#described by me

[thereminzone]

Um so basically She slayed harder than anyone's ever slorn so jot that one down

[parallelunivrses]

went back and forth quite a bit about adding a quote and what quote I wanted to use, but I’m pretty happy with how this jacket turned out!

[ID: the back of a denim jacket with a realistic painting of the planet earth. A quote is written around the earth reading “900 years of time and space / and I’ve never met anyone who wasn’t important” /End ID]

[samwise1548]

Sad Archivist comic before the Livestream? I think yes

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[ID: A black and white comic based off The Magnus Archives featuring Jonathan Sims, a medium skinned short man with short dark hair, and Martin Blackwood, a tall fat white man with short light hair.

Jon strikes up a conversation with Martin as they brush their teeth in front of a mirror. "You know-" he starts, "My Dadi used to say I have eyes like my father. I sometimes wonder what she'd see in them now." He speaks to his reflection in the mirror as Martin listens half asleep.

Jon lifts a hand close to his face and asks the mirror, "Would she find them pretty like you?" He pushes the skin around his eye down with pressed fingers. His eye glows green as tears start to stream. He continues with doubt, "Or would she be just as REPULSED as I am?"

He lets out a sob and wipes the tears away with an aggressive hand. Martin gently pulls the hand away, pulling Jon away from his thoughts as well. He holds his boyfriend in the bathroom, letting him cry into his arms." End ID/]

[pattonpalace]

[Image description: Trade offer meme (a man labeled "tumblr staff" sitting with hands steepled, above his head reads "trade offer")

The left reads "you receive" with a small screenshot below of an official tumblr banner stating "Tumblr Live is shutting down on January 24, 2024"

The right reads "i receive: no double tap to like" /End ID]

[princess-of-purple-prose]

[ID: A tweet thread between ane @/jinlov3r and isa @/hoseoksreally, edited to feature Link Click characters.

Cheng Xiaoshi, rubbing the back of his head sheepishly: when i was a kid my sister told me that the paper strip thats in the chocolate kisses where edible and i ate them w the chocolate for like a year (A transparent Qiao Ling does a peace sign)

Lu Guang: they are !!!!!! (Transcript: Multiple exclamation marks)

Cheng Xiaoshi, chibi and delighted: WAIT FOR REAL??

Lu Guang, fingers steepled and eyes closed with disappointment: why would you believe in this again 😔😔😔😔😔😔 (Transcript: Multiple pensive emojis). End ID]

[pathos-logical]

hello! saw that you add image descriptions and I was wondering if you think the alt text feature tumblr has is good for image descriptions or if it’s better to just write it out in the post? I’m not the most knowledgeable on how to do good image descriptions but I wanna start making the habit of putting them on things

Hello!!! This is a great question, thank you for reaching out!!! The alt feature is great for descriptions, but the most recent consensus I've seen is that doing both alt text and plain text (body text) IDs in the post is actually the most broadly accessible way to describe a post!! Here's an example of what I mean (you'll notice there's some more detail in the plain text, and that the alt isn't appended by brackets or extra ID formatting):

[ID: My icon, an emoji fish carrying an emoji love letter in its mouth surrounded by hearts and set against a pink gradient. End ID]

The blind community has competing access needs, which means there isn't a one-size-fits-all format, and your final choice comes down to what you prefer on your blog, as long as your IDs are useful and clear :)

Some bullet points to help you get your bearings:

Alt text is occasionally plagued by glitches and is sometimes considered less accessible to people who may not use a screenreader. It's still the most useful form of ID for screenreader users, from what I've gathered!

Plain text IDs should be written in fully plain text-- no small text or excessive italics/caps lock! However, I've seen that bold is generally more acceptable as special formatting. Utilize line breaks if necessary, but try to emphasize clarity and conciseness rather than exhaustive detail. Also, IDs go directly below (or above) the image, not at the end of a post!

People who do use both forms of description will frequently, as I did above, write a relatively bare-bones alt and a more in-depth ID so screenreader users can choose whether they want to sit through repeated information or not!

And last: Thank you again for reaching out!!!! Every person who chooses to make their spaces accessible makes the world a better place :))))

[hi-rt]

scar's laugh from secret life session 4!

[video transcript:

JIMMY: Scar.

SCAR: What.

JIMMY: Your task, my friend, you ready to hear it?

SCAR: Sure.

JIMMY: (to MARTYN) Martyn, have you guessed as well? or not yet.

MARTYN: No I haven't yet, no.

JIMMY: (back to SCAR) So we've got two guesses.

MARTYN: Mhm.

JIMMY: Your task is to be: the baddest guy on the server.

