplash)

copy reads: 
the sundays presents...
reading, writing & arithmetic

released on january 15th 1990 by rough trade (uk) and DGC (us)

1. Skin & Bones (4:16)
2. Here's Where the Story Ends (3:54)
3. Can't Be Sure (3:22)
4. I Won (4:23)
5. Hideous Towns (3:46)
6. You're Not the Only One I Know (3:50)
7. A Certain Someone (4:25)
8. I Kicked a Boy (2:16)
9. My Finest Hour (3:59)
10. Joy (4:10)                          

Performed by Harriet Wheeler (Vocals),
David Gavurin (Guitar),
Paul Brindley (Bass),
Patrick Hannan (Drums),
& Lindsay Jamieson (Tambourine)typographic poster for the album 'reading, writing & arithmetic' by the sundays (1990). white typography is in a figure-8 with the photography removed. typeface used is Neuzeit Grotesk.

copy reads: 
the sundays presents...
reading, writing & arithmetic

released on january 15th 1990 by rough trade (uk) and DGC (us)

1. Skin & Bones (4:16)
2. Here's Where the Story Ends (3:54)
3. Can't Be Sure (3:22)
4. I Won (4:23)
5. Hideous Towns (3:46)
6. You're Not the Only One I Know (3:50)
7. A Certain Someone (4:25)
8. I Kicked a Boy (2:16)
9. My Finest Hour (3:59)
10. Joy (4:10)                          

Performed by Harriet Wheeler (Vocals),
David Gavurin (Guitar),
Paul Brindley (Bass),
Patrick Hannan (Drums),
& Lindsay Jamieson (Tambourine)
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
my queen's POV when i think i'm checkmating, not seeing the bishop that's 1000000000 feet away.
screencap from the movie 'goodfellas', when tommy think's he's about to be a made man.
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
still enjoy using it, especially helvetica neue and the light variants. def easy to have a design feel colder, but I think with good hierarchy and kerning it’s usually solid.
ngl anonymous question: how do you feel about Helvetica?
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
take me away to some other land.
vector illustration / redraw of the artwork for the album 'chocolate and cheese' by ween - original photography by john kuczala with model ashley savage. a woman is wearing a red shirt that reveals part of her breasts, and a blue, white and gold belt that reads 'WEEN' with a metal ween logo.
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
using the bigass carousel for every typeface i've worked on so far.
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
1-color variants that maybe i'll use somewhere!
digital illustration of a woman standing on a 1999 laptop, over a black and white background. metaball type that uses a 3x3 grid to write 'VENUS' is on the left. pose references 'the birth of venus' by sandro botticelli.digital illustration of a woman standing on a 1999 laptop, over a black and white background. metaball type that uses a 3x3 grid to write 'VENUS' is on the left. pose references 'the birth of venus' by sandro botticelli.
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
computer boot up venus for me please.
digital illustration of a woman standing on a 1999 laptop, over a black and blue background. metaball type that uses a 3x3 grid to write 'VENUS' is on the left. pose references 'the birth of venus' by sandro botticelli.
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
zooming out like damn i really am paper mario 64-brained.
vector illustration of a girl with red hair, teal glasses, and white and a white and blue outfit - referencing 'the birth of venus'.
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
really stumped them with that one.
chess.com screenshot that reads 'you won! game abandoned.' the game started with white playing e2-e4 and black playing e7-e5. the other player didn't move for 3 minutes before disconnecting.
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
i've been messing with the '3d materials' tab and having layers right over my usual art so there's some more texture, which could be something!
digital illustration of parappa the rapper and lammy using the playstation disc layout. full-color vector illustration and black type and logos over a chartreuse background. digital illustration of parappa the rapper and lammy using the playstation disc layout. full-color vector illustration and black type and logos over a chartreuse background. (adding effects from adobe illustrator's '3d and materials' tab and the 'oxford fabric' material).
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
close-ups of the pals.
digital illustration of parappa the rapper and lammy using the playstation disc layout. halftoned blue illustration and black logos over a white background.digital illustration of parappa the rapper and lammy using the playstation disc layout. halftoned blue illustration and black logos over a blue background.digital illustration of parappa the rapper and lammy using the playstation disc layout. halftoned green illustration and black logos over a chartreuse background.digital illustration of parappa the rapper and lammy using the playstation disc layout. halftoned magenta illustration and black logos over a magenta background.
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
you gotta do what?
cd mockup showing vector illustrations of parappa and lammy on a clear playstation disc. on the left are multicolored playstation buttom commands: cross, square, triangle, and circle. chartreuse cd tray over a light blue background.
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
design i did last autumn for illexotic's ep, that i'm still a fan of!
digital cover for illexotic's ep 'illexotic bass', released by MalLabel Music in 2025. black and white illustration of the band graffitied over multicolored stickers showing the group, rave aesthetics, and references to the bay area.

on the left is a strip that reads "illexotic bass" with MalLabel's logo in the bottom left. "illexotic" is typed in Neuzeit Grotesk Light, and 'bass' is written in custom type.
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
has it come to this?
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
my blockbuster rental for the week, better make it count.
vector illustration of the character fred from chameleon twist using his tongue to attack an ice cream sandwich monster (yellow, red, orange, and black over a blue background.)vector illustration of the character fred from chameleon twist using his tongue to attack an ice cream sandwich monster (white and black over a black background).
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count wendula @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
also hi new follows, welcome aboard! reminder that along with design commissions: i've experimented with typeface design for personal and commercial use! creative market: creativemarket.com/wendyleftmea... gumroad: wendymurphyonline.gumroad.com etc: linktr.ee/wendymurphyo...
type display for my LED typeface 'mass transit mono' (bold variant) in yellow over black. type is made using a circle grid, using larger and smaller dots to represent each glyph.
type display for my pixel typeface 'rose-tinted' (italic variant) in white and pink over a black background. type is created using a pixel grid, about 9px high.type display for my electronic / segmented typeface 'levitate' in green over a black background. type is created using segments, and focusing on 45-degree movements and cuts.type display for 'liquidize', a fluid + dotted typeface (350+ glyphs), in black text over grey. type is created using metaball shapes in a zig-zag pattern.
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