Rosa Carbo-Mascarell
@purecelain.bsky.social
🎮 Creative Design Lead at Imporium
💖 Pro-social design
🍊 Spanish in UK
👗 Sewist
💼 Prev Improbable, LoveShark, Nexus Studios, Milo Creative, Games for the Many
🏆 30u30 2016, IGDA Next Gen Leader 2020, Campaigner of the Year 2018, BAFTA juror
✌🏼 she/her
💖 Pro-social design
🍊 Spanish in UK
👗 Sewist
💼 Prev Improbable, LoveShark, Nexus Studios, Milo Creative, Games for the Many
🏆 30u30 2016, IGDA Next Gen Leader 2020, Campaigner of the Year 2018, BAFTA juror
✌🏼 she/her
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Now on bluesky: the ✨game design wiki✨!
It includes:
🌱 The career progression of a game designer
💼 How to hunt for game design jobs
💡 Detailed run through of the game design process
🖼️ Many handy resources
And more!
rosacarbo.notion.site/Game-design-...
It includes:
🌱 The career progression of a game designer
💼 How to hunt for game design jobs
💡 Detailed run through of the game design process
🖼️ Many handy resources
And more!
rosacarbo.notion.site/Game-design-...
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This campaign also includes the Astral slipcase, for issues 4-6 of APWOT! It features a fantastical creature accompanying each letter of the APWOT initialism. Crafted from 3mm-thick card with foil blocking and spot varnish, and available as an add on and a bundle for this campaign!
kck.st/4i1GAHT 📚
kck.st/4i1GAHT 📚
November 12, 2025 at 6:51 PM
This campaign also includes the Astral slipcase, for issues 4-6 of APWOT! It features a fantastical creature accompanying each letter of the APWOT initialism. Crafted from 3mm-thick card with foil blocking and spot varnish, and available as an add on and a bundle for this campaign!
kck.st/4i1GAHT 📚
kck.st/4i1GAHT 📚
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LAUNCH PARTY TIME! Save the date 📆
Come to Gosh! Comics in Soho on the 4th of December to help us celebrate the release of Issue 5 of A Profound Waste of Time! 🦄📚
Hope to see you there! 🙌
Come to Gosh! Comics in Soho on the 4th of December to help us celebrate the release of Issue 5 of A Profound Waste of Time! 🦄📚
Hope to see you there! 🙌
November 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
LAUNCH PARTY TIME! Save the date 📆
Come to Gosh! Comics in Soho on the 4th of December to help us celebrate the release of Issue 5 of A Profound Waste of Time! 🦄📚
Hope to see you there! 🙌
Come to Gosh! Comics in Soho on the 4th of December to help us celebrate the release of Issue 5 of A Profound Waste of Time! 🦄📚
Hope to see you there! 🙌
Reposted by Rosa Carbo-Mascarell
I do not post on social media, but I feel in the age of AI slop and digital only releases, something physical, beautiful and created with such care should be shouted from the rooftops.
@apwot.bsky.social keep doing what your doing!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/caz...
@apwot.bsky.social keep doing what your doing!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/caz...
A Profound Waste of Time: Issue 6
The beloved gaming mag returns, with Astro Bot's Nicolas Doucet, Danganronpa's Kazutaka Kodaka, Team Ninja's Fumihiko Yasuda and more!
www.kickstarter.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:13 AM
I do not post on social media, but I feel in the age of AI slop and digital only releases, something physical, beautiful and created with such care should be shouted from the rooftops.
@apwot.bsky.social keep doing what your doing!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/caz...
@apwot.bsky.social keep doing what your doing!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/caz...
Reposted by Rosa Carbo-Mascarell
How lucky we are to have Cas and the team throwing everything at every issue of APWOT. An honour to be asked to contribute - so many great writers I can't wait to dig into. Its annual arrival is a highlight of my gaming year. Treat yourself to a copy and you won't be disappointed.
🤖🌟 Issue 6 of APWOT is live on Kickstarter! 🌟🤖
Featuring a beautiful lenticular cover of Astro Bot marking both our feature interview with the game’s director, Nicolas Doucet, and the 30th anniversary of PlayStation.
Get in there!
💫 kck.st/4i1GAHT 💫
Featuring a beautiful lenticular cover of Astro Bot marking both our feature interview with the game’s director, Nicolas Doucet, and the 30th anniversary of PlayStation.
Get in there!