SCAR: ohohohaHAHAHA! (LAUGHING) (CLAPS) oh huh! ha- huhm- hm-

MARTYN: That was a pretty evil laugh for somebody who (laughs) doesn't need to be the bad guy-

SCAR: okay, ohh man you were close! oh god you were (chuckle) so close!

JIMMY: NO Don't say that! don't say that! Don't-

SCAR: You were so close- I'm so sorry I'm gonna pat you on the back

End transcript]

[saintbleeding]

[ID: A nine-panel comic portraying Tim and Martin from TMA, set between MAG 117 and MAG 118. The figures are uncoloured, but the background is a warm brown with the figures outlined in orange.

Panel one: Tim says “This is so embarrassing.”

Panel two: Tim says “Martin this is so embarrassing.” and Martin replies “Tim what is it you need to leave.”

Panel three: Tim says “So you’re just gonna let your best friend--” and Martin interrupts, saying “Actually I don’t know about best--” Tim interrupts again and says “Best friend die a virgin*?” There is a text box in the corner of the panel that reads “definitely a lie”.

Panel four: They stare at each other with a speech bubble containing only ellipses between them.

Panel five: Martin says “... Tim.”

Panel six: Tim clasps his own chin between his thumb and forefinger and Martin has his hands pressed to his head in exasperation. Martin says “How are you even thinking---” and Tim interrupts to say “What, so no action before I go?” to which Martin replies “Tim Jesus Christ.”

Panel seven: They look at each other in sad, awkward silence.

Panel eight: They are kissing, Tim holding Martin’s face and Martin’s hands in fists at his sides.

Panel nine: They are still kissing, but now both are crying. Martin has his arms around Tim’s waist.

Character designs: Tim is a muscular, average-height person with short, straight hair in a short-back-and-sides style, wearing a short sleeved button-up shirt and trousers. Martin is a tall, fat person with unruly, wavy hair, wearing a long-sleeved button-up shirt, trousers, and circle-rimmed glasses. End ID.]

ok no but seriously can we talk about martim pre-unknowing kiss. thank u

[sometimes-you-laugh]

I want to leave the night.

It's impossible.

I don't believe him.

[Image description:

Two images, described from top to bottom.

First image: A chopped screenshot showing two panels about Cinnabar taking a step with a single mercury droplet lighting their feet. 

Second image: A chopped screenshot showing Cinnabar walking in the beach in the middle of the night with multiple mercury droplets lighting their path.

End image description.]

[unorthodoxica]

Image Description: A close up manga panel of a young man with light hair and pale skin smiling as they say: "Yes, I am halfa." End ID.

[thereminzone]

Put some fellows in some outfits teehee :] this was meant to target my interests specifically

[parallelunivrses]

[ID: the bugs bunny communist “our [blank]” meme. Text over bugs’ face reads “all of ds9 and the cast talking about bashir” and bugs is saying “our boyfriend”. End ID]

[samwise1548]

Moth!Jon meets Gertrude Robinson

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[ID: A Magnus Archives inspired drawing. Jon is a young brown moth kid with green wings and fuzzy antenna. Gertrude is an almost middle aged white woman with curly brown hair at shoulder length, and scratches and injuries strewn over her skin. Jon scowls at the older woman, who looks at him with intrigue. Their conversation proceeds as follows:

Gertrude: “What are you?”

Jon: “I’m not supposed to talk to strangers.”

Gertrude: “By whom? Your mother?”

Jon: “Ammi is dead.”

/End ID]

[unionize-aromantically]

All over the news in Norway today: our first (openly) nonbinary priest: Alex Ramstad Døsvik (hen/de på norsk, they/them in English)

photo by Erlend Lånke Solbu via NRK

[princess-of-purple-prose]

[ID: A Scum Villain edit of successive phone notifs which read:

(PayPal) You received $10,00,000 USD from Yue Qingyuan

(Messages) Yue Qingyuan: He won't treat you like i do baby

(Whatsapp) Xizhi-Lang: Baby please don't text my cousin back

(Phone) Liu-shidi: missed call (500)

(Messages) Black Lotus: daddy long dick just landed in the human realm baby, End ID]

POV you are Helen of Troy (shen qingqiu)

[pathos-logical]

Trick or treat :)

[ID copied from alt: A tiny clay miniature made by mijbilcreatures of a tuxedo cat, shown sitting atop someone's finger. The cat is several times smaller than the pad of the fingertip and less than an inch high. End ID]

A treat!! 🐈‍⬛️🐈‍⬛️ This store doesn't seem to be active anymore(?), but I love their work!