lauren gallagher
@notexactly.bsky.social
she/her 📍 chicago
https://somethingelse.works
↳ design and such
clients include Annapurna Interactive, Bungie, Cards Against Humanity, FX's The Bear, Microsoft, Mom+Pop Records, The SpringHill Company, and more
https://somethingelse.works
↳ design and such
clients include Annapurna Interactive, Bungie, Cards Against Humanity, FX's The Bear, Microsoft, Mom+Pop Records, The SpringHill Company, and more
Pinned
Figma
Created with Figma
www.figma.com
Let's work together this year 🤝
www.figma.com/deck/sW8rdPG...
www.figma.com/deck/sW8rdPG...
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Today we are publishing the first article of Eteo Archetypes, Volume 2.
Bringing you outstanding analysis of video game design, written by leading voices in games criticism and development - all for free.
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Bringing you outstanding analysis of video game design, written by leading voices in games criticism and development - all for free.
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September 2, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Today we are publishing the first article of Eteo Archetypes, Volume 2.
Bringing you outstanding analysis of video game design, written by leading voices in games criticism and development - all for free.
Sign up for the newsletter: https://www.eteogames.com/
Bringing you outstanding analysis of video game design, written by leading voices in games criticism and development - all for free.
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just hanging out
August 21, 2026 at 2:35 PM
just hanging out
Designed and built a new website for French fragrance legend Outremer outremerparis.com
Outremer Paris
French eau de toilette and fragrance products
outremerparis.com
July 15, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Designed and built a new website for French fragrance legend Outremer outremerparis.com
required summer viewing
"A wholly unique cinematic experience" -- The Hollywood Reporter
Discover MADDIE'S SECRET when John Early's new film opens this Thursday July 2nd at the Music Box!
Showtimes & Advance Tickets: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
Discover MADDIE'S SECRET when John Early's new film opens this Thursday July 2nd at the Music Box!
Showtimes & Advance Tickets: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
July 2, 2026 at 2:48 AM
required summer viewing
required summer reading bookshop.org/p/books/midw...
Midwestern Death Trip
Check out Midwestern Death Trip - Meaghan Garvey's <i>Midwestern Death Trip </i>is part memoir, part gonzo reportage, in which the great American road trip meets an unsparing coming-of-age story. Estr...
bookshop.org
June 29, 2026 at 3:21 PM
required summer reading bookshop.org/p/books/midw...
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FINAL: White Sox 22, Royals 1
June 27, 2026 at 2:36 AM
FINAL: White Sox 22, Royals 1
i love watching the sox win but i love watching two friends have fun even more
June 15, 2026 at 12:17 AM
i love watching the sox win but i love watching two friends have fun even more
my favorite shape is 1996 pikachu
June 9, 2026 at 3:57 PM
my favorite shape is 1996 pikachu
Backrooms (Kane Parsons, 2026)
June 8, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Backrooms (Kane Parsons, 2026)
rip 2022 logo. definitely needed simplifying but i wish the new one still retained a little character
June 2, 2026 at 9:33 PM
rip 2022 logo. definitely needed simplifying but i wish the new one still retained a little character
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We've now published all our articles for Volume 1 of Eteo Archetypes!
Over the last 6 months, our video game articles have covered...
🏰 Flying Cities
🍂 Seasons
🌦️ Skyboxes
📻 Radios
🕹️ Minigames
🏃♀️ Chase Sequences
And you can read them all for free by signing up to our newsletter: www.eteogames.com
Over the last 6 months, our video game articles have covered...
🏰 Flying Cities
🍂 Seasons
🌦️ Skyboxes
📻 Radios
🕹️ Minigames
🏃♀️ Chase Sequences
And you can read them all for free by signing up to our newsletter: www.eteogames.com
May 22, 2026 at 4:55 PM
We've now published all our articles for Volume 1 of Eteo Archetypes!
Over the last 6 months, our video game articles have covered...
🏰 Flying Cities
🍂 Seasons
🌦️ Skyboxes
📻 Radios
🕹️ Minigames
🏃♀️ Chase Sequences
And you can read them all for free by signing up to our newsletter: www.eteogames.com
Over the last 6 months, our video game articles have covered...
🏰 Flying Cities
🍂 Seasons
🌦️ Skyboxes
📻 Radios
🕹️ Minigames
🏃♀️ Chase Sequences
And you can read them all for free by signing up to our newsletter: www.eteogames.com
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‼️💿 We are looking for gamedevs to be part of our R&D 💿 division to make experimental nonphysical books with controller support.
DIAMOND DISK UNIT
You can read more about it here peow.studio/blog/join-di...
DIAMOND DISK UNIT
You can read more about it here peow.studio/blog/join-di...
May 6, 2026 at 2:27 PM
‼️💿 We are looking for gamedevs to be part of our R&D 💿 division to make experimental nonphysical books with controller support.
DIAMOND DISK UNIT
You can read more about it here peow.studio/blog/join-di...
DIAMOND DISK UNIT
You can read more about it here peow.studio/blog/join-di...
a lucky pull to cap off a lucky week
April 26, 2026 at 1:53 AM
a lucky pull to cap off a lucky week
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It's April 2026, but it's NEVER too late to call STRAY CHILDREN one of the best games of 2025!
"...quirky and weird and funny in all the best ways...a delightful feedback loop of anti-RPG genius..."
👉 www.rpgfan.com/feature/rpgf...
"...quirky and weird and funny in all the best ways...a delightful feedback loop of anti-RPG genius..."
👉 www.rpgfan.com/feature/rpgf...
April 20, 2026 at 10:17 PM
It's April 2026, but it's NEVER too late to call STRAY CHILDREN one of the best games of 2025!
"...quirky and weird and funny in all the best ways...a delightful feedback loop of anti-RPG genius..."
👉 www.rpgfan.com/feature/rpgf...
"...quirky and weird and funny in all the best ways...a delightful feedback loop of anti-RPG genius..."
👉 www.rpgfan.com/feature/rpgf...
first art institute visit since covid (too long! 😵💫)
April 15, 2026 at 10:37 PM
first art institute visit since covid (too long! 😵💫)
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🚀 sprout.store is live today
🌱 it's the headless next/sanity/shopify boilerplate we've been building out and using every day @gardener.nyc
for years now
💗 lifetime licenses so buy once access forever
📷 public roadmap so you decide what gets built next
🌱 it's the headless next/sanity/shopify boilerplate we've been building out and using every day @gardener.nyc
for years now
💗 lifetime licenses so buy once access forever
📷 public roadmap so you decide what gets built next
Sprout
A battle-tested Next/Sanity boilerplate for building headless Shopify stores and marketing websites.
sprout.store
March 9, 2026 at 3:32 PM
🚀 sprout.store is live today
🌱 it's the headless next/sanity/shopify boilerplate we've been building out and using every day @gardener.nyc
for years now
💗 lifetime licenses so buy once access forever
📷 public roadmap so you decide what gets built next
🌱 it's the headless next/sanity/shopify boilerplate we've been building out and using every day @gardener.nyc
for years now
💗 lifetime licenses so buy once access forever
📷 public roadmap so you decide what gets built next
enjoying my first extraction shooter! probably would’ve skipped the genre entirely if it weren’t for marathon’s strong visual direction
March 6, 2026 at 4:34 AM
enjoying my first extraction shooter! probably would’ve skipped the genre entirely if it weren’t for marathon’s strong visual direction
Archetypes are filling out nicely on @eteogames.bsky.social www.eteogames.com/archetypes/
Archetypes
One Archetype per month, explored weekly through the lens of different games.
www.eteogames.com
March 5, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Archetypes are filling out nicely on @eteogames.bsky.social www.eteogames.com/archetypes/
procrastinating on learning blender by finally learning aftereffects
March 5, 2026 at 4:22 PM
procrastinating on learning blender by finally learning aftereffects
i'm gonna go for a walk online
February 13, 2026 at 4:12 PM
i'm gonna go for a walk online
Blue Orb
YouTube video by Kahimi Karie - Topic
www.youtube.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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When you do business with Uline, you're helping fund fascism.
A resignation and call to conscience at company owned by Maga billionaires
Uline employee says she can no longer work for people who helped ‘America descend into fascism’
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:21 PM
When you do business with Uline, you're helping fund fascism.
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Hey I’m Margaret, an experienced game programmer / generalist (13 years game industry exp) currently looking for work!
I’ve adapted to many different tech stacks in my career, and would like to find a team to work with in the EU (remote) or in Berlin (hybrid/on-site) on a full time long term basis.
I’ve adapted to many different tech stacks in my career, and would like to find a team to work with in the EU (remote) or in Berlin (hybrid/on-site) on a full time long term basis.
January 30, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Hey I’m Margaret, an experienced game programmer / generalist (13 years game industry exp) currently looking for work!
I’ve adapted to many different tech stacks in my career, and would like to find a team to work with in the EU (remote) or in Berlin (hybrid/on-site) on a full time long term basis.
I’ve adapted to many different tech stacks in my career, and would like to find a team to work with in the EU (remote) or in Berlin (hybrid/on-site) on a full time long term basis.