It's #porfolioday! Hello, I'm Fran! I work as a freelance artist for videogames, boardgames and press. Need cool creatures, alien jungles, machines, dinosaurs? I'm your artist! Feel free to message me 🦕🛸

Pude avanzar un poquito más en el dibujo multiplano este, a ver qué tal el montaje final (la idea me vino por un marco Sannahed del Ikea que tenía por casa y que son bastante gorditos)

Más personajes diseñados para el juego The Glasgow Train Robbery de @saltandpeppergames.bsky.social

Working on a thing… #Spaceships

me: so, ultimately, the reason why it's like that, is capitalism guy asking me for quotes for an article: I don't know if my editor will let me say that me: yeah, but it's the correct answer

Literally this. The fire I feel to apply to work or opportunities is because a man will happily step up with less skill and more confidence. It’s way too common for eligible folks to count themselves out before anyone else can.

The "Hell Heron" Another original illustration. The spino has lesbian colors by accident but we're embracing it. #Paleoart #DinosaurArt #Dinosaurs #Spinosaurus #SpinoArt | #Art

"WE HAVE FRIENDS EVERYWHERE" ✨ Minnesota United supporters unveiled an "Andor"-themed tifo ahead of a 1-0 win over FC Cincinnati in the Twin Cities club's home opener. Rebellions are built on hope 🩵 📷: Reddit/u/Legitimate_Treat9249

I would like to remind people that AI has already been used to kill people OpenAI and Microsoft supplied Israel with AI models to track and kill people in Gaza which led to increased civilian deaths apnews.com/article/isra...

You know what you could do today instead of doomscrolling all day is go pick up a copy of Persepolis. It is stunningly good.

Ooh! Latest issue of Senet just hit my doormat (making me shriek, tbh). Gorgeous art as always. I done an interview with Amabel Holland & reviewed the latest Saashi & Saashi game. Plus there's a big feature on 4x games & a lovely piece by Iain McAllister.

Lots of great posts in the last 24 hours about all sorts of great technologies that are worth supporting. Le Guin already nailed it two decades ago, though: https://www.ursulakleguin.com/a-rant-about-technology

WOW. Dancey's nuked from AEG's orbit. That was quick. "I expect Ryan will have fair-to-middling success in whatever he builds next, which is probably sitting on the john, idly scrolling his LinkedIn feed, and asking Claude how to get to the car wash until Claude gets it right."

Y'all, SHE SAID YES! Happy-almost-Valentine's-Day to our new Creative Director: Liz Davidson!

This incredible video by @amabel.bsky.social has only been watched 5000 times which is a shame! Not only is it a wonderful look into the game/toy industry that Amabel did a lot of research for, @nopunincluded.com also did a voice over that made me laugh very loudly. youtu.be/dTepZ7qM24Q?...

Today I emailed publishers about a concerning practice a board game media creator engaged in. This will likely become public, so I'm providing the details here to give the full context of what I shared. 1) Document: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/o8ovt... 2) Video: youtu.be/fHXGWflPj4c 1/2

A reminder that you can always look up a you tube channel on Social blade. If you are a publisher I recommend getting used to it. Look for weird subscriber spikes, how many views each video gets. You can learn a lot about a channel this way. socialblade.com/youtube/hand...

Today's video is a special one for me, it's just me unboxing my game Shadow Moon syndicates, looking at the expansion, the deluxe components and the art pack. I talk through the game and all its bits and bobs. youtu.be/yMuDeDHVODo

The Dice Tower's silence on Sam Healy's fascist apologia is bad — hot take, I know — but it's also in line with this hobby's paradoxical insistence that games are simultaneously art and apolitical.

It’s so pretty!

I wanted to know who designed an old board game I loved. I found out he made over fifty games he was never credited for, in a career spanning more than three decades. youtu.be/dTepZ7qM24Q

You don’t know your role yet maybe, but we are all finding out just what we have to offer. In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.

