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Chris Silverman

@csilverman.bsky.social

Designer, artist, iPhone Notes limit pusher. I know the difference between a "font" and a "typeface", but I'm not obnoxious about it. 🌈 https://notes.art 🏠 https://csilverman.com ✍️ https://shortform.csilverman.com

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Doctor B. Popular @docpop.org · 20h ago

"Today is August 4, 2026," said a second voice from the kitchen ceiling. Somewhere in the walls, relays clicked, memory tapes glided under electric eyes. - excerpt from Ray Bradbury's There Will Come Soft Rain Read it here www.libraryofshortstories.com/storiespdf/t...

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Chris Silverman @csilverman.bsky.social · 21h ago

A greenish ghostlike bubble floats over a dark meadow through a blue night. Vaguely visible within the bubble is a person, one arm outstretched as though steering a vehicle. In the sky is a glowing white circle that would look like a full moon if it was filled in. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

Chris Silverman @csilverman.bsky.social · 2d ago

A large, rusty round door is embedded in a dull green concrete wall. The door, if that's what it is, has various bolts, vents, and complexities that make the purpose hard to define. To the left and connected to it is a small keypad with glowing green and red lights. Above it is a pipe, and a single glowing fluorescent light. On the wall above it is a faded stencil of "30" in red paint, and a grimy sign with a red triangle on it. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

Chris Silverman @csilverman.bsky.social · 3d ago

A dull evening with a lavender sky. A small tree trunk with a few bare branches sits in the middle of a grassy slope. Two traffic lights are precariously fixed to the tree. One, facing the viewer, is showing yellow. The second, facing left, casts a red beam through a slight fog. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

Chris Silverman @csilverman.bsky.social · 4d ago

Two figures stand on opposite sides of a chasm, looking at each other. The figure on the left is smaller, and holding a flashlight pointed at the ground. The figure on the right is much larger and heavier, and pointing a flashlight in front of it, illuminating the cliff on the other side. There is a glowing white halo above its head. This is a primarily pink painting, signed "Chris Silverman".

Chris Silverman @csilverman.bsky.social · 5d ago

A tall figure wearing a cloak and a top hat walks through a stone archway. The figure is silhouetted in the white light blazing from the other end of the archway. They are holding a long staff. Iron bars are positioned at both ends of the archway. This is a primarily stone-gray painting, signed "Chris Silverman".

Chris Silverman @csilverman.bsky.social · 6d ago

A cat sits on a small hill under a cloudy purple sky. Above, soaring low over the hill, is a person wearing a hang glider. The hang glider has a glowing white light on each wingtip. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

Chris Silverman @csilverman.bsky.social · 7d ago

A large dark boulder purchased precariously on a small grassy hill at night. On the left side of the boulder is a glowing yellow window, indicating someone is inside. A small black chimney sticks out of the top left of the boulder. In the upper right of the dark gray sky is a glowing object that would look like a moon if it wasn't a white outline of a circle. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

Chris Silverman @csilverman.bsky.social · last wk.

A small figure wearing a wide-brimmed hat sits on a rocky bank in an eerie swamp environment. Another rocky bank, and trees, are visible further on. The figure is holding a fishing pole. The sky and water are green. There's a slight fog. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

Chris Silverman @csilverman.bsky.social · last wk.

I've been inspired by the Iconfactory's stuff for over two decades at this point. There are not a lot of people who are this good at icon and app design.

The Iconfactory@iconfactory.com · last wk.

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Chris Silverman @csilverman.bsky.social · last wk.

A hunched, neon-pink figure holds a white mask in front of its head. The mask is white and has a frowning, pinched face that looks like a gargoyle. The figure itself has bright green spots on its back, and a few small pockets at various locations on it. It casts a long shadow. The background is bright yellow. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

Chris Silverman @csilverman.bsky.social · last wk.

A small house sits in a giant hole. One of the windows is lit yellow. Smoke rises from a chimney. Above, the sky is slightly cloudy and a yellowish-green. Someone stands on the edge of the hole, rather uselessly tossing dirt onto the roof of the house. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

Chris Silverman @csilverman.bsky.social · 2w ago

A vast pair of legs stands astride a blue mountain against a yellow sky. In the top right of the sky is a round yellow sun. At the waist, where the upper body would normally be, is a railing. A figure stands on top of the legs as though they're a raised platform. The figure is looking through a telescope. The front of the legs are slightly tinged with crimson light. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

Chris Silverman @csilverman.bsky.social · 2w ago

A dark green ramshackle house hangs from a pulley that rolls along a cable. The house is suspended in the middle of a slightly cloudy blue sky. It is heavily patched together with boards and has a few graffiti tags on it. It has a door, a window, and then a round window under the roof. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

Chris Silverman @csilverman.bsky.social · 2w ago

A bronze statue of a person stands in a flat, barren area under a yellow sky. In the top right of the sky is a round white sun. A few birds are in the sky. The person is wearing a suit and tie, and has both hands in their pockets. Where their head should be is a box with a question mark on the side. A few birds are perched on the box. In front of the statue is a red barricade, the kind you'd see in a museum. In the background is a blurry treeline. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