💫 kck.st/4i1GAHT 💫
November 4, 2025 at 9:10 PM
How lucky we are to have Cas and the team throwing everything at every issue of APWOT. An honour to be asked to contribute - so many great writers I can't wait to dig into. Its annual arrival is a highlight of my gaming year. Treat yourself to a copy and you won't be disappointed.
Reposted by Rosa Carbo-Mascarell
My life as a creative adult is just buying all my friends kickstarter projects
Anyway, check out A Profound Waste of Time: Issue 6 by Caspian Whistler on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/caz...
Anyway, check out A Profound Waste of Time: Issue 6 by Caspian Whistler on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/caz...
A Profound Waste of Time: Issue 6
The beloved gaming mag returns, with Astro Bot's Nicolas Doucet, Danganronpa's Kazutaka Kodaka, Team Ninja's Fumihiko Yasuda and more!
www.kickstarter.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:20 PM
My life as a creative adult is just buying all my friends kickstarter projects
Anyway, check out A Profound Waste of Time: Issue 6 by Caspian Whistler on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/caz...
Anyway, check out A Profound Waste of Time: Issue 6 by Caspian Whistler on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/caz...
Reposted by Rosa Carbo-Mascarell
🤖🌟 Issue 6 of APWOT is live on Kickstarter! 🌟🤖
Featuring a beautiful lenticular cover of Astro Bot marking both our feature interview with the game’s director, Nicolas Doucet, and the 30th anniversary of PlayStation.
Get in there!
💫 kck.st/4i1GAHT 💫
Featuring a beautiful lenticular cover of Astro Bot marking both our feature interview with the game’s director, Nicolas Doucet, and the 30th anniversary of PlayStation.
Get in there!
💫 kck.st/4i1GAHT 💫
November 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
🤖🌟 Issue 6 of APWOT is live on Kickstarter! 🌟🤖
Featuring a beautiful lenticular cover of Astro Bot marking both our feature interview with the game’s director, Nicolas Doucet, and the 30th anniversary of PlayStation.
Get in there!
💫 kck.st/4i1GAHT 💫
Featuring a beautiful lenticular cover of Astro Bot marking both our feature interview with the game’s director, Nicolas Doucet, and the 30th anniversary of PlayStation.
Get in there!
💫 kck.st/4i1GAHT 💫
Got myself a signed special edition with the astral slipcase.
Friggin love @apwot.bsky.social !
www.kickstarter.com/projects/caz...
Friggin love @apwot.bsky.social !
www.kickstarter.com/projects/caz...
A Profound Waste of Time: Issue 6
The beloved gaming mag returns, with Astro Bot's Nicolas Doucet, Danganronpa's Kazutaka Kodaka, Team Ninja's Fumihiko Yasuda and more!
www.kickstarter.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Got myself a signed special edition with the astral slipcase.
Friggin love @apwot.bsky.social !
www.kickstarter.com/projects/caz...
Friggin love @apwot.bsky.social !
www.kickstarter.com/projects/caz...
Top tip for cat parents: set up a pile of sewing tissue paper.
Peli has been going wild for the crinkle.
Peli has been going wild for the crinkle.
Been going through it recently, but every time I look over at my cat he’s doing something like this so I honestly can’t complain, my life is perfect.
November 4, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Top tip for cat parents: set up a pile of sewing tissue paper.
Peli has been going wild for the crinkle.
Peli has been going wild for the crinkle.
So happy to have been a part of Polaris! 💖 Go give these lovely and ridiculously smart game devs a follow.
Hello, Bluesky! If you love thinking, talking, and/or writing about game design, check out our starter pack! go.bsky.app/AsBK784 We're an organization committed to tackling the toughest problems in games and sharing what we learn with the world!
October 25, 2025 at 10:43 PM
So happy to have been a part of Polaris! 💖 Go give these lovely and ridiculously smart game devs a follow.
Reposted by Rosa Carbo-Mascarell
🚨 It's that time of year again! Please sign up for the upcoming ISSUE 6 campaign! 🙌🙏
www.kickstarter.com/projects/caz...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/caz...
Coming soon: A Profound Waste of Time: Issue 6
The sixth issue of A Profound Waste of Time. Kickstarter coming late 2025.
www.kickstarter.com
October 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
🚨 It's that time of year again! Please sign up for the upcoming ISSUE 6 campaign! 🙌🙏
www.kickstarter.com/projects/caz...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/caz...
