Malcolm Stielow
@mstlo.bsky.social
Designer. Consultant. Metalsmith. Maker.
Links, resources, and work available through:
www.malcolmstielow.com
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www.malcolmstielow.com
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Malcolm Stielow
@mstlo.bsky.social
· Dec 12
Intro post.
- I'm a designer and human centered design practitioner
- I'm a trained jeweller
- I also practice several other forms of craft (leather, wood, fibre)
- I'm a recent graduate of an M.A. in Material Culture. My focus there is largely on reflexivity.
- I use the term "focus" very loosely.
- I'm a designer and human centered design practitioner
- I'm a trained jeweller
- I also practice several other forms of craft (leather, wood, fibre)
- I'm a recent graduate of an M.A. in Material Culture. My focus there is largely on reflexivity.
- I use the term "focus" very loosely.
Reposted by Malcolm Stielow
Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
October 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
Reposted by Malcolm Stielow
Banned Books - Gator Days
October 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Banned Books - Gator Days
Reposted by Malcolm Stielow
My recent favourite I borrowed from tiktokker kellykozzy, but it's brought me nothing but pain since I heard it, so I'll share it here:
What would Obama say if he were a turtle whose home was being repossessed?
Michelle
What would Obama say if he were a turtle whose home was being repossessed?
Michelle
October 4, 2025 at 5:15 AM
My recent favourite I borrowed from tiktokker kellykozzy, but it's brought me nothing but pain since I heard it, so I'll share it here:
What would Obama say if he were a turtle whose home was being repossessed?
Michelle
What would Obama say if he were a turtle whose home was being repossessed?
Michelle
Peppers are behind, but the balcony herb garden was otherwise a rousing success this year
October 4, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Peppers are behind, but the balcony herb garden was otherwise a rousing success this year
When you're in the middle of sorting your denim scraps, and your phone says there's a frost coming, but the peppers you've spent all summer growing on your balcony aren't quite ready yet.
It seemed reasonable until I actually got them in the apartment.
I have this same problem with ikea furniture.
It seemed reasonable until I actually got them in the apartment.
I have this same problem with ikea furniture.
October 4, 2025 at 12:48 AM
When you're in the middle of sorting your denim scraps, and your phone says there's a frost coming, but the peppers you've spent all summer growing on your balcony aren't quite ready yet.
It seemed reasonable until I actually got them in the apartment.
I have this same problem with ikea furniture.
It seemed reasonable until I actually got them in the apartment.
I have this same problem with ikea furniture.
Theft was just the first stage
Doubt is the real threat that Ai poses to artists.
Doubt is the real threat that Ai poses to artists.
August 31, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Theft was just the first stage
Doubt is the real threat that Ai poses to artists.
Doubt is the real threat that Ai poses to artists.
Things have stacked for me up this year, and I couldn't send one of my usual prize donations to #sgdq2025. I still donated what I could because I do believe in the work that @msf.ca does and the power of the @gamesdonequick.com community.
Still time to get your donation in this evening.
gdq.gg
Still time to get your donation in this evening.
gdq.gg
Games Done Quick
Watch the stream with your best speedrun dinosaurs.
gdq.gg
July 12, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Things have stacked for me up this year, and I couldn't send one of my usual prize donations to #sgdq2025. I still donated what I could because I do believe in the work that @msf.ca does and the power of the @gamesdonequick.com community.
Still time to get your donation in this evening.
gdq.gg
Still time to get your donation in this evening.
gdq.gg
You could take a fire hose to my whole library, but ever since I started grad school, nobody has seen me walking around and thought: "There's someone who gets a healthy amount of sunlight."
Summer top tip: spill water on your books so people think you've been on a beach holiday
July 7, 2025 at 7:40 AM
You could take a fire hose to my whole library, but ever since I started grad school, nobody has seen me walking around and thought: "There's someone who gets a healthy amount of sunlight."
I was reading the back of my toothpaste while brushing, and the directions told me to "expectorate".
If I need to read the directions on the back of the toothpaste what makes you think I know what "expectorate" means.
I only know it because it's one of the things nobody does like Gaston.
If I need to read the directions on the back of the toothpaste what makes you think I know what "expectorate" means.
I only know it because it's one of the things nobody does like Gaston.
July 6, 2025 at 8:24 AM
I was reading the back of my toothpaste while brushing, and the directions told me to "expectorate".
If I need to read the directions on the back of the toothpaste what makes you think I know what "expectorate" means.
I only know it because it's one of the things nobody does like Gaston.