Chris Silverman @csilverman.bsky.social · 2w ago

A slightly cloudy night: a blue sky with wispy purple clouds. An orange crescent moon, the edges of the crescent ragged, sits in the sky above a mountain. Running down the right side of the mountain, a large fragment of the moon strapped to its back, is a small figure. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

Chris Silverman @csilverman.bsky.social · 2w ago

A view from inside a dark room, through a window at a stormy gray sky outside. Through the upper half of the window is visible a greenish-white cloud-to-cloud bolt. Below is a witch riding a bicycle, the headlight glowing in the clouds. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

Chris Silverman @csilverman.bsky.social · 2w ago

A small ghost hovers in a dull yellowish-gray space. The ghost has a windup key sticking out of its back, and it is wearing one of those cheap disguises: a large red nose, a black mustache, and black-rimmed glasses. A glowing blue-green halo hovers above its head. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

Chris Silverman @csilverman.bsky.social · 2w ago

A rickety tower of stacked, roughly cubical, wooden shacks. Some have tinges of red or blue, like paint that has largely faded and flaked away. The topmost shack and one lower down have a round yellow window and dish antennae mounted on the top. Yellow light filters between the boards. The sky is blue, with pink on the horizon. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

Chris Silverman @csilverman.bsky.social · 3w ago

A dark figure wearing a large, white mask stands on a ledge in front of a cliffside cave, hands in its pockets. This is a primarily colorless scene: everything is a sort of lavender gray. In the background is a dim line of trees. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

Chris Silverman @csilverman.bsky.social · 3w ago

A person stands on a craggy mountain ridge, under a reddish-yellow sky. They are holding onto a rope, at the end of which is a fish-shaped balloon. The fish has a glowing green eye and is dark, with an iridescent green sheen to it. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

Chris Silverman @csilverman.bsky.social · 3w ago

A reddish-yellow toy devil against a brown background. The devil's head has several seams, holes, and nubs; the kind you would expect on a cheap plastic toy. The devil's face is a simple emoji-style smiling face: empty eyes, teeth. One arm is raised. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

Chris Silverman @csilverman.bsky.social · 3w ago

A pale orange sky, a red sun, and a dull, smoggy treeline. If you're downwind of Canada right now, this scene probably looks familiar. In the lower left corner is a small "no smoking" sign, for all the good that will do. Keep an eye on your AQI apps, folks. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

Chris Silverman @csilverman.bsky.social · 3w ago

A rocky chunk hovers in a blue sky. The right side of it is striated, and looks almost like tree roots. Built on the top of it is a small, cylindrical structure with a pointed roof. In the sky to the right of the structure is a round white sun. A glowing yellow doorway is on the left of the structure. A small sign hangs above the doorway, with "open" in white letters. Farther down on the rock are a spray-painted orange triangle and a yellow and black striped warning patch. Hanging from the underside of the rock is some moss and vegetation. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

Chris Silverman @csilverman.bsky.social · 3w ago

A drab, dirty sidewalk under a smoggy, pale-green sky. Mounted on the sidewalk is a large, indecipherable machine on a post. It is irregularly shaped, boxy, the same dull green color as its surroundings, with a glowing blue screen and small buttons and bolts. In one upper corner is a blue plate with a triangular symbol above several parallel lines. The meaning of the symbol isn't clear. The machine looks sort of like an alien parking machine. A few birds are perched on the top of it. In the background are the shadowy outlines of skyscrapers. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

Chris Silverman @csilverman.bsky.social · 3w ago

A rocky pinnacle reaching up into a greenish-tan sky. Birds circle around the pinnacle. Embedded in the pinnacle are four eyes at various angles. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

Chris Silverman @csilverman.bsky.social · 4w ago

Three tall buildings rise from yellow flames, standing against a crimson purple sky. Each building is tall and narrow, with only one window in the top left. The windows glow green. The closest building has an air conditioning unit outside the window. A black cat with green eyes walks across its roof. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

Chris Silverman @csilverman.bsky.social · 4w ago

A blue evening sky over a meadow, and a view underground. A small tunnel leads down to a large burrow, except the burrow has a glowing white doorway in it leading somewhere else. Fixed to the wall of the burrow is a black sign with white lettering and a white arrow. The style looks like New York City subway signage, and the sign says "downtown". Above ground, next to the hole, is a spherical green and yellow lamp that indicates a New York City subway entrance. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

Chris Silverman @csilverman.bsky.social · 4w ago

A rocky mountain peak under a gray sky. Hovering directly above the peak, fixed in a beam of white light, is a 3.5 inch floppy disk with a white red-striped label. If you grew up in the 90s, you probably still have at least one of these somewhere. Slightly farther down, approaching the hovering disk, are several people wearing robes. One of them is holding a staff. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

Chris Silverman @csilverman.bsky.social · 4w ago

A dark, shadowy figure stands in the darkness under a glowing greenish-white window. The figure has a clock key sticking out of its back, and a glowing white halo above its head. It is standing in the green glow from the window. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".