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
Catt Small
@catt.design
Designer with too many hobbies in Brooklyn. I run @gdocexpo.com in my spare time. People go "ooh" when I say I make video games.
If you need to understand why the male loneliness epidemic exists just watch the men's and women's hot dog eating contests
Mobile app performance has taken a nosedive since we entered the vibe coding era. So many of my apps load like sludge now. Infuriating.
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!
Emily M. Bender@emilymbender.bsky.social · last mo.“‘AI’ might not be good for xyz, but you can’t deny that it’s helpful for programming” -- sound familiar? In Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000, Ep 79 @alexhanna.bsky.social and I dig into that bullshit. www.buzzsprout.com/2126417/epis...
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.
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...
Catt Small@catt.design · last mo.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
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
I'm starting something new!
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Watching everything be better without you from Albania:
We have a socialist mayor and we won the NBA finals for the first time in over 50 years.... Coincidence? I think not
Life lesson: look at the agenda before you agree to speak at a conference
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.
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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Tomorrow I hit the road!
Catt Small@catt.design · 4mo agoI'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
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
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...
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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Thanks, #IAC26, for having me! And congratulations to Abby Covert for the book launch today 🔥
IAC - Information Architecture Conference@theiaconf.bsky.social · 4mo agoDid you catch the Book and Author Fair? 📚 Book lovers and authors alike got to connect over new reads and old favorites. Share your latest reads with us! Check the thread for the authors and books Thanks to our sponsors @rosenfeldmedia.com @oreily.bsky.social #IAC26 #InformationArchitecture
Who's feeling major pressure to move fast thanks to top-down Al mandates and folks chanting "get on the train or get left behind"? 🙋🏾♀️ I spoke a bit about this during a recent lightning lesson because I wanted to acknowledge the state of the world and offer an opportunity.
Congratulations to the team at @ogrepixel.bsky.social for their release of Hidden around the World! 🌏 We can't wait to play 👀
Ogre Pixel - Castlebound demo out on Steam!@ogrepixel.bsky.social · 4mo agoHidden around the World is OUT NOW! 🌎⭐️ Explore cozy cities, find hidden objects, decorate, and create levels to share with players around the world! ❤️ Nintendo Switch: www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro... 💙 Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3995480/... #cozy #indiedev #indiegame
To all the #UX peeps looking to figure out a path forward through a time of deep career ambiguity: This is a thread of five things I'm doing for senior and staff designers in the next few months. All are online. Some are free, some are paid.
Do you work in games? Are you tired of corporate greed taking over our industry? Do you miss when industry events were by workers, for workers? The United Videogame Workers of CWA, in partnership with other unions and worker-centered organizations, announce the #GameWorkersConference. May 22-23 ❤️🔥
#SpotlightSunday! 🐟 Fishbowl is a narrative game about dreams, grief, and hope. Rediscover your memories and find your way into the present in this intimate experience where slice-of-life meets surreal. The game JUST released, get it 10% off now! 💖 store.steampowered.com/app/1638070/... #gamedev
GAME GONE GOLD! Dosa Divas is past certification for Steam, Switch, Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox S/X and ready to launch on April 14th. ✨Wishlist Now!✨
Made a short game about corporate bullshit, emotional labor, and gender dynamics for @aprilsoetarman.bsky.social's class at @sfpc.study 😌 cattsmall.com/slack-game
Knock Brush
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Hi everyone! As we're planning out our Kickstarter campaign, we'd love to hear from folks who've been through it before. What advice do you have for a new & relatively unknown studio? Anything you wish you'd done differently for your campaign? We're all ears and prayer hands! 🙏🏾
