#use the timezone link to convert to your timezone!

[andoutofharm]

We have another FOB show today! Here are the set times from an email that was sent to ticket holders:

This show is in Prague (UTC+2)! Some timezone conversions:

UTC+1: 8:50 pm

PDT (UTC-7): 12:50 pm

MDT (UTC-6): 1:50 pm

CDT (UTC-5): 2:50 pm

EDT (UTC-4): 3:50 pm

AEDT (UTC+11): 6:50 am

According to the fob tour updates twitter, service at the venue is already very poor so we may be facing another show with minimal updates! I’ll update this post with any additional information as it comes in.

[sea-wolf-coast-to-coast]

FFxiv 30 Day Writing Challenge SEPTEMBER 1st - 30th, 2024

Welcome to YEAR 8 of our annual FFxiv 30 Day Writing Challenge, folks!

Last year we had 7,935 total entries! Which brings us to a total of 50,656 unique written entries over the last 7 years. That is just incredible! And something that I think that we should be super proud of as a creative fan community.

Whether you're new to the FFxivWrite community or a 7-year writing challenge veteran, if you'd like to give perfectionism in your creative writing process a swift kick in the butt, then this challenge was designed for you!

More info is below the cut~

Here’s the gist:

Runs from September 1st - 30th, 2024. During that timeframe:

Visit sea-wolf-coast-to-coast​ once a day at 12:00pm (noon) PDT for the prompt of the day. Convert to your timezone accordingly. All prompts will be one word or brief phrase that you can interpret however you please.

You have 24 hours to write something for that prompt.

Submit the link to your entry post via this Google Form: https://forms.gle/jDWjFKfmeaGnH3PL9

There are no length or skill requirements (short & sweet is fine!).

There will be no 24-hour deadlines for the first week, September 1st - 7th. The deadline will go into effect on September 8th at 11:59am PDT.

Makeup/extra credit days every Sunday.

Every entry posted within its 24-hour deadline will count toward a participation prize raffle at the end.

You can join any time with any prompt #! There’s no need for latecomers to start with prompt #1. Picking up with the most recent prompt is A OK.

If you’re an artist and you would like to volunteer to do a simple black & white illustration as a participation prize at the end of this challenge, you can volunteer here!

RULES & MORE INFO can be found here: https://ffxiv-write.carrd.co/

(( banner art - by @dantinmikannes ))

Rules & Info || Prompt List || #FFxivWrite2024 || kofi

[fujocoded]

📣AUGUST UPDATE📣

1️⃣ Projects Progress 🎉 2️⃣ Volunteer opportunity—Legal cut & paste 🥺🙏 3️⃣ We're speaking at @CitrusCon! Send us your questions 💌

⬇️ Links & Info below!

🍋 August Progress Report 🍋

We just published our latest progress update + future forecast for all things FujoCoded. This month we have some rewards pics, info on our FujoGuide "companion website", and the decision on whether to "multiship" the rewards.

📝 Volunteers Needed! 📝

We could use help assembling the building blocks of our legal documents! No need to be an Ace Attorney; these first drafts will be extensively reviewed by paid professionals!

Reach us at contacts@fujocoded.com or here on socials!

💌 Join us at @citruscon 💌

We'll be speaking at Citrus Con at 6PM EDT this Friday, August 23rd! (see timezone converter) We're accepting questions via this form, so if there's anything you're eager to learn about, please let us know!

Thank you for your support, we can't wait for your questions!

[dihuaexchange]

check-in time!

we’re putting it up a bit early, but we’ve sent everyone the check-in form link via email. if you have not received it, please send us a message or email asap!

remember, you must complete the check-in by 11:59pm eastern on july 13th (timezone converter) or it will be counted as a drop and your assignment will go to a pinch hitter. if you know you need to drop, please do so via the form so we can stay on top of things!

we hope you’re having fun creating and please don’t hesitate to ask if you need help!

[magicalmeily]

I've made a google doc collection of 150 useful design and art resources! Whether youre just starting commissions or want to make your workflow more streamlined, I recommend checking it out

The full list is below the read more, but I suggest looking at the google doc as well sincce it will be updated more often. 

