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Daniel Solis

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NEW BOOK! Graphic Design for Board Games: https://www.routledge.com/Graphic-Design-for-Board-Games/Solis/p/book/9781032583365 Portfolio https://www.danielsolisgames.com Patreon https://www.patreon.com/danielsolis More https://linktr.ee/danielsolisdesign

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Daniel Solis @danielsolis.bsky.social · Jun 3

Heavy metal board game t-shirt is real! This sample is printed on Men's Extra Soft Heather Smoke. I'm impressed that so much fine detail is visible on the band list. All pretty legible (by heavy metal standards). Check it out!
danielsolis.threadless.com
#HeavyMetal #BoardGame

Close-up of "bands" on the back of the shirt

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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 3h

weird phenomenon i keep encountering where “writers” correctly identify the soul-sucking danger that large language models pose to their craft, but for some reason have no problem using generative AI to make images. like….are you stupid!!!!

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Jess Zafarris @jesszafarris.bsky.social · 2h

On today's episode of Words Unravelled, @robwords.bsky.social and I celebrated 100K YouTube subscribers ✨ in person ✨ with 100 quick-fire word facts.

Thank you to everyone who tunes in each week, and major thanks to our editor @martynmnw.bsky.social.

Check it out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPfb...

100 quick-fire word facts

YouTube video by Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zafarris

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Daniel Solis @danielsolis.bsky.social · 1h

Who gets to keep it? :O

Daniel Solis @danielsolis.bsky.social · 3h

God, yeah I still sometimes see a thing I made when I was 19 years old floating around and 😬😬😬

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WizKids @wizkids.bsky.social · 3h

Do you have a favorite story from Greek mythology? Who is your favorite character from the tales of the Gods?

Pre-order Fantasy Realms: Greek Legends and play in the world of the stories you love! wizkids.io/fantasyrealmsgreeklegends

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EL-CO @el-co.bsky.social · 4h

Still 2 hours to go, but the "Garden Trilogy" by uchibacoya reached 1 million dollars on KS tabletop games for the first time as a Japanese publisher. Congratulations!
I helped with revising the texts on the campaign page. I hope it helped some.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/uch...

Garden Trilogy - Paradise of Dinosaurs, Birds, and Fish

Build your own Aquarium, Aviary, and Dino Park with cute wooden tokens! The 3 games by Totsuca Chuo each offer a unique experience.

www.kickstarter.com

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 1d

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Daniel Solis @danielsolis.bsky.social · 21h

ICYMI! #BoardGame #Kickstarter

Daniel Solis @danielsolis.bsky.social · 2d

It's week 2 of the #Yanari Kickstarter! Almost 5000 backers so far. ❤️
www.kickstarter.com/projects/198...

Obojima Tales From Yatamon

A Leisure Fantasy D&D Campaign Setting and Board Game Inspired by Studio Ghibli and the Legend of Zelda.

www.kickstarter.com

Daniel Solis @danielsolis.bsky.social · 21h

Yeah, it's a huge UI pet peeve of mine. Bless the developers of Into the Breach for designing around the tiniest single-digit values.

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Lorc aka Thomas T @lorc.bsky.social · 22h

An FPS where damage numbers pop up with every hit. But they're physics objects that tumble to the ground and start filling up the level. And the bigger the number, the BIGGER the number.

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Rory Muldoon @rorymuldoon.bsky.social · 1d

Hey #portfolioday

I’m a graphic designer who makes analog games. Here are some fun illustrations I made for our chill diving game Aquamarine.

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An illustration of a stylised shoal of yellow fish. Text reads ‘Aquamarine’ and ‘Butterfly Fish’

An illustration of a stylised blue and orange Cuttlefish. Text reads ‘Aquamarine’ and ‘Cuttlefish’

An illustration of stylised purple jellyfish. Text reads ‘Aquamarine’ and ‘Jellyfish’

An illustration of a stylised colourful coral reef. Text reads ‘Aquamarine’ and ‘Coral Reef’

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Dave | Commissions Open @saltyduane.com · 1d

Hi, I'm Dave! I'm an illustrator and a huge sci-fi fan.

🟢 : vgen.co/SaltyDuane
🔗: saltyduane.com

#PortfolioDay

Anakin, Obi-wan, Ahsoka and Padme sit around a table eating food. Anakin is using the force to pull a pear-like fruit towards him while Padme laughs. Ahsoka reaches across the table to grab a fried dumpling. C3PO is in the background carrying a tray of cookies. In the distance, we can see the skyscrapers of Coruscant.

An illustration of space marine posed with a power sword and shield.

Rutherford, Tendi, Boimler and T'Lyn sit around a table carving pumpkins.

An illustration in which the characters are posed like the 1948 Bernard D'Andrea commercial painting "The Mating Call". Mariner and Boimler stand in front of their bunks in the lower decks sleeping quarters. Mariner in holding a TOS communicator, which is a reference to the original illustration where the woman is holding a phone. Boimler has his arms around her and they are looking at each other an smiling. In the background, Tendi and Rutherford's heads can be seen peaking out around a corner from the hallway. They are watching Mariner and Boimler.

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Daniel Solis @danielsolis.bsky.social · 1d

See, my secret is to not be funny. I'm a joyless grump at all times.

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Daniel Solis @danielsolis.bsky.social · 1d

Quote-tweets were a mistake.

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Daniel Solis @danielsolis.bsky.social · 1d

Saw a friend outside

A folksy sharpie drawing on a utility pole. The drawing is of an animal, likely a dog, with a speech bubble that says "hey y'all". The artist has signed "CARA" under the dog.

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Daniel Solis @danielsolis.bsky.social · 1d

Small world! Glad to see some Trekkies overseas.

Daniel Solis @danielsolis.bsky.social · 2d

And it ain't like the bar was high to begin with.

Daniel Solis @danielsolis.bsky.social · 2d

It's week 2 of the #Yanari Kickstarter! Almost 5000 backers so far. ❤️
www.kickstarter.com/projects/198...

Obojima Tales From Yatamon

A Leisure Fantasy D&D Campaign Setting and Board Game Inspired by Studio Ghibli and the Legend of Zelda.

www.kickstarter.com

Daniel Solis @danielsolis.bsky.social · 2d

"The CN is the space needle's tower daddy."

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Daniel Solis @danielsolis.bsky.social · 2d

Design tip: The font Futura is drawn with geometric shapes and minimalist features, which makes it especially prone to confusing lowercase a and o.

I thought this said "I'm Not Your Personal Trainer"
#typography #graphicdesign

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Daniel Solis @danielsolis.bsky.social · 2d

Especially when the McElroys play it co-op.

two robots are standing in front of a machine with the number 05 on it

ALT: two robots are standing in front of a machine with the number 05 on it

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Daniel Solis @danielsolis.bsky.social · 2d

This is the cycle: The good franchise entry can't overcome the bad reputation of its predecessors, so the franchise reverts, reboots, or just fades away.

Daniel Solis @danielsolis.bsky.social · 3d

We're going to Tokyo in about four weeks! We're excited!

Daniel Solis @danielsolis.bsky.social · 3d

This week's #NPR Sunday #Puzzle:
Think of a word that means exceptionally good. Add two letters at the end to make a word that means the exact opposite. What words are these?
www.npr.org/2025/10/12/g...

Sunday Puzzle: Roman numeral 9

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WAMU listener Dan Dabrowski of Alexandria, Virginia, along with Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

www.npr.org

Daniel Solis @danielsolis.bsky.social · 3d

It's always in the last place you look.