Big Dumb Animal
@bigdumbanimal.bsky.social
Graphic designer, Friendly Sex Shop Worker, urban landscape photographer, ambient musician, ND mess. Here is where I post about projects.
GD portfolio: sjamescurtisdesign.ca
Photography: bigdumbanimal.ca
BC: disintegrationist.bandcamp.com
GD portfolio: sjamescurtisdesign.ca
Photography: bigdumbanimal.ca
BC: disintegrationist.bandcamp.com
Broken Social Scene - Anthems For A Seventeen Year Old Girl, 10/07/2026. All The Feelings Tour, Laval QC
October 8, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Broken Social Scene - Anthems For A Seventeen Year Old Girl, 10/07/2026. All The Feelings Tour, Laval QC
Sell sheet prototype photos are taken! This was a cell phone shot but i have a bunch on the DSLR to edit and insert. #boardgame #design
September 28, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Sell sheet prototype photos are taken! This was a cell phone shot but i have a bunch on the DSLR to edit and insert. #boardgame #design
A Platformer update! #boardgamedesign #playtest
September 26, 2026 at 9:10 PM
A Platformer update! #boardgamedesign #playtest
It printed a bit darker than I'd like but that's trial and error. The fact is I learned enough about how to use Aseprite that I can viably use it to quickly develop resources for this game.
September 24, 2026 at 6:32 AM
It printed a bit darker than I'd like but that's trial and error. The fact is I learned enough about how to use Aseprite that I can viably use it to quickly develop resources for this game.
PLATFORMER TO-DO LIST
1) Finish translating MIDI selections into actual maps
2) Sort out which obstacles get which seeing
3) Learn Aseprite to create the art
4) Apply the art to the cards.
5) Have 4 cards as examples
6) Create power up card examples
7) Create a sell sheet to advertise it.
1) Finish translating MIDI selections into actual maps
2) Sort out which obstacles get which seeing
3) Learn Aseprite to create the art
4) Apply the art to the cards.
5) Have 4 cards as examples
6) Create power up card examples
7) Create a sell sheet to advertise it.
September 23, 2026 at 3:31 AM
PLATFORMER TO-DO LIST
1) Finish translating MIDI selections into actual maps
2) Sort out which obstacles get which seeing
3) Learn Aseprite to create the art
4) Apply the art to the cards.
5) Have 4 cards as examples
6) Create power up card examples
7) Create a sell sheet to advertise it.
1) Finish translating MIDI selections into actual maps
2) Sort out which obstacles get which seeing
3) Learn Aseprite to create the art
4) Apply the art to the cards.
5) Have 4 cards as examples
6) Create power up card examples
7) Create a sell sheet to advertise it.
I am feeling fucking wrecked, y'all, and in the best way possible. I saw @thedreameaters.bsky.social last night and it was one of the best shows I have ever seen. I laughed, I cried, I danced my ass off! I maintain that Tongue is on par with Don't You Want Me. youtu.be/tKdR_DpTC3Q?...
Go see them!
Go see them!
September 18, 2026 at 3:10 PM
I am feeling fucking wrecked, y'all, and in the best way possible. I saw @thedreameaters.bsky.social last night and it was one of the best shows I have ever seen. I laughed, I cried, I danced my ass off! I maintain that Tongue is on par with Don't You Want Me. youtu.be/tKdR_DpTC3Q?...
Go see them!
Go see them!
When drawing obstacles for Platformer, it really reminded me of MIDI piano roll files. So I sat at my keyboard last night, played, then printed the file and made this little frame to build levels that way.
The 27 minute rambling audio is up for paid Patreon members
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The 27 minute rambling audio is up for paid Patreon members
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September 9, 2026 at 5:57 PM
When drawing obstacles for Platformer, it really reminded me of MIDI piano roll files. So I sat at my keyboard last night, played, then printed the file and made this little frame to build levels that way.
The 27 minute rambling audio is up for paid Patreon members
www.patreon.com/thedisintegr...
The 27 minute rambling audio is up for paid Patreon members
www.patreon.com/thedisintegr...