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Thrilled speak to Forbes about the origins of the mag, the challenges of working on APWOT part-time for nearly a decade, and my hopes for the future. 📚
"APWOT is arguably the best example of print media celebrating the industry."
www.forbes.com/sites/mattga...
"APWOT is arguably the best example of print media celebrating the industry."
www.forbes.com/sites/mattga...
How ‘APWOT’, The Most Beautiful Gaming Journal, Made Its Annual Release An Event
'A Profound Waste of Time' has set an incredibly high bar for printed gaming media, even if only four issues have been produced in ten years.
www.forbes.com
October 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Thrilled speak to Forbes about the origins of the mag, the challenges of working on APWOT part-time for nearly a decade, and my hopes for the future. 📚
"APWOT is arguably the best example of print media celebrating the industry."
www.forbes.com/sites/mattga...
"APWOT is arguably the best example of print media celebrating the industry."
www.forbes.com/sites/mattga...
Our boy @cazwis.bsky.social in ✨️FORBES✨️!
So glad he's getting the recognition he deserves for revolutionising game magazines. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
www.forbes.com/sites/mattga...
So glad he's getting the recognition he deserves for revolutionising game magazines. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
www.forbes.com/sites/mattga...
How ‘APWOT’, The Most Beautiful Gaming Journal, Made Its Annual Release An Event
'A Profound Waste of Time' has set an incredibly high bar for printed gaming media, even if only four issues have been produced in ten years.
www.forbes.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Our boy @cazwis.bsky.social in ✨️FORBES✨️!
So glad he's getting the recognition he deserves for revolutionising game magazines. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
www.forbes.com/sites/mattga...
So glad he's getting the recognition he deserves for revolutionising game magazines. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
www.forbes.com/sites/mattga...
Play for Peace - Games for Palestine 2025 Charity Bundle - itch.io share.google/NQA8gyN57GEe...
@seagamesforgood.bsky.social
@seagamesforgood.bsky.social
September 21, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Play for Peace - Games for Palestine 2025 Charity Bundle - itch.io share.google/NQA8gyN57GEe...
@seagamesforgood.bsky.social
@seagamesforgood.bsky.social
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Hi folks 👋 I am available now for freelance UI/UX design work (but also 2D art, illustrations, motion design or art direction).
Don't hesitate to drop me a message for any new opportunity!
See more of my work:
✨ cedrepradier.com
📮 [email protected]
Don't hesitate to drop me a message for any new opportunity!
See more of my work:
✨ cedrepradier.com
📮 [email protected]
June 17, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Hi folks 👋 I am available now for freelance UI/UX design work (but also 2D art, illustrations, motion design or art direction).
Don't hesitate to drop me a message for any new opportunity!
See more of my work:
✨ cedrepradier.com
📮 [email protected]
Don't hesitate to drop me a message for any new opportunity!
See more of my work:
✨ cedrepradier.com
📮 [email protected]
Reposted by Rosa Carbo-Mascarell
'Interact as a colleague not as a fan' was salient advice I received very early on in my career.
My beloved juniors, please take this advice to heart
If you're invited along with industry professionals you admire, you don't need to put any effort into impressing them. You're doing just fine the way you are, everyone just wants to vibe. Partake in conversations just like you'd normally do.
If you're invited along with industry professionals you admire, you don't need to put any effort into impressing them. You're doing just fine the way you are, everyone just wants to vibe. Partake in conversations just like you'd normally do.
July 23, 2025 at 10:06 AM
'Interact as a colleague not as a fan' was salient advice I received very early on in my career.
Reposted by Rosa Carbo-Mascarell
📣 48 HOURS TO GO!
You can still get all 3 of these timeless games publications along with a collectible slipcase in the APWOT Trilogy Reprint campaign! 📚
Get them here!👇
kck.st/4kjrqhj
You can still get all 3 of these timeless games publications along with a collectible slipcase in the APWOT Trilogy Reprint campaign! 📚
Get them here!👇
kck.st/4kjrqhj
July 1, 2025 at 5:09 PM
📣 48 HOURS TO GO!