IRAN en LUTTE - 18 janvier 2026 blogs.mediapart.fr/bahareh-akra...

"[Billionaires] can buy a new face, a slimmer body, a new hairline...But they can neither buy nor fabricate the spark of inspiration...nor can they create, with all their money and resources, a machine that has inspiration for them" 🧵:

Actualité IRAN - 14 janvier 2026 blogs.mediapart.fr/bahareh-akra...

Had s good game design 🎲✂️ chat with @enzyshade.bsky.social about how pro-social emotions play into our games and that we try to accentuate them. Here are the notes:

Thank you so much to @danthurot.bsky.social for taking the time to play Keep the Faith! Read the review here: spacebiff.com/2026/01/13/k... #spacebiff #keepthefaithgame #gamereview #newtabletopgames #tabletopgames #cmichpress

Keep the Faith is a hybrid tabletop/roleplaying game by @gregisonthego.bsky.social that explores a religion in transition. As if there were any other kind! My review: spacebiff.com/2026/01/13/k...

Can we take a moment to appreciate the little giraffes in the TTR 10th anniversary red player trains? #boardgames

Again, this was one of my top games of 2025 and an unexpected delight.

It’s time! SUBMISSIONS FOR THE 2026 CARDBOARD EDISON AWARD ARE OPEN! Board game designers, show us what you’ve been working on! Deadline is January 31: cardboardedison.com/award

I recently released a 20th anniversary episode of Board Games with Scott. In this show, I talk about what I've been up to and Critical Games. You can watch this episode here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2Xg... #boardgames

🇲🇽La localización de estos ejemplares, que están en riesgo debido a la degradación de su hábitat, la urbanización y contaminación del agua, se produjo en un lago artificial, cuya agua se utiliza para el cultivo 🔗tinyurl.com/y3kpmcb9

Things are Terrible, but this isn't. Be weird.

My friend Habeeb made a blogpost a few days ago titled "the default dungeon is colonial", which prompted me to finally finish this blogpost. "Anti-colonial Dungeon" I guess I should finish my Anti-colonial OSR Tabletop RPG adventure/setting/game. afraidofencounters.bearblog.dev/anticolonial...

“There’s more to historical board games than just hex-and-counter WWII”: Candice Harris on turning her video talents to making historical wargaming more accessible after her surprise BoardGameGeek exit: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20... @candidrum.bsky.social @gmtgames.bsky.social

a whole new world to explore

i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao

Hi, I hate doing self promo so I'll just say that this indie board game coverage channel that could is about to hit a milestone of sorts. There is no skeet that can summarize who we are or what we do, but we do cool work and you should check us out. www.youtube.com/@NoPunIncluded

I'm the perfect level of crossfaded where I truly believe all my schemes will work out and my career will continue for at least another 6 months, fingers crossed.

The only truly ethical response that a self-described artist can make. Anything else is a betrayal of one's colleagues.

A real highlight of @qgcon.bsky.social has been @murderveggie.bsky.social talking about proactive community management during (and before!) a crisis, which was a fantastic lesson in social media literacy.

Amabel Holland has designed board games that tackle the struggle to end slavery, women’s suffrage, and the highly personal topic of gender transition, referring to them as “political art.” What can board games say that other art forms can’t?

I’m doing victory laps in my kitchen right now!!!! 💃🏼 CGE just announced they are going to be giving away 100% of the profit from their Harry Potter game to pro-trans charities!! www.instagram.com/p/DNG48n-IVP...

as always, the secret is to combine two items in your inventory into one :)

Hey y'all Play the demo and maybe....maybe you'll hear more about this game later this week....

SHARE SHARE SHARE!! ⚠️🚨 We have to keep our eyes and make pressure here on social media and on the ground as well, pressure our governments, pressure the international community is important to help the people on Madleen to stay safe and deliver the aid to the people of Gaz@! 🛳️🇵🇸 #allEyesOnDeck