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Mitch's Art & Design
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Art, design, and memes from Mitch Donaberger

Pacifist, professional artist, bicycle-liker, Syndicalist, Bahá'í. Raised by the Internet.

Website: https://donaberger.xyz.
Mastodon: @mitch@hoagie.cloud
PieFed/Lemmy: @mitch@piefed.mitch.science
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Mitch's Art & Design @donaberger.xyz · 9d
Hey guess what, my website overhaul is done! My first full portfolio in 15 years! It took a lot of work but I am extremely proud of it. It's inspired by the thing that got me started in computers, MacOS 9.

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#design #graphicdesign #art #linode #akamai
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I just met my cartooning hero, Craig Thompson, this evening. I got to thank him for saving my life by writing 'Blankets', which came out precisely when I needed it. He approved of my own attempt at a similar comic project. What a blessed confirmation.
the image shows the title page of the graphic novel *blankets*, which has been personally signed by the author, craig thompson. at the top, the inscription reads "thanks, mitch" in elegant, expressive cursive. below the title *blankets*, there is a beautiful, hand-drawn brush sketch of a character from the book—a young woman with long hair looking upward, wrapped in a blanket or scarf. the author has signed it at the bottom with his signature and the date: "13 feb 2026." the book is being held open by a hand, and the textured, yellowish inner cover is visible on the left.
February 14, 2026 at 2:13 AM
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You can grab or check out the tool here: forge.mitch.science/mitcheffendi...

Feel free to clone, fork, or submit PRs! I am a novice programmer, and know I did things in the least-efficient way possible. Happy to have others contribute!
bahai-date-rust
An attempt at creating a Rust-based, CLI-native, local-first Badí date solver. Based on the work of Dragfyre and some convenient Rust Crates!
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February 13, 2026 at 9:54 PM
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To the community of #bahai #linux nerds out there, I have been learning Rust, and utilized an existing Cargo crate and the logic of @dragfyre.bsky.social's excellent Badí Date web API to create `bahai-date`, a single-binary tool for solving a Bahá'í calendar date.
A screenshot of an iTerm2 window running, showing the bahai-date tool in action. It shows when you run it that in New York's timezone, at the time of the screenshot, the Baha'i calendar date was 9 Mulk 182.
February 13, 2026 at 9:53 PM
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Be sure to check out my new website and portfolio! I have work that should interest everyone. :) Side note, I am actively looking for a new full-time role. Hire me! I wanna pictures for YOU!

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#art #graphicdesign #gethired #jobsearch #hiring #startup #startups #hrchat #recruiters
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February 13, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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A junco wearing JNCOs.

#shitpost #meme #illustration #drawing #art
A drawing in a spiral-bound notebook of a gray bird wearing a red backward baseball cap and very oversized blue JNCO-style jeans. A large speech bubble from the bird reads in bold, hand-drawn letters: "THIS TIME I'MA LET IT ALL COME OUT!!!" 🔮
February 9, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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A junco wearing JNCOs.

#shitpost #meme #illustration #drawing #art
A drawing in a spiral-bound notebook of a gray bird wearing a red backward baseball cap and very oversized blue JNCO-style jeans. A large speech bubble from the bird reads in bold, hand-drawn letters: "THIS TIME I'MA LET IT ALL COME OUT!!!" 🔮
February 9, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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More experimentation with modern video compositing. There are some really terrific tools out there now. This was composed with the MacOS app 'Riveo', then looped with FCP.

#vfx
November 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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some art of my corner of #philadelphia

a mockup stamp (which went on my Holiday eCards!).

#philly
#roxborough
#nwphilly
A stylized stamp design welcoming visitors to Gorgas Park in Roxborough, Philadelphia, PA. The top section showcases a vintage-style banner with the words "Welcome to Gorgas Park" in a bold, classic font. Below the banner, the name "Gorgas Park" is prominently displayed in a decorative script with an illustration of a small building or pavilion and the establishment year "Est. 1895." The bottom section of the image has the text "Roxborough, Philadelphia, PA" in a bold, serif font, framed by a decorative border resembling a postage stamp. The overall design is reminiscent of a vintage postcard or commemorative stamp, celebrating the historical and cultural significance of Gorgas Park.
December 16, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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I'd love it if you could check my new personal site out and let me know what you think!
donaberger.xyz Mitch's Art & Design @donaberger.xyz · 9d
Hey guess what, my website overhaul is done! My first full portfolio in 15 years! It took a lot of work but I am extremely proud of it. It's inspired by the thing that got me started in computers, MacOS 9.

donaberger.xyz

#design #graphicdesign #art #linode #akamai
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February 6, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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Hey guess what, my website overhaul is done! My first full portfolio in 15 years! It took a lot of work but I am extremely proud of it. It's inspired by the thing that got me started in computers, MacOS 9.

donaberger.xyz

#design #graphicdesign #art #linode #akamai
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February 4, 2026 at 11:09 PM
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this is a cool, older piece of work... i did a release poster for the documentary 'Mother to Earth', which documented the process that MOTHER 1 underwent to release in the US.

I took the time to carefully reproduce an actual prototype of MOTHER 1 in English.

#mother #earthbound #nintendo
A poster for the documentary 'Mother to Earth'. The center features a white outline of a NES game cartridge with the internal circuit board visible inside. The background is black with a radiating pattern of grey dots. Text at the bottom reads: 'The hidden history behind one of Nintendo’s biggest cult classics' A stylized graphic showing the internal circuit board of the unreleased English 'Mother' (Earth Bound) NES prototype. The image features a white outline of a standard NES cartridge shape set against a background of grey circles. Inside the outline, a detailed, monochromatic illustration of the game's PCB (printed circuit board) is visible, showing the ROM chips, mapper chips, coin-cell battery for save data, and the gold