If I need to read the directions on the back of the toothpaste what makes you think I know what "expectorate" means.
I only know it because it's one of the things nobody does like Gaston.
Reposted by Malcolm Stielow
don’t get distracted! | patreon.com/lubchansky
June 30, 2025 at 2:18 PM
don’t get distracted! | patreon.com/lubchansky
A paradox for the digital age:
The more one is asked to verify their humanity, the less human they are.
The more one is asked to verify their humanity, the less human they are.
June 29, 2025 at 2:02 AM
A paradox for the digital age:
The more one is asked to verify their humanity, the less human they are.
The more one is asked to verify their humanity, the less human they are.
It's been about 6 months since I started carrying one of my Cadre wallets every day, and that's when I usually like to revisit my designs.
In an effort to be more active on social media, I'm going to write some of my thoughts from my design check-up on here as a thread.
#design #leatherwork
In an effort to be more active on social media, I'm going to write some of my thoughts from my design check-up on here as a thread.
#design #leatherwork
June 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
It's been about 6 months since I started carrying one of my Cadre wallets every day, and that's when I usually like to revisit my designs.
In an effort to be more active on social media, I'm going to write some of my thoughts from my design check-up on here as a thread.
#design #leatherwork
In an effort to be more active on social media, I'm going to write some of my thoughts from my design check-up on here as a thread.
#design #leatherwork
For anyone that is having a hard day, here's a pretty flower for you from my mom's greenhouse.
June 24, 2025 at 12:43 AM
For anyone that is having a hard day, here's a pretty flower for you from my mom's greenhouse.
After receiving some online encouragement, I've shown Moto GO! to a few people over the last few weeks. So far, the response has been really positive, and people have further pushed me to #publish.
I've never published a full physical copy of a #boardgame, so the question has to be asked... how?
I've never published a full physical copy of a #boardgame, so the question has to be asked... how?
June 22, 2025 at 10:06 PM
After receiving some online encouragement, I've shown Moto GO! to a few people over the last few weeks. So far, the response has been really positive, and people have further pushed me to #publish.
I've never published a full physical copy of a #boardgame, so the question has to be asked... how?
I've never published a full physical copy of a #boardgame, so the question has to be asked... how?
A close-up of the game pieces I carved for Moto GO!. I'm really happy with this design, that I figured how to have them wheelie and lean so I could include that in the game.
A little rough, and in need of some colour, but there wasn't time for everything.
#boardgames #boardgamedesign
#gamedesign
A little rough, and in need of some colour, but there wasn't time for everything.
#boardgames #boardgamedesign
#gamedesign
May 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
A close-up of the game pieces I carved for Moto GO!. I'm really happy with this design, that I figured how to have them wheelie and lean so I could include that in the game.
A little rough, and in need of some colour, but there wasn't time for everything.
#boardgames #boardgamedesign
#gamedesign
A little rough, and in need of some colour, but there wasn't time for everything.
#boardgames #boardgamedesign
#gamedesign
Are you normal, or did you not have a gift for your niece's birthday, so you conceived, designed, prototyped, and packaged a board game from scratch in a week?
So anyway, let me introduce Moto GO! A #motorcycle #racing #game for 2-6 people.
#boardgames #boardgamedesign #boardgamesky #gamedesign
So anyway, let me introduce Moto GO! A #motorcycle #racing #game for 2-6 people.
#boardgames #boardgamedesign #boardgamesky #gamedesign
May 25, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Are you normal, or did you not have a gift for your niece's birthday, so you conceived, designed, prototyped, and packaged a board game from scratch in a week?
So anyway, let me introduce Moto GO! A #motorcycle #racing #game for 2-6 people.
#boardgames #boardgamedesign #boardgamesky #gamedesign
So anyway, let me introduce Moto GO! A #motorcycle #racing #game for 2-6 people.
#boardgames #boardgamedesign #boardgamesky #gamedesign
I need a better way to prototype game pieces than carving them by hand.
At the very least, I should have taken the extra time to find a piece of wood that wasn't oak.
#boardgames #boardgamedesign #gamedesign #boardgamesky #woodwork #woodcarving
At the very least, I should have taken the extra time to find a piece of wood that wasn't oak.
#boardgames #boardgamedesign #gamedesign #boardgamesky #woodwork #woodcarving
May 23, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I need a better way to prototype game pieces than carving them by hand.
At the very least, I should have taken the extra time to find a piece of wood that wasn't oak.
#boardgames #boardgamedesign #gamedesign #boardgamesky #woodwork #woodcarving
At the very least, I should have taken the extra time to find a piece of wood that wasn't oak.