This list was created by @MagicalMeily

I encourage you to share this list with other designers, artists, or even students via this tumblr post, the google doc, or my tweet. Links marked as ‘Free/Paid’ usually means the free version has a lot of features anyway and the paid just has some extra templates or storage space. *Disclaimer - I haven’t used all of these services myself, so please let me know if anything dodgy slipped through the cracks, or if you have any others I should add.

I do not support NFTs or AI Art generators, so hopefully you won’t find any listed. Always double check commercial usage rights

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COMMISSION SETUP

Collection of designers rates - Graphic Design Rates Master Sheet

TOS Example, Free to use (by kawa_kunn) - Twitter / kawa-kun.art

Tiktok walkthrough of a commission TOS form - artofthecatt

Longer Video of commission TOS form - How to Create a Commission Form

Commission Advice (by AerlyaGraphics) - Aerlya Graphics

Merchandise/printing services (by @sunshinehoney6) - Merchandise Resources

COMMISSION TRACKERS/MANAGEMENT

(Free/Paid) Clients can see your progress - Trello

(Free/Paid) Single user or collaborative project tracker - Notion

(Free) General Commission Management - Commiss.io

TEAM DESIGN/COLLABORATION

(Free/Paid) - Zeplin

(Free/Paid) - Notion

(Free/Paid) - Figma

(Free for Individuals) - Box

(Paid) - Sketch

FILE SHARING

(Free) - Google Drive

(Free/Paid) - WeTransfer

(Free/Paid) - Jumpshare

(Free for individuals) - Box

(Free) - Blindsend

MOODBOARDS

Design Inspiration

Image search for inspiration - Muzli Search

Makes and automatically sets out moodboards - Visualist

DESIGN PROGRAMS

2d Animation (Free/Paid) - Cavalry

Graphics, Photo editing, Publishing (One -off payment) - Affinity

Graphics, Audio, Video (Free, Browser) - Artboard Studio

Graphics (Free) - Inkscape

Graphics/Layout (Free/Paid, Browser) - Canva

Graphics, Photo Editing (Free, Browser. Can open Adobe files) - Photopea

Vector making (Free, Browser) - Vectr

Vector making (Free, Browser) - Vector Ink

Wireframing (Free, Browser) - Moqups App

GENERAL HELPFUL TOOLS/PROGRAMS

Bulk file renamer - Bulk Rename Utility

Bulk image resizer - ImageResizer

File Converters - FreeConvert

Image Upscaler - Waifu2x

Floating view of reference images - PureRef

Timezone converter - World Time Buddy

Twitter image crop guide by @dripchirp - Twitter Crop Guide

Learning how to use the pen tool - The Bézier Game

PORTFOLIO HOSTING/WEBSITE MAKERS

Portfolio hosting (Free) - Foriio

Portfolio hosting (Free with Adobe Subscription) - Adobe Portfolio

Portfolio hosting (Paid) - Portfoliobox

Website builder (Free) - Carrd

Website builder (Free) - Google Sites

Website builder (Free) - Weebly

Website builder (Free) - Wix

Website builder (Paid) - Squarespace

Make a blog you can use as a folio - Tumblr

(Posts Selective Folios) - Bestfolios

(Posts Selective Folios) - PFolios

(Posts Selective Folios) - Pafolios

(Posts Selective showreels) - Showreelz

LINK AGGREGATORS

(Free) Linktree

(Free) Lnk.Bio

(Paid/Free) Later

(Free) Solo.to

(Free) Campsite.bio

DESIGN MARKETPLACES

BOOTH

Gumroad

Ko-fi Shop

COLOUR

Various colour palette tools - Adobe Color

Colour palette search and generator - Coolors

Colour palette generator - Color Space

Colour converter, make colour palettes - RGB.to

Displays big brands colour schemes - BrandColors

ACCESSIBILITY

General design accessibility tips - Lemonly Infographics

