This site was made by @curiouslykevin.bsky.social (Black Candle) who is SO meticulous. If you're looking for a custom site (esp post-Tapas) I recommend him! Also thank you to @feathernotes.bsky.social for referring me to him 🌈
Kevin Wilson
@curiouslykevin.bsky.social
Designer and artist. Currently tech/design at @hiveworks.bsky.social. Co-writer of Candlelight, a tech and art newsletter. ( https://links.blackcandle.art/ )
The Toocheke dev has released an option to pull a tapas site into a wordpress website using their plugin. Wordpress isn't the only option when it comes to websites, but this feature should make it a lot easier for people to make the switch to a website if they want.
Toocheke@toocheke.com · 5d agoIf you're a Tapas creator thinking about where your comics go next, I have built a free tool that imports your whole series — episodes, images, thumbnails, publish dates — straight into WordPress. leetoo.net/import-your-... #webcomics
Need info ASAP on making a website? We've got resources for you! Intro to HTML/CSS w @newbabyfly.schism.org: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMuK... Making a Webcomic Site w Ren Taylor: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPbE... ComicFury 101 w @jpawlik.com & @beefsen.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ0M...
Intro to HTML & CSS w/ Newbabyfly
YouTube video by Cartoonists United
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If you want help on *how* to set up your own website, Cartoonists United has some great resources: cartoonist.coop/resources/
Sometimes I think the feeling I feel when I look at old stuff isn't nostalgia, but rather a wish that things had gone in a different direction entirely
My birthday is this weekend and I'll be off to the coast. It's been a wild year! So much of what I've made is up this year is at my store. ( cursedcollection.etsy.com?coupon=BIRTH... ) So why not have a little sale? Until the 21st you can use code " BIRTHDAYOFTHEDAMNED ", to get 20% off everything!
The mask has been so off for so long that it’s gathering dust. I asked them where the mask was and I had to help jog their memory by asking where they last put it.
Jason Koebler@jasonkoebler.bsky.social · last wk."AI could significantly disrupt the employment of the very people who generated the data on which the foundation model was trained. LLMs are a product that destroys its supply chain.”
The USDA is trying to recind the Roadless Rule which currently protects 45 million acres of National Forests from logging and deforestation. We have until September 20th to comment and tell the USDA we don't want this! File your comment w/ link below: action.outdooralliance.org/a/roadless-d...
work in comics in the U.S., or know someone who does? (self-pub and webcomics count) tell 'em to fill this @cartoonist.coop survey! sharing knowledge is power 💪🏽🔏 airtable.com/appLRxNDI7Yj...
If you have a Gmail account, you need to read this. Google's AI now scans your emails and attachments, bank statements, tax files, medical letters, all of it. It turned on by default, and there's a class-action lawsuit over how. Here are 5 moves to shut it off, the switch is hidden in two places:
I do not use AI. Not even a drop. I loathe it. I try put as much human touch as I can. If I could make vector art without a computer I would. If I could reasonably make stickers by hand I would. I want you to spot pieces of my fingerprints in smudges and stains along the edges of whatever I make.
jess m. ☕🍂@jametc.bsky.social · 4w agoPlease be vocal about not using AI. We have to normalize it. No "I'm not going to say that because it should be assumed. I'm not going to give them this". We don't have time for that shit ideological shit right now. NOW is the time to capitalize on waning favorability. Ppl want human made
Please be vocal about not using AI. We have to normalize it. No "I'm not going to say that because it should be assumed. I'm not going to give them this". We don't have time for that shit ideological shit right now. NOW is the time to capitalize on waning favorability. Ppl want human made
Been feeling a kind of way. New sticker in my shop. Thecursedcollection.com
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Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 4w agoGoogle Maps has changed the name of "Lake Ontario" to "Lake America" for U.S. users
Have you seen any reporting on how solar power generation in the USA is 5 times higher than it was in 2020 in mainstream outlets? If not, why do you think this is not being widely covered the same way other large technological changes are?
Joey Politano🏳️🌈@josephpolitano.bsky.social · last mo.Official monthly data is in today, and US solar power generation hit a new record high, up 20% compared to this time last year!
I cannot stress enough: the AI bubble has already popped it is just being kept on life support by corporations trying to squeeze even a dollar more out of their shit investment, and tech bros doing the same before abandoning their shit company startups. keep hating on AI, you're winning
Kotaku@kotaku.com · last mo.Report Suggests Nearly No One Is Buying AI Generated Goods https://kotaku.com/3d-model-markets-are-being-flooded-with-ai-sellers-but-no-ones-buying-2000724790
RSS didn't die of old age. It was murdered for profit because it didn't serve targeted ads. The Weird Internet Codex 003 is out. A guide to pulling your own signal, hunting buried feeds on the indie web, and escaping the dopamine drip.
I have found out something I worked on came out because I see it in a store rather than be told it’s out or be tagged in the launch announcement. Please give a little love to your illustrator. We really do need the tag for new work.
Eric Smith@ericsmithrocks.bsky.social · 2mo agoCover reveal days are such fun, huge days for authors. But you know who they can also be huge for? The illustrators. Don’t forget to credit them. Cover reveals always blow up outside of an author’s bubble, and someone who sees it could be that artist’s next gig. ❤️
I keep a spreadsheet of all the website software I’ve run into and it’s easily over 300 items long. The amount of website solutions out there has gotten so big and diverse that I feel like I’m recommending music to anyone that asks for help with their websites.
Tom Bloom@orbitaldropkick.bsky.social · 2mo agoPrivate website ownership is not only still possible in 2026 but also cheaper and easier than it’s ever been. I cannot underscore this enough lol. It can be as cheap as 9 a year for the domain if your hosting is free (otherwise can be under 10/mo) and as easy as using a template
Private website ownership is not only still possible in 2026 but also cheaper and easier than it’s ever been. I cannot underscore this enough lol. It can be as cheap as 9 a year for the domain if your hosting is free (otherwise can be under 10/mo) and as easy as using a template
Now sounds like a great time to register a domain for your comic and migrate, folks.
Kenny Meyers@kennym.bsky.social · 2mo agoWebtoons going all in on AI.
New AI toolbars and prompts are showing up in Google Docs and Gmail. If you don’t want Gemini’s help in writing documents and emails, here’s how to turn that stuff off. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
How to Disable the AI Features in Gmail and Google Docs
New AI toolbars and prompts are showing up in Google Docs and Gmail. If you don’t want Gemini’s help in writing documents and emails, here’s how to turn that stuff off.
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When I say that you have to be leery of who critiques your art, your life will depend on it. The wrong person giving you critique will have you fighting with your own creativity, leaving you mentally unwell. Especially if you don't have enough people around you encouraging your art