You can still get all 3 of these timeless games publications along with a collectible slipcase in the APWOT Trilogy Reprint campaign! 📚
Get them here!👇
kck.st/4kjrqhj
You can still get all 3 of these timeless games publications along with a collectible slipcase in the APWOT Trilogy Reprint campaign! 📚
Get them here!👇
kck.st/4kjrqhj
Reposted by Rosa Carbo-Mascarell
WE JUST HIT 400% FUNDED!!!! WITH A WHOLE WEEK LEFT TO GO!!! 🥳🙏🥲
👇 Check the campaign out here:
kck.st/4kjrqhj
👇 Check the campaign out here:
kck.st/4kjrqhj
June 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM
WE JUST HIT 400% FUNDED!!!! WITH A WHOLE WEEK LEFT TO GO!!! 🥳🙏🥲
👇 Check the campaign out here:
kck.st/4kjrqhj
👇 Check the campaign out here:
kck.st/4kjrqhj
Reposted by Rosa Carbo-Mascarell
I got my #Crescentsona done just in time! They're a part time street racer, part time espresso drinker, full time menace 🌙🏍️
We've got just 3 hours left on our Crescent County Kickstarter! Please go check it out! 🌟
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ann...
We've got just 3 hours left on our Crescent County Kickstarter! Please go check it out! 🌟
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ann...
June 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I got my #Crescentsona done just in time! They're a part time street racer, part time espresso drinker, full time menace 🌙🏍️
We've got just 3 hours left on our Crescent County Kickstarter! Please go check it out! 🌟
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ann...
We've got just 3 hours left on our Crescent County Kickstarter! Please go check it out! 🌟
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ann...
That's me. The friend doing the supportive dance at Anna's booth.
NOW GO SUPPORT CRESENT COUNTY! 💖🧹
NOW GO SUPPORT CRESENT COUNTY! 💖🧹
we've been told we have 'grit' but I think that's an overly kind way to put it
final 24 hours to back Crescent County on Kickstarter! 👇
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ann...
final 24 hours to back Crescent County on Kickstarter! 👇
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ann...
June 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
That's me. The friend doing the supportive dance at Anna's booth.
NOW GO SUPPORT CRESENT COUNTY! 💖🧹
NOW GO SUPPORT CRESENT COUNTY! 💖🧹
Reposted by Rosa Carbo-Mascarell
APWOT is generally some of the best games-related publications you can get. Absolutely worth it, incredible writing and art, and after being the coffee table book for some time, they're so pretty that they retire to a place of honour in my book cabinet for future reference.
The APWOT Trilogy Reprint campaign is NOW LIVE ON KICKSTARTER! 📚
Help us bring back these 3 timeless publications that are as creative and playful as the people and games featured within them: ⭐️ kck.st/4kjrqhj ⭐️
Sound on! 🔉
Help us bring back these 3 timeless publications that are as creative and playful as the people and games featured within them: ⭐️ kck.st/4kjrqhj ⭐️
Sound on! 🔉
June 13, 2025 at 9:40 AM
APWOT is generally some of the best games-related publications you can get. Absolutely worth it, incredible writing and art, and after being the coffee table book for some time, they're so pretty that they retire to a place of honour in my book cabinet for future reference.
Reposted by Rosa Carbo-Mascarell
What are you most excited about this week? Switch 2 releasing? State of Play? Summer Games Fest? Or is it the APWOT TRILOGY REPRINT - NOW LIVE ON KICKSTARTER! 🔥
Click here to grab your copy: kck.st/4kjrqhj
Click here to grab your copy: kck.st/4kjrqhj
June 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
What are you most excited about this week? Switch 2 releasing? State of Play? Summer Games Fest? Or is it the APWOT TRILOGY REPRINT - NOW LIVE ON KICKSTARTER! 🔥
Click here to grab your copy: kck.st/4kjrqhj
Click here to grab your copy: kck.st/4kjrqhj
Reposted by Rosa Carbo-Mascarell
The APWOT Trilogy Reprint campaign is NOW LIVE ON KICKSTARTER! 📚
Help us bring back these 3 timeless publications that are as creative and playful as the people and games featured within them: ⭐️ kck.st/4kjrqhj ⭐️
Sound on! 🔉
Help us bring back these 3 timeless publications that are as creative and playful as the people and games featured within them: ⭐️ kck.st/4kjrqhj ⭐️
Sound on! 🔉
June 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The APWOT Trilogy Reprint campaign is NOW LIVE ON KICKSTARTER! 📚
Help us bring back these 3 timeless publications that are as creative and playful as the people and games featured within them: ⭐️ kck.st/4kjrqhj ⭐️
Sound on! 🔉
Help us bring back these 3 timeless publications that are as creative and playful as the people and games featured within them: ⭐️ kck.st/4kjrqhj ⭐️
Sound on! 🔉
June 3, 2025 at 5:14 PM