Font accessibility tips - UXdesign.cc

Accessible colour combination generator 1 - Accessible color palette builder

Accessible colour combination generator 2 - Color Safe

FONTS FOR DOWNLOAD

Google Fonts

Adobe Fonts

Pixel Surplus

Fontesk

Befonts

Behance

Gumroad

Free Japanese Fonts

BOOTH

TYPE TOOLS

Displays inputted text in fonts installed on your computer - Wordmark

Identifies fonts on a web page  - Fonts Ninja

Typography Resources - Typewolf

Font Pairing Help - Fontjoy

Examples of fonts in context - Fonts In Use

Font Management - FontBase

MOCKUPS

Mockup World

Mr.Mockup

Unblast

ls.graphics

Anthonyboyd.graphics

Anagram Design

DesignHooks

Mockups-Design

STOCK PHOTOS/TEXTURES

Pexels

Unsplash

Barnimages

LostAndTaken

Freepik

Rawpixel

PATTERNS

Pattern Inspiration - Pattern Collection

Customisable Repeating SVG Patterns - Pattern Monster

Seamless background pattern maker - Patternico

Mesh Gradient Maker - Mesh Gradient

Make and print your own grids - Gridzzly.com

Downloadable Patterns - Subtle Patterns

ILLUSTRATION LIBRARIES

Toools Design

Irasutoya / いらすとや

Open Peeps

Humaaans

Open Doodles

ICON LIBRARIES

Paid/Free - Streamline Icons

Paid/Free - Flaticon

INSPIRATION GATHERING

abdz

Mindsparkle Mag

Behance

Dribbble

Muzli Search

100 Archive

Design Inspiration

BP&O

Pentagram

It's Nice That

DESIGN ADVICE/EXAMPLES/BLOGS/ ARTICLES

(Free) - World Brand Design Society

(Free) - AIGA Eye on Design

(Free) - Creative Boom

(Free) - The Design Team

(Paid) - UnderConsideration

LOGO/BRANDING DESIGN

Company logos categorised by letter/number/symbol etc - Logobook

Logo/Branding Examples - Logoed

PACKAGING DESIGN

Kawacolle

Packaging Design Archive

Packaging Of The World

WEB DESIGN

Siteinspire

Httpster

Lapa Ninja

Best Website Gallery

Dark Mode Design

Awwwards

Dribbble

(Wireframing) Moqups App

PUBLICATION/EDITORIAL DESIGN

Zine Creation Tips Masterpost - How to Organize a Zine 101

Editorial Design Examples 1 - Formagramma

Editorial Design Examples 2 - Pentagram

POSTER DESIGN

Typographic Poster Design Examples - Typographic posters

Poster Design Examples - Poster Poster

CHARACTER DESIGN

Character Design Library, Challenges, etc - Character Design References

Anime Settei/Reference Sheets - Settei Dreams

Historical Costume references - OSF Costume Rentals

V-DESIGNER/V-ARTIST

‘How to Design Your Own Vtuber Logo’ (by the-tragic-heroine) - The-tragic-heroine

Discover V-artists/V-designers - Heartist

V-Artist/V-designers Catalogue (Hiatus) - VTuber Catalog

Vtuber Resource Collection (by VTResources) - VTuber Resources

View badges/emotes will look like on Twitch - Twitch Elements

Resize badges/emotes to actual sizes - Twitch Emote Resizer

Vtuber based commission hub (beta) - VGen

PAYPAL ALTERNATIVES

Square

Stripe

Wise (previously TransferWise)

Kofi

Direct Bank Transfer

OTHER RESOURCE COLLECTIONS

Vtuber Resource Collection (by VTResources) - VTuber Resources

Designer Resources Collection - Design Resources

Merchandise/printing services (by sunshinehoney6) - Merchandise Resources

Typography Resources - Typewolf

[whosamawhatsit]

So tomorrow is a total solar eclipse

I'm sure most of you have heard about it in one form or another already and we've all seen that airbnb map circulating around. But for the rest of the world and most of the US not in the totality path, did you know you can still watch it live?

Here's the youtube link for NASA's live broadcast.