We have a few consoles and a fair amount of physical media. So to keep track of what's in what systems, I designed and printed this multi-case stand. The only downside is steelbooks don't fit. If we decide to get PS1 games, multi disc cases won't fit either but that's a problem for later :)
August 30, 2026 at 4:38 PM
We have a few consoles and a fair amount of physical media. So to keep track of what's in what systems, I designed and printed this multi-case stand. The only downside is steelbooks don't fit. If we decide to get PS1 games, multi disc cases won't fit either but that's a problem for later :)
If you wonder what I folded my graphic design practice back in February, it had nothing to do with bullshit technology, and everything to do with looming international economic instability.
95% of my clients were American.
I'd be fucked six ways from Sunday.
95% of my clients were American.
I'd be fucked six ways from Sunday.
August 27, 2026 at 2:41 PM
If you wonder what I folded my graphic design practice back in February, it had nothing to do with bullshit technology, and everything to do with looming international economic instability.
95% of my clients were American.
I'd be fucked six ways from Sunday.
95% of my clients were American.
I'd be fucked six ways from Sunday.
Another week, another trade communication breakdown between Canada and the USA. This volatility is why i folded my freelance graphic design practice. Ninety percent of my clients were American and the constant dangling of a trade embargo has made everything too uncertain.
August 22, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Another week, another trade communication breakdown between Canada and the USA. This volatility is why i folded my freelance graphic design practice. Ninety percent of my clients were American and the constant dangling of a trade embargo has made everything too uncertain.
We were looking for a way to store and sort our SNES and GB games. At some point, I suggested a wall mounted shelf or box from Ikea. We had a few different options at the store but Skogsmosaic won out. I printed and pasted Chrono trigger art on the back and 3d printed cartridge holders.
August 19, 2026 at 3:13 PM
We were looking for a way to store and sort our SNES and GB games. At some point, I suggested a wall mounted shelf or box from Ikea. We had a few different options at the store but Skogsmosaic won out. I printed and pasted Chrono trigger art on the back and 3d printed cartridge holders.
I finished my first large scale 3d printing project this morning! Go me!
I got the files here: www.printables.com/model/970400...
I got the files here: www.printables.com/model/970400...
August 4, 2026 at 5:26 PM
I finished my first large scale 3d printing project this morning! Go me!
I got the files here: www.printables.com/model/970400...
I got the files here: www.printables.com/model/970400...
I cleaned up the map in Affinity and printed a cute little guy from www.printables.com/model/825253...
July 29, 2026 at 3:28 PM
I cleaned up the map in Affinity and printed a cute little guy from www.printables.com/model/825253...
Platformer quick prototype play test.
It needs refinement, of course. Considering this is a general scribble of an obstacle, but it's nice that the general idea works!
Also the caffeine has yet to work.
It needs refinement, of course. Considering this is a general scribble of an obstacle, but it's nice that the general idea works!
Also the caffeine has yet to work.
July 28, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Platformer quick prototype play test.
It needs refinement, of course. Considering this is a general scribble of an obstacle, but it's nice that the general idea works!
Also the caffeine has yet to work.
It needs refinement, of course. Considering this is a general scribble of an obstacle, but it's nice that the general idea works!
Also the caffeine has yet to work.
I just wrote the outline, roadmap, whatever for the AEGIS 2.0 book. Well, books.
The original game book took 8 months of concentrated time during school. The sex shop book took me a year and a half between the idea and publishing.
This is very much the long game while I do other stuff.
The original game book took 8 months of concentrated time during school. The sex shop book took me a year and a half between the idea and publishing.
This is very much the long game while I do other stuff.
July 27, 2026 at 8:19 PM
I just wrote the outline, roadmap, whatever for the AEGIS 2.0 book. Well, books.
The original game book took 8 months of concentrated time during school. The sex shop book took me a year and a half between the idea and publishing.
This is very much the long game while I do other stuff.
The original game book took 8 months of concentrated time during school. The sex shop book took me a year and a half between the idea and publishing.
This is very much the long game while I do other stuff.
Nobody told me that 3d modeling on my phone is a special kind of Hell. After much consternation, and dealing with 3 different apps that suck in their own special ways, I managed to print out a card tray, solving a logistical/game information problem I had with this game idea.
July 26, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Nobody told me that 3d modeling on my phone is a special kind of Hell. After much consternation, and dealing with 3 different apps that suck in their own special ways, I managed to print out a card tray, solving a logistical/game information problem I had with this game idea.
What about the other games?
Thralls is still slow in production until I have a clearer idea to differentiate it from its inspirations.
