Luis M. Salas

screenshot of a tumblr post from user “wildmansters” The thing that really boils my potatoes about Al in general is that I have been a creative professional for over a decade now and the devil has ALWAYS been in the details. Big and small, I've had single-person businesses rip me to shreds over how their colors turned out on newsprint, and have worked with huge companies with THICK brand guidelines with every detail of their brand identity laid out and enforced with an iron fist. But I guess all of that stuff doesn't matter anymore? Who gives a fuck if this Al generated baby has six fingers, that mom-and-pop shop is still going to use it. That rug from Temu says Happy Thanksgivirg? Oh well haha it's just a silly funny thing now (nevermind that you never would have given a B-grade item from a craft show the same consideration). I don't actually care that the Al Coca-cola ad has a truck that changes size every scene, but I can't help but think about how, if it had been some poor underpaid artist, they would have been laughed out of the building. I don't really know how to put it in a succint way but it just feels all the more obvious how much more grace and flexibility has always been possible but never offered.

i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao

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Hi, I hate doing self promo so I'll just say that this indie board game coverage channel that could is about to hit a milestone of sorts.

There is no skeet that can summarize who we are or what we do, but we do cool work and you should check us out. www.youtube.com/@NoPunIncluded

A sketch sheet of a bunch of creatures - some lizards, an olm, a mole, some other stuff.

I'm the perfect level of crossfaded where I truly believe all my schemes will work out and my career will continue for at least another 6 months, fingers crossed.

The only truly ethical response that a self-described artist can make. Anything else is a betrayal of one's colleagues.

A slide from QGCon about community moderation during a crisis, which reads: "Survival Guide Thrive out of spite - Don't feel forced to hide - Reiterate boundaries - Communicate proactively"

A real highlight of @qgcon.bsky.social has been @murderveggie.bsky.social talking about proactive community management during (and before!) a crisis, which was a fantastic lesson in social media literacy.

The Personal, Political Art of Board-Game Design What can board games say that other art forms can’t?

Amabel Holland has designed board games that tackle the struggle to end slavery, women’s suffrage, and the highly personal topic of gender transition, referring to them as “political art.” What can board games say that other art forms can’t?

A screenshot of CGE’s instagram page: “With the above in mind, and after many heartfelt and vital discussions both internally and with members of the affected community, we have decided to donate 100% of the profit from this game to appropriate charitable organizations. We will ensure that an amount equal to our greater than the fee paid to license this product will go directly to organizations that provide support for the trans community. We evaluate profits and make charitable-giving decisions each December, and we will continue using this annual process to direct the games profits. We will listen to recommendations from the community to help guide our choices of organizations that provide support for the trans community. Or goal is to select those that offer direct, practical help to people in need — for example, services similar to the emergency hotline that was recently discontinued.”

I’m doing victory laps in my kitchen right now!!!! 💃🏼

CGE just announced they are going to be giving away 100% of the profit from their Harry Potter game to pro-trans charities!!

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as always, the secret is to combine two items in your inventory into one :)

Hey y'all

Play the demo and maybe....maybe you'll hear more about this game later this week....

SHARE SHARE SHARE!! ⚠️🚨

We have to keep our eyes and make pressure here on social media and on the ground as well, pressure our governments, pressure the international community is important to help the people on Madleen to stay safe and deliver the aid to the people of Gaz@! 🛳️🇵🇸
#allEyesOnDeck

Taken from Sam Landman on FB but not sure if he is the artist. Graphic saying AI is for losers, reject fascism think for yourself. I can make Art that’s ugly and bad all by myself thank you very much

friends are calling this unhinged but I am calling it honest 💜

follow Crescent County on Kickstarter today!!
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a monk jug band comprised of an opossum, bittern, anteater, and mole. a kobold and a fox are mopping the floor. the shrew abbot looks on in resignation.

The abbot knew it was a mistake leaving this particular group of reprobates unattended by a senior brother during their chore duty. Still, the two initiates he had assigned to help out assured him they were more than happy to pick up the slack as long as the impromptu jug band got to keep playing

pond creatures 🪷

- Spirit Family ☘️🧚 -

Newest #watercolor #paleoart. Agressive Leptoceratops charges a T.rex with a threat display. This isn’t purely display, however, since a well placed chomp from that beak could do real damage to the much larger carnivore. Small hornless ceratopsians are overlooked too much. 🦖

Heya! I've made a lotta artwork for ROOT the board game projects over the last few years. I think it's about time I share some of it to a social media platform 😆

Here's a special shirt design for an upcoming tournament I'm attending 🙃

#rootgame #rootboardgame #cuteart #boardgameart

Market Reflection:

As I pursue making a living out of games, I'm caught in the conundrum of creating a successful booth. Overall I do okay, but compared to others I seem to fall short.

Let's chat about 3 things that are hindering me:

-Expectation
-Direction
-Communication

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What else can you say about Brass Birmingham? We had a great time returning to ‘The Best Board Game In the World’. It remains fantastic and we all scored well over 100, which doesn’t always happen! #boardgamesuk #brassbirmingham #thebest #boardgames #imhavingmyone #imhavingmyonepodcast

I think they go hand in hand... Just because it makes it so much easier that way. Its part of understanding the story you want the players to experience, what are the kinds of highs and lows that you want your game to be able to have? In the end game design is also spontaneous narrative.

Theme in my case! I like to use theme as a North Star, to understand the emotional ride I want to create as well as the mechanisms that will better suit it!

Setting up for Geek Meet Indy 2025 tomorrow. No idea how it’s going to go, but Bethany and I will be there promoting our games! 🎲✂️

lay in the tall grass

Ancient critters

www.brambles.ink

drawing of a tropical dragon in a jungle swamp with palm trees. the dragon is yellow, iguana-dinosaur-fish-like, with vestigial wings. he has puffs of smoke coming out of his nose.

saw a 'post a monster' type post, somewhere

🐾🐾🐾
#izutsumi

Star Alchemist. Watercolor

Today in game design:

Every game designer you know, whether they are new, a veteran of the industry, or someone who comes back every so often, has a super cringey setting full of their favorite OCs.

ESPECIALLY MEEEE

And this is a good thing! On what is known as the Fantasy Heartbreaker: a thread