Looks like it's scheduled to start at 1:00 PM UTC (here's a timezone converter for your convenience) but youtube should also give you the option for notifications. And because NASA is NASA, they're also going to have Q&A and science facts sprinkled in.

In addition, there are also indie groups like Slooh who will also be streaming the event on youtube and their website. Slooh is typically membership-only, but the stream is free for everyone via youtube. Unlike NASA you have to be a member to submit questions for their Q&A.

I recommend keeping one of these streams open even if you are in the eclipse path as you're going to want to keep your eclipse glasses ON UNTIL THE SUN IS FULLY COVERED. When I went with Slooh for the 2017 eclipse they gave us a countdown until it was safe to remove glasses, and fair warning when the totality had passed so everyone could get their glasses back on. Here's a Forbes article with a bit more information, but the TL;DR is you should wait until it gets dark before taking off your glasses and as soon as it starts getting bright put them back on.

And for those who aren't in the eclipse path and can't make it to either livestream, don't worry! If the 2017 total eclipse is anything to go by there's going to be plenty of documentation you can catch up on the next day, or even just a few hours after the event passes. In fact, one of the local Utah colleges managed to send up a weather balloon with a 360 camera to get a crystal clear view. Here's a link to the regular video they posted and here's a link you can watch from your phone for a VR experience. Smarter Every Day also filmed the 2017 eclipse including capturing the ISS passing by for a once in a lifetime photoshoot, as did Veritasium sans ISS photos. Both are science channels and go a bit more in-depth on what it's like to actually be there. I'm expecting both channels to cover this eclipse as well. SED already has some pre-eclipse info videos out which I'm not linking to but are all over the channel if you have time to browse around.

It's not quite the same but there was a partial solar eclipse in October of 2023 which OSP managed to cover. Red's video is tons of fun though so I'm including it.

Happy eclipse watching! Hope this helps.

[mi6-cafe]

Art Workshop on Moodboards

Mood Board Mojo: Using Adobe Express to Create Evocative Visuals 

The wonderful @ato-the-bean has volunteered to give a quick workshop on the basics of creating moodboards for Moodboard March! If our monthly theme has intrigued you, but you don’t know how to start, this is a great way to learn the basics.

What: How to use Adobe Express (a free program) to create visuals. You can create an account ahead of time to follow along, or just show up ready to learn. If you want to follow along, have a stockpile of images ready in a folder. (This app allows you to upload images, but not link images directly from the web.)

Where: We’ll be in the #workshops_text and associated voice channel in our Discord server. (invite here)

When: Sunday March 5th at 11am Pacific (Convert to your timezone here)

Come join us if you know nothing of art, have been doing art for decades, or are anywhere in the middle.

[gloriedfm]

hi hi ! first of all, thank you all so much for your interest. we are so ecstatic that so many of you want to join our little group. i'm just here with a quick little update for everyone: due to the fact the current interest in the group exceeds our mun spots, we're going to ask that you refrain from messaging us for a link until tomorrow when we announce we're accepting messages. if you've already done so, don't feel bad — we didn't see a problem with it at first, but we realize now there's a lot of people lurking who are waiting for our announcement to message us, and we don't want to promise any spots until everyone has a fair chance to ask us for a spot tomorrow. we are contemplating expanding our slots to 16 muns total, but we will need some time to work on adding additional artist positions before we expand. as for opening tomorrow, we're aiming to start sending out links around 6:30 - 7:00 AM KST — please see this website for that time converted to your local timezone. we won't start to accept reservations or apps right away. there is a lot of information to take in regarding our companies and groups, and since the interest in the roleplay exceeds our mun cap, we'd like to offer some time for people to explore the server and see if it's right for them — that way, we can reach out to other interested muns right away if they decide to leave the server. we won't make you wait too long, though. we'll likely wait around an hour, or maybe a little less — we'll keep you updated ! hopefully this all makes sense and works for everyone — and sorry for all the rambling !

[kakairu-rocks]

Eight long weeks have passed since the KakaIru Advent Calendar Battle 2023 started; and many fiery battles have taken place, with 18 contestants pitting their favourite holiday tropes against each other.