#boardgames #boardgamedesign #gamedesign #boardgamesky #woodwork #woodcarving
Half the fun of learning a new program is relearning it every few weeks because you don't use it enough for the info to stick.
The other half is looking stuff up and realizing that everything that has stuck is all just "common rookie mistakes."
The other half is looking stuff up and realizing that everything that has stuck is all just "common rookie mistakes."
May 15, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Half the fun of learning a new program is relearning it every few weeks because you don't use it enough for the info to stick.
The other half is looking stuff up and realizing that everything that has stuck is all just "common rookie mistakes."
The other half is looking stuff up and realizing that everything that has stuck is all just "common rookie mistakes."
Day 39 of avoiding a design project I'm really stuck on:
I made myself a new hat.
It's mostly hand sewn and fully lined, so that should give you some reference on how bad my creative block is right now.
Newsboy cap, cotton denim and thread, with poly thread in the linen liner.
I made myself a new hat.
It's mostly hand sewn and fully lined, so that should give you some reference on how bad my creative block is right now.
Newsboy cap, cotton denim and thread, with poly thread in the linen liner.
March 28, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Day 39 of avoiding a design project I'm really stuck on:
I made myself a new hat.
It's mostly hand sewn and fully lined, so that should give you some reference on how bad my creative block is right now.
Newsboy cap, cotton denim and thread, with poly thread in the linen liner.
I made myself a new hat.
It's mostly hand sewn and fully lined, so that should give you some reference on how bad my creative block is right now.
Newsboy cap, cotton denim and thread, with poly thread in the linen liner.
Day 36 of avoiding a design project that I'm stuck on:
I dusted off my grandma's old bread maker and made bread.
I dusted off my grandma's old bread maker and made bread.
March 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Day 36 of avoiding a design project that I'm stuck on:
I dusted off my grandma's old bread maker and made bread.
I dusted off my grandma's old bread maker and made bread.
I'm just going to hype my mom for a minute:
She grew a #pineapple in the middle of a north-central Alberta winter.
I don't think there's anything I else I need to say about that.
#greenhouse #gardening
She grew a #pineapple in the middle of a north-central Alberta winter.
I don't think there's anything I else I need to say about that.
#greenhouse #gardening
March 25, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I'm just going to hype my mom for a minute:
She grew a #pineapple in the middle of a north-central Alberta winter.
I don't think there's anything I else I need to say about that.
#greenhouse #gardening
She grew a #pineapple in the middle of a north-central Alberta winter.
I don't think there's anything I else I need to say about that.
#greenhouse #gardening
Good evening to everyone who isn't the person who ripped the door handle off of my car.
March 23, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Good evening to everyone who isn't the person who ripped the door handle off of my car.
I love that I got here just as the great ceramicist migration was starting.
It's been fun to see a lot of the people I know, either irl or by reputation, pop up on my feed. As big as the craft communities are, it always amazes me how small they can feel.
It's been fun to see a lot of the people I know, either irl or by reputation, pop up on my feed. As big as the craft communities are, it always amazes me how small they can feel.
Giveaway! I'm enjoying my time on Bluesky so far, such a huge improvement over IG, FB, and X. This is just a little reward for folks who've also switched over. Like or repost this post for your chance to win this mug. I'll send it anywhere in Canada.
#pottery #ceramics #canadianceramics #giveaway
#pottery #ceramics #canadianceramics #giveaway
March 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I love that I got here just as the great ceramicist migration was starting.
It's been fun to see a lot of the people I know, either irl or by reputation, pop up on my feed. As big as the craft communities are, it always amazes me how small they can feel.
It's been fun to see a lot of the people I know, either irl or by reputation, pop up on my feed. As big as the craft communities are, it always amazes me how small they can feel.
I like the idea of Monster Hunter Wilds, but I'm not sure I can play it. All the creatures look friend shaped, and hunting them makes me a bit sad.
Is there a Monster Gatherer Wilds?
Is there a Monster Gatherer Wilds?
March 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I like the idea of Monster Hunter Wilds, but I'm not sure I can play it. All the creatures look friend shaped, and hunting them makes me a bit sad.
Is there a Monster Gatherer Wilds?
Is there a Monster Gatherer Wilds?
Whomever decided uppercase "i" and lowercase "L" would be the same did not forsee a future in which AI exists alongside people named Al.
March 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Whomever decided uppercase "i" and lowercase "L" would be the same did not forsee a future in which AI exists alongside people named Al.