AEGIS, I feel like I've been in the weeds, character creation wise. I'm pretty close to finishing that part, setting the rules and writing the text for it.
Thralls is still slow in production until I have a clearer idea to differentiate it from its inspirations.
AEGIS, I feel like I've been in the weeds, character creation wise. I'm pretty close to finishing that part, setting the rules and writing the text for it.
July 25, 2026 at 12:39 AM
What about the other games?
Thralls is still slow in production until I have a clearer idea to differentiate it from its inspirations.
AEGIS, I feel like I've been in the weeds, character creation wise. I'm pretty close to finishing that part, setting the rules and writing the text for it.
Thralls is still slow in production until I have a clearer idea to differentiate it from its inspirations.
AEGIS, I feel like I've been in the weeds, character creation wise. I'm pretty close to finishing that part, setting the rules and writing the text for it.
I know it's been a long while since I've posted in general, but especially about game stuff, but! BUT!! Seeing What Sticks, the party game I started with creating will be released on Patreon for paid members!
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July 25, 2026 at 12:31 AM
I know it's been a long while since I've posted in general, but especially about game stuff, but! BUT!! Seeing What Sticks, the party game I started with creating will be released on Patreon for paid members!
Want in? Join up here!
www.patreon.com/thedisintegr...
Want in? Join up here!
www.patreon.com/thedisintegr...
Testing the rough looking mess of a catch and develop bag with some black and white film. I also got a 52mm lens adapter for the Polaroid which is now on there but good! I added a UV filter and have a couple of other filters to play with :)
May 23, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Testing the rough looking mess of a catch and develop bag with some black and white film. I also got a 52mm lens adapter for the Polaroid which is now on there but good! I added a UV filter and have a couple of other filters to play with :)
Wandering around Chinatown.
May 3, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Wandering around Chinatown.
I'm not going to share the link but a website platformed Jeffrey Epstein associate, misogynist, and transphobe Richard Dawkins and his growing AI delusions. The site is called "Unherd," which is a snappier name than "Libertarian Pissbabies."
May 2, 2026 at 12:35 PM
I'm not going to share the link but a website platformed Jeffrey Epstein associate, misogynist, and transphobe Richard Dawkins and his growing AI delusions. The site is called "Unherd," which is a snappier name than "Libertarian Pissbabies."
Here we go again.
To test things, I need to create characters.
To create characters, I need to give them abilities.
To give them abilities, I need to come up with a system to do so.
Multiple spreadsheets later, I can make characters to test the ability and battle mechanics.
To test things, I need to create characters.
To create characters, I need to give them abilities.
To give them abilities, I need to come up with a system to do so.
Multiple spreadsheets later, I can make characters to test the ability and battle mechanics.
April 21, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Here we go again.
To test things, I need to create characters.
To create characters, I need to give them abilities.
To give them abilities, I need to come up with a system to do so.
Multiple spreadsheets later, I can make characters to test the ability and battle mechanics.
To test things, I need to create characters.
To create characters, I need to give them abilities.
To give them abilities, I need to come up with a system to do so.
Multiple spreadsheets later, I can make characters to test the ability and battle mechanics.
Photography hot take:
Good lordt, fuck expired film and fuck romanticizing it. I had to process the shit out of these scans before I got anything other than teal blobs. They look like third generation photocopies now, even after significantly reducing the ISO on the camera.
Good lordt, fuck expired film and fuck romanticizing it. I had to process the shit out of these scans before I got anything other than teal blobs. They look like third generation photocopies now, even after significantly reducing the ISO on the camera.
April 17, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Photography hot take:
Good lordt, fuck expired film and fuck romanticizing it. I had to process the shit out of these scans before I got anything other than teal blobs. They look like third generation photocopies now, even after significantly reducing the ISO on the camera.
Good lordt, fuck expired film and fuck romanticizing it. I had to process the shit out of these scans before I got anything other than teal blobs. They look like third generation photocopies now, even after significantly reducing the ISO on the camera.
New BDA blog update on revisiting my old TTRPG system and why things frustratingly can't be done one thing at a time.
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💬 0 🔁 0 ❤️ 0 · Over the last few days, I have printed out, cut up, gone through, and sorted out all of the skills from the original version of AEGIS. I labeled where each one comes from and put t…
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April 8, 2026 at 7:24 PM
New BDA blog update on revisiting my old TTRPG system and why things frustratingly can't be done one thing at a time.
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