Zack
@mrdavenport.bsky.social
designing digital toys ☻ leading product design at brilliant.org ☻ ex vine / vimeo / foursquare / hellosaurus
i took a little time over the holidays to document and reflect on the current state of the brilliant.org product UX. Really proud of the progress we've made over the past year.
don't sleep on Brilliant Design in 2025. big things coming!
don't sleep on Brilliant Design in 2025. big things coming!
January 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
i took a little time over the holidays to document and reflect on the current state of the brilliant.org product UX. Really proud of the progress we've made over the past year.
don't sleep on Brilliant Design in 2025. big things coming!
don't sleep on Brilliant Design in 2025. big things coming!
end of weekend update:
holy shit it's working!
holy shit it's working!
December 9, 2024 at 4:32 AM
end of weekend update:
holy shit it's working!
holy shit it's working!
making slow progress integrating this into my pixel art maker thing...
i've figured out how to do it but it's slow work.
so far I've set up the R channel of one of the color options 🥲
made in @rive.app
i've figured out how to do it but it's slow work.
so far I've set up the R channel of one of the color options 🥲
made in @rive.app
December 8, 2024 at 2:58 AM
making slow progress integrating this into my pixel art maker thing...
i've figured out how to do it but it's slow work.
so far I've set up the R channel of one of the color options 🥲
made in @rive.app
i've figured out how to do it but it's slow work.
so far I've set up the R channel of one of the color options 🥲
made in @rive.app
30 years ago I got a PlayStation for Christmas
December 5, 2024 at 2:23 AM
30 years ago I got a PlayStation for Christmas
tonight's progress: added a color palette preview to the side bar to my pixel art maker thing.
the plan is that you'll be able to adjust the RGB values for each of these colors and have those changes apply to all the active tiles live.
i have no idea if it'll work but 🤞
the plan is that you'll be able to adjust the RGB values for each of these colors and have those changes apply to all the active tiles live.
i have no idea if it'll work but 🤞
December 4, 2024 at 4:35 AM
tonight's progress: added a color palette preview to the side bar to my pixel art maker thing.
the plan is that you'll be able to adjust the RGB values for each of these colors and have those changes apply to all the active tiles live.
i have no idea if it'll work but 🤞
the plan is that you'll be able to adjust the RGB values for each of these colors and have those changes apply to all the active tiles live.
i have no idea if it'll work but 🤞
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I'm happy to announce my new game: "The Art of Fauna" for iPhone & iPad.
It will launch on February 3rd 2025, but you can pre-order it right now on the App Store:
apps.apple.com/app/apple-st...
Learn more in this thread 🧵 & please share!
#indiedev #TheArtOfFauna
It will launch on February 3rd 2025, but you can pre-order it right now on the App Store:
apps.apple.com/app/apple-st...
Learn more in this thread 🧵 & please share!
#indiedev #TheArtOfFauna
December 3, 2024 at 3:26 PM
I'm happy to announce my new game: "The Art of Fauna" for iPhone & iPad.
It will launch on February 3rd 2025, but you can pre-order it right now on the App Store:
apps.apple.com/app/apple-st...
Learn more in this thread 🧵 & please share!
#indiedev #TheArtOfFauna
It will launch on February 3rd 2025, but you can pre-order it right now on the App Store:
apps.apple.com/app/apple-st...
Learn more in this thread 🧵 & please share!
#indiedev #TheArtOfFauna
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I was reading a critique of Deathmatch Island that includes this paragraph (the other game is Triangle Agency).
This is one sentence out of a long essay, but allow me to dive into it in far too much detail.
While both corporate, neither game is Corporate Memphis.
Let's talk about them🔺💀🏝️➡️
This is one sentence out of a long essay, but allow me to dive into it in far too much detail.
While both corporate, neither game is Corporate Memphis.
Let's talk about them🔺💀🏝️➡️
December 3, 2024 at 2:20 AM
I was reading a critique of Deathmatch Island that includes this paragraph (the other game is Triangle Agency).
This is one sentence out of a long essay, but allow me to dive into it in far too much detail.
While both corporate, neither game is Corporate Memphis.
Let's talk about them🔺💀🏝️➡️
This is one sentence out of a long essay, but allow me to dive into it in far too much detail.
While both corporate, neither game is Corporate Memphis.