Well now, the battle has come to an end; and we have a winner.

Last week, our two finalists, @mandapandabug and @oneinist went head to head against each other with their tropes “Getting each others name for a gift exchange (panic)/secret Santa”, and “Not noticing the mistletoe at first”; and in our most intense battle yet, where it was pretty much even the entire time, one person remained standing at the end; one person was victorious.

And the champion of the KakaIru Advent Calendar Battle 2023 is… @oneinist, with the “Not noticing the mistletoe at first” trope; and they have one a fic prize written by mod @kakairu-shrine, using their amazing trope!!! 🥳🥳🥳

Thank you to everyone who participated! We had a lot of fun organising & running the event, and we couldn’t have done all this without you! ❤️

We hope you all enjoyed yourselves, too!

If you’re looking for something else to do, we have KakaIru Valentine’s Week 2024 coming up on 8th Feb; and our first Doodle Drabble Night of the year will be held on Friday 16th/ Saturday 17th Feb, depending on your timezone (the forum automatically converts timezones, but please check the link to see the host’s timezone, and use a converter to double check it’s the right date & time!)! 👀

Thank you so much for joining us! We look forward to seeing you around! ❤️💕

[blackforrestpunk]

The last few days have been tough. My depression has set me back about 10 years. I'm currently on sick leave. By choice. I rarely do it. But I know I can't do a good job if I feel bad.

So… I thought I'd try to get some dopamine.

After a lot of research, I decided to use DeviantArt for the webcomic upload for now. Someday I'll have the muse to convert the webcomic for Webtoon. But until then, it'll be DeviantArt.

Here is the link to the comic https://www.deviantart.com/azziblackforestpunk After the first 6 pages, I will upload 1 page every Sunday. German timezone. I just can't manage more, besides work and being sick.

Love you tataaaa Azzi

@RiaDCL I hope you will follow me there too :-) I'm happy about each of your likes.

[sea-wolf-coast-to-coast]

FFxiv 30 Day Writing Challenge SEPTEMBER 1st - 30th, 2023

Welcome to YEAR 7 of our annual FFxiv 30 Day Writing Challenge, folks!

Last year we had 11,165 total entries! Which brings us to a total of 42,947 unique written entries over the last 6 years. That is just incredible! And something that I think that we should be super proud of as a creative fan community.

Whether you're new to the FFxivWrite community or a 6-year writing challenge veteran, if you'd like to give perfectionism in your creative writing process a swift kick in the butt, then this challenge was designed for you!

More info is below the cut~

Here’s the gist:

Runs from September 1st - 30th, 2023. During that timeframe:

Visit sea-wolf-coast-to-coast​ once a day at 12:00pm (noon) PDT for the prompt of the day. Convert to your timezone accordingly. All prompts will be one word or brief phrase that you can interpret however you please.

You have 24 hours to write something for that prompt.

Submit the link to your entry post via this Google Form: https://forms.gle/ixGUFKnYqKLz64Cw5

There are no length or skill requirements (short & sweet is fine!).

There will be no 24-hour deadlines for the first week, September 1st - 7th. The deadline will go into effect on September 8th at 11:59am PDT.

Makeup/extra credit days every Sunday.

Every entry posted within its 24-hour deadline will count toward a participation prize raffle at the end.

You can join any time with any prompt #! There’s no need for latecomers to start with prompt #1. Picking up with the most recent prompt is A OK.

If you’re an artist and you would like to volunteer to do a simple black & white illustration as a participation prize at the end of this challenge, you can volunteer here!

RULES & MORE INFO can be found here: https://ffxiv-write.carrd.co/

(( banner art - by @dantinmikannes ))

Rules & Info || Prompt List || #FFxivWrite2023 || kofi

[thewalesot5]

If your time changed last weekend, you can use this link https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter to figure out when the radio show is. Just change the option on the right to CST/CDT. The Radio show happens at 2 pm CST.

