I joined Mastodon at the end of October when Musk arrived with his wrecking ball at Twitter and I must say, after a bit of getting used to, it’s nicer. Very similar UI but messages (ahem, toots) appear chronologically and there’s a brilliant tool where you can mask your message with a headline, so if … Read more
I’ve seen so many social media posts across various platforms recently about deleted content (usually to do with nudity or exposed nipples. Pathetic). It’s not a new problem but for many it’s their first time encountering it: if you don’t own the platform you’re showcasing on, the decision of what happens your content there is … Read more
Here’s some recent Facebook and Twitter avatars I’ve done for people. If you’d like to order one drop me a line by clicking Contact opposite!
Twitter lists are a handy way of grouping people you follow into specialities (I’ve set ones up for artists, journalists, and photographers I follow). I’ve set one up for everyone in Galway: newspapers, theatre companies, sports organisations and so on (if you wanted added, email me or tweet me at @allancavanagh). I wanted to export … Read more
Here’s a couple of avatars I designed for the Facebook and Twitter profiles of Gort-based easyschoolbooks.ie, which launches this weekend.
I was commissioned to create a series of avatars of Irish bloggers for a Bord Gais The Big Switch event last night in Dublin. They seem to have gone down well in the main! If you see yourself here and you’d like a hi-res version leave a comment or drop me a line.