Let's talk about them🔺💀🏝️➡️
December 3, 2024 at 3:21 AM
where you going lil dude
made with my Pixel Art Maker Thing
made with my Pixel Art Maker Thing
December 1, 2024 at 2:49 AM
where you going lil dude
made with my Pixel Art Maker Thing
made with my Pixel Art Maker Thing
November 30, 2024 at 8:16 PM
🏇🏇🏇
testing out the new 10x10 canvas of my Pixel Art Maker Thing
testing out the new 10x10 canvas of my Pixel Art Maker Thing
November 30, 2024 at 3:58 AM
🏇🏇🏇
testing out the new 10x10 canvas of my Pixel Art Maker Thing
testing out the new 10x10 canvas of my Pixel Art Maker Thing
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Zack has been building this fun pixel art builder in Rive for a while now. Now with an animation feature too 👀 Go check it out!
update: i can now expand/condense the canvas area of my Pixel Art Maker Thing ↔️
here's a quick proof of concept. looking forward playing with this more over the holidays.
built with @rive.app
here's a quick proof of concept. looking forward playing with this more over the holidays.
built with @rive.app
November 28, 2024 at 6:31 PM
Zack has been building this fun pixel art builder in Rive for a while now. Now with an animation feature too 👀 Go check it out!
happy turkey day
made with my Pixel Art Maker Thing
made with my Pixel Art Maker Thing
November 28, 2024 at 3:26 PM
happy turkey day
made with my Pixel Art Maker Thing
made with my Pixel Art Maker Thing
update: i can now expand/condense the canvas area of my Pixel Art Maker Thing ↔️
here's a quick proof of concept. looking forward playing with this more over the holidays.
built with @rive.app
here's a quick proof of concept. looking forward playing with this more over the holidays.
built with @rive.app
November 28, 2024 at 4:00 AM
update: i can now expand/condense the canvas area of my Pixel Art Maker Thing ↔️
here's a quick proof of concept. looking forward playing with this more over the holidays.
built with @rive.app
here's a quick proof of concept. looking forward playing with this more over the holidays.
built with @rive.app
☁️the making of 🐦🔥☁️
November 26, 2024 at 5:11 PM
☁️the making of 🐦🔥☁️
🐦🔥🐦🔥🐦🔥
made with my Pixel Art Maker Thing
made with my Pixel Art Maker Thing
November 26, 2024 at 3:28 AM
🐦🔥🐦🔥🐦🔥
made with my Pixel Art Maker Thing
made with my Pixel Art Maker Thing
keep going lil dude 💪
made with my Pixel Art Maker Thing
made with my Pixel Art Maker Thing
November 25, 2024 at 3:47 PM
keep going lil dude 💪
made with my Pixel Art Maker Thing
made with my Pixel Art Maker Thing
🟥🟪@figma.com 🔵🟩
made with my Pixel Art Maker Thing
made with my Pixel Art Maker Thing
November 24, 2024 at 3:51 AM
🟥🟪@figma.com 🔵🟩
made with my Pixel Art Maker Thing
made with my Pixel Art Maker Thing
lil tile game update:
i spent the evening building up this state machine to define the tile sets for specific levels.
excited for this bc it should make level creation process much quicker
i spent the evening building up this state machine to define the tile sets for specific levels.
excited for this bc it should make level creation process much quicker
November 21, 2024 at 4:20 AM
lil tile game update:
i spent the evening building up this state machine to define the tile sets for specific levels.
excited for this bc it should make level creation process much quicker
i spent the evening building up this state machine to define the tile sets for specific levels.
excited for this bc it should make level creation process much quicker
life update: got a new brilliant.org hat
November 20, 2024 at 2:40 PM
life update: got a new brilliant.org hat
Today’s office vibes
November 20, 2024 at 1:27 AM
Today’s office vibes
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Inspired by other designers—I finally decided to launch a monthly curation of blogs, pods, and more for game designers on Explorers Design.
Get design inspiration, blogs, videos, podcasts, and more. Vetted, looted, and curated. Algorithm-free.
More below 👇🧵
www.explorersdesign.com/the-explorat...
Get design inspiration, blogs, videos, podcasts, and more. Vetted, looted, and curated. Algorithm-free.
More below 👇🧵
www.explorersdesign.com/the-explorat...
The Explorateur: Issue #1
Monthly discoveries for tabletop roleplaying game designers. Vetted. Looted. Curated.
www.explorersdesign.com
November 17, 2024 at 9:02 PM
Inspired by other designers—I finally decided to launch a monthly curation of blogs, pods, and more for game designers on Explorers Design.
Get design inspiration, blogs, videos, podcasts, and more. Vetted, looted, and curated. Algorithm-free.
More below 👇🧵
www.explorersdesign.com/the-explorat...
Get design inspiration, blogs, videos, podcasts, and more. Vetted, looted, and curated. Algorithm-free.
More below 👇🧵
www.explorersdesign.com/the-explorat...