Next weekend it will be the same thing for those who switch tonight. Instead of starting at 2 pm CST, it will be 1 pm CST because @claireofluxembourg and I will be back in the same timezone.

See you all later today!

[businesscatfelix]

Stream schedule for today, description in alt text. All times are in AEST, I recommend worldtimebuddy.com for converting timezones (not sponsored, I just like + use it)

In depth info regarding the streams below the cut :3

The Wednesday stream is tentative because I'm getting a deep tissue massage on Tuesday and sometimes they set my chronic pain off. So it may be cancelled, won't really know until Wednesday morning (sorry)

Friday's art n chill stream will involve traditional art, likely some sculpting and painting this time as I prepare for an upcoming market.

Pokemon White stream has been delayed multiple times and I just wanna do it. I just want to play pokemon. We will play pokemon this weekend. I will do whatever I need to, to make it happen.

I have a server! Where you can get updates on streams + art. It is not required (i think), but if you find you are missing out on streams or you're not sure what's happening with my stream schedule I recommend joining.

[link to server here]

Thanks once again for all your support and for the warm welcome back to streaming on Friday, I hope to get back into the swing of it this week. :3

[prythianfm]

𝐏𝐑𝐘𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐀𝐍𝐅𝐌  presents  its  opening  schedule  !  from  the  moment  the  submit  was  opened  we  hit  our  goal  for  opening,  and  have  continued  to  surpass  it  —  i  am  so  thankful  to  everyone  who  has  shown  prythian  interest  thus  far  !  the  finalized  dates  and  times  leading  up  to  our  official  opening  are  as  follows:

monday  (  1/9/2023  @  12pm  )  :  soft  open  for  intros  and  plotting.  the  blogroll  will  be  released  and  discord  links  will  be  sent  out.

wednesday  (  1/11/2023  @  12pm  )  :  official  opening  for  interactions.

all  dates  and  times  are  in  cst.  please  use  this  converter  to  see  what  time  it  will  be  for  your  timezone.  also,  we  understand  these  are  times  when  the  majority  of  us  will  be  at  school  or  work  (  myself  included  !  ),  but  because  we  hit  our  count  so  quick,  and  we  don’t  want  to  wait  a  whole  week  for  a  weekend  opening,  these  are  our  dates.  do  not  feel  pressured  to  have  to  post  immediately  due  to  the  week  circumstance  —  we  look  forward  to  speaking  and  writing  with  you  all  soon  !

[fictordearumiun]

I posted 13 times in 2022

That's 13 more posts than 2021!

4 posts created (31%)

9 posts reblogged (69%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@sour-chaii

@donquxiotes

@ainescribe

@queen-of-scissors

@simping-on-the-daily

I tagged 2 of my posts in 2022

#i'm so sad i can't have a partner - 1 post

#i want to be loved goddamn - 1 post

#aromantic - 1 post

#arospec - 1 post

#why am i cursed to live bitchless let me love - 1 post

#yandere genshin x reader - 1 post

#genshin fanfic - 1 post

Longest Tag: 45 characters

#why am i cursed to live bitchless let me love

My Top Posts in 2022:

#4

chager

0 notes - Posted November 17, 2022

#3

Test for using links.

0 notes - Posted November 16, 2022

#2

guys is there a cure for aromantic disease i want to love somebody /srs

0 notes - Posted November 14, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

curse my stupidity /srs

1 note - Posted November 12, 2022

Get your Tumblr 2022 Year in Review →

[steamsalenotifier]

Hey there! (Intro Post)

If you like PC games, but have difficulty affording them, and also struggle to keep track of Steam sales.... Then that's what this blog is for!

I don't cover all games (I am only one human, after all), but I do try to post sales when I notice them! Posts will be made as soon as possible.

Times listed will be in my own local timezone Eastern Standard Time (EST). However, you may easily show what that time is in your own timezone here: [link] (For reference, EST is the same timezone as New York City.)

Currency listed will be in my own local currency, the US dollar. However, you may easily convert this to your own local currency here: [link]

I hope this blog can be helpful to some !

That's all for now! Yippee!!!! *does a kickflip*