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Matthew Carlson

@dreamjar.bsky.social

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Director of UX Design - Education, Fresco & Fonts at Adobe. Sketchbook junkie and stealer of pens. Late night game designer of the tabletop rpg, WanderSquares.com! He/Him - 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️Ally - #BLM

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Matthew Carlson @dreamjar.bsky.social · Nov 27

Hello New-sky People! I’m Matthew Carlson, Illustrator by night, Design Director by day. I draw stuff for boardgames and kids’ books, and lead design for #Fonts, #Education and #AdobeFresco at Adobe. Nice to meet you!
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#illustration #design

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Matthew Carlson @dreamjar.bsky.social · 5d

Hi #portfolioday! I’m Matt Carlson, a children’s book illustrator and game designer who also works on drawing & painting apps at Adobe! Here are some spreads from my book “Talking Rocks & Minerals” - check out more stuff at dreamjar.com

Matthew Carlson @dreamjar.bsky.social · 7d

Here are a few snapshots from my Mapping the Future Workshop, part of Victoria Howell's Applied Resilience course at UC Berkeley Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (SCET).

We explored how maps can help you plan your future and imagine what’s next.

📷 Vicky Liu / SCET Photographer

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Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 8d

If I hadn't had a great special education teacher, I would not be a writer today. I might not be anywhere, doing anything. Special education changes and saves lives.

Sara Partridge, PhD @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 8d

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Samantha Mash @samanthamash.bsky.social · 8d

Reporting in from dystopian Portland

A photo of the PSU farmers market in Portland, Oregon. The trees are turning yellow and orange, leaves are on the ground and the sky is gray

Photo of quince and strawberries at a farmers market

Photo of gourds and mini pumpkins at a farmers market

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Matthew Carlson @dreamjar.bsky.social · 8d

4 of my favorite prints from the show!

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Matthew Carlson @dreamjar.bsky.social · 8d

Taking requests at the art show!

Matthew Carlson @dreamjar.bsky.social · 8d

Scenes from a tiny art show! I had my first solo show at Woander as part of the Mill Valley Art Walk last week. If you missed it, you can still drop by to pick up a copy of WanderSquares or my children’s book, Talking Rocks & Minerals!
woander.store
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#childrensbooks #kidlit #illustration

Matthew Carlson @dreamjar.bsky.social · 10d

I love your novels so much, but I could also see how they could spin out of control!

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Samantha Mash @samanthamash.bsky.social · 13d

Doing my annual rewatch of this tonight🐈‍⬛

Samantha Mash @samanthamash.bsky.social · Oct 14

I had the absolute honor of getting to make a piece for the
@gallerynucleus.bsky.social Over the Garden Wall 10th Anniversary Tribute Show

I believe this piece is being made into a print with the gallery so keep your eyes peeled, give them a follow! The opening reception will be on Nov 2nd🎃

Fan art for Over the Garden Wall. The illustration shows a cart with pumpkins being ridden by a black cat and a pumpkin man with a pitchfork walking next to the cart. The cart is being pulled by two turkeys, and behind them is a pumpkin woman and a pumpkin headed skeleton holding hands. There is a candy scattered on the ground and a small duck and frog are walking with the procession. The background is of a bucolic scene with rolling fields with early morning mist

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Matthew Carlson @dreamjar.bsky.social · 13d

Chopping noises are all it takes to Pavlov my two dogs

Matthew Carlson @dreamjar.bsky.social · 14d

Fun News: I have a tiny solo show as part of the Mill Valley Art Walk on Tuesday, Oct. 7th, from 3:30-7:30! I’ll be showing 8 prints based on my fantasy #rpg, #WanderSquares, and selling some games as well.
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Woander
73 Throckmorton Ave
Mill Valley, CA 94941
woander.store/eventscalend...

Wandering off the Path: Digital Illustration by Matt Carlson — Woander

Come meet illustrator and game designer Matt Carlson for his exhibition "Wandering off the Path" featuring his mystical and whimsical characters from his game Wander Squares .  

woander.store

Matthew Carlson @dreamjar.bsky.social · 14d

Art vs Artist

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 15d

Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows

The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.

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Matthew Carlson @dreamjar.bsky.social · 21d

That’s amazing!

Matthew Carlson @dreamjar.bsky.social · 21d

WanderSquares Boxing Day! I’m putting together my last batch of WanderSquares games, extras from the Kickstarter! I’m going to be selling some at a friendly local game store and some on the WanderSquares website:
www.wandersquares.com
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#ttrpg #roleplaying #wandersquares

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Stan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social · 21d

Blue cities should tear up the roads in front of ICE facilities and then start decades of community engagement and input sessions to rebuild them. Let's harness our core competencies.

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Vanessa Gillings @vanessagillings.bsky.social · 22d

My solo show at Gallery Nucleus opens TONIGHT! 😱 If you’re in the LA area, there will be an opening reception from 5PM-8PM. For everyone else, all the pieces will be available online for viewing around 12 AM PST.

And I'll be sharing them here, too! 💛

gallerynucleus.com/events/1045

#kidlitart

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Joan McCarter @joanmccarter.com · 22d

Happening now in war ravaged Portland: the city's Parks and Recreation Department (the most subversive of all government entities, is giving away trees.

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 22d

War-ravaged Portland

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 23d

A recent cartoon for @newscientist.com

p.s. my new book of science cartoons 'Physics for Cats' is out now. Visit www.tomgauld.com for details

Panel 1
The shallow end of a swimming pool. A swimmer says "I got tired of hearing About so-called 'Infinity pools', so I created a genuine one. This is my first length".
"Good luck!" replies an onlooker standing by the steps.

Panels 2-4
The onlooker waits for the swimmer to come back. Time passes. The sun sets and rises. the onlooker ages.

Panel 5
"Impressive." says the onlooker, now old and walking with a stick.

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Matthew Carlson @dreamjar.bsky.social · 26d

So magical

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nicole brinkley | bookseller @nebrinkley.bsky.social · Sep 18

hello, hudson valley! do you love kidlit as much as i do? then join me NEXT WEEK for a conversation with jon klassen!!!

thursday, sept 25 @ 6:30 pm at morton memorial library in rhinecliff, ny: www.oblongbooks.com/event/jon-kl...

ps: hmu if you're an educator! you get a discount!

Jon Klassen Thursday, September 25 @ 6:30 pm. Morton Library, Rhinecliff. Get tickets!

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Matthew Carlson @dreamjar.bsky.social · Sep 17

A quick sketch to cheer you (me) up.
Willobelle, rotfl in the backyard.

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Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · Sep 16

RIP Robert Redford, a brilliant artist and performer, visionary philanthropist and the star of one of the most resilient reaction memes on the internet, even if most people don’t realize this is him:

a man with a beard is holding a pair of binoculars in front of a trendzisst logo

Alt: a man with a beard is holding a pair of binoculars

media.tenor.com

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · Sep 15

If you need a little hope this morning - the current tween trend involves decorating clothespins with affirming messages, then clipping them on friends' backpacks when they're not looking.

Here are a few that my 11-year-old decorated this weekend ❤️

Clothespins decorated with paint markers and pens, with affirming messages. Like "bee you" with a drawing of a bee. And "you're sweeter than pie" with a checked motif. And "you can do it" and "unleash your creativity."

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