should we start calling all bands with guitars "beatles-likes"

I made a frog sticker! 🐸 Designers listed in order by column ✨

It’s a dungeon crawler morning at MAGFest @brin.town @mossmouth.bsky.social @tigerthelion.bsky.social

i'm working on Paper Apps PRACTICE - a creativity diary with randomly generated prompts and grids. (this will replace Paper Apps NOTES.) here are some examples:

Only 16 colors then?

Creative Playthings this is what i'm chasing in terms of simplicity/impact for products and packaging

put together a new "About Us" page for 2026, explaining a bit more of the what, why, and how of Gladden Design. check it out here: gladdendesign.com/pages/about-us

psst... grab TOGGLEBOT for $1 off before the new year! play.date/games/toggle...

psst... grab TOGGLEBOT for $1 off before the new year! play.date/games/toggle...

Sneak peek at Outpour's new look! Outpour is a puzzle game where you redirect flowing water across dreamy cathedral rooftops. Manipulate your surroundings to guide a dynamic water system, traverse high places, and restore harmony to sacred structures.

Peak graphic design is this poster advertising the general concept of smoothie

my favorite album from any artist is "their creative peak"

Made a small batch of non-alcoholic Festive Punch™️ for neighbor gifts this year. My thermal printer came in handy for creating the labels.

Made a site comparing the sizes of living things :) The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used > neal.fun/size-of-life/

having fun with Paper Apps Dungeon from gladden design, and you know i had to do it to em

human existence, or, as i call it:

these are all fun, portable, single-player roll-and-write games. so far, Galaxy and Labyrinth are my favorites. go check out game designer @brin.town for more info

still convinced that this branding was the result of a 1960s psychological experiment to see if it was possible to change americans’ perception of color

thought this was a cybertruck for a second

I seriously love the Paper Apps games. I've played them all. Galaxy was my companion on my PAX Unplugged flight a week ago. Portable and easy to play on the go (I just use a dice app on my phone) each book is unique (some schmancy algorithm he made). They're quite clever and fun.

Hey! Doing a rare sale on Paper Apps this weekend. Use the code “SCREENFREEHOLIDAYS” for 20% off orders of $20+

kinda sucks that i had to add this to the FAQs on the gladden.design website:

Sticker from @jackapedia.design. Magnets from a discount store 10 years ago. Fridge from Costco.

BIG PEGBOARD

there needs to be an ISO standard for tupperware lid sizes so that they are all interchangeable

how do you figure out what to actually work on when there are so many things you want to work on?

This is a really delightful and interesting puzzle platformer for the GBA!

Stackrobats for #pico8 is getting close to completion. Just added barrels for extra fun!

🎁 ⚔️ 🎲 My proc-gen notebook game Paper Apps™ DUNGEON was featured in @theverge.com's holiday gift guide! (www.theverge.com/tech/809421/...)

I created a walkthrough video for TOGGLEBOT! (Spoilers obviously) #playdate www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvJk...

Looks like TOGGLEBOT™ was feature in this Verge article as well! That would explain the bump in downloads. Thanks @andrewrweb.bsky.social !

Thanks for adding TOGGLEBOT™ to your Staff Picks @play.date! play.date/games/staff-...

is @itch.io down for anyone else?

made a little #pico8 game for a halloween project today! 🎃 PUMPKICK 🎃 get candy, kick pumpkins. 8 breezy puzzles. 🍬 beepyeah.itch.io/pumpkick

Help out a small dog

made a little #pico8 game for a halloween project today! 🎃 PUMPKICK 🎃 get candy, kick pumpkins. 8 breezy puzzles. 🍬 beepyeah.itch.io/pumpkick

calling spaghetti roman noodles

It has been a long, long road finishing this project, but MORSE, my strategy game that teaches telegraphy, finally releases on Steam November 11th. To those who've waited, thank you for your patience. #hamradio #morsecode #gamedev #games #indiedev

calling spaghetti roman noodles

it was a pleasure having @robdubbin.bsky.social and @garrett.bsky.social on the Toylike blog. give it a read, and check out their new game Starfriends while you’re at it! gladdendesign.com/blogs/toylik...

New: TOGGLEBOT™ My bit-flipping sokoban for @play.date came out on Catalog today! 30 brain-inverting levels for just $3! play.date/games/toggle...

① TOGGLEBOT is the block-pushing, brain-tickling, bit-flipping puzzle game for Playdate! Puzzle your way through 30 levels of logical limbo and bring order to an inverted world. 🧩 play.date/games/togglebot/

Another Tuesday = ✨Another Catalog Drop✨ #66 to be exact! Check them out at play.date/games or in the Catalog app in your Playdate. Happy Cranking 💫

New: TOGGLEBOT™ My bit-flipping sokoban for @play.date came out on Catalog today! 30 brain-inverting levels for just $3! play.date/games/toggle...

🔵 🟥 new game: tic-tac-to3 i've wanted to make a simple game using @desandro.com 's wonderful Zdog library for a long time. it's just 3d tic tac toe, but it's also a bit of a spatial puzzle. enjoy! tombrinton.com/games/tic-ta...

🔵 🟥 new game: tic-tac-to3 i've wanted to make a simple game using @desandro.com 's wonderful Zdog library for a long time. it's just 3d tic tac toe, but it's also a bit of a spatial puzzle. enjoy! tombrinton.com/games/tic-ta...

Need a new job? Pocket Boss is OUT NOW! pocketboss.ch 📊 💬 A delightfully odd fusion of work and play. Now available on iOS, Android, Steam and itch.​io.

here's a W + rabbit logo for a personal project i'm working on!

Dropped a bolt into my car engine and retrieved it with the most Looney Tunes contraption possible

giving Paper Apps DUNGEON a bit of a facelift for this next printing. updated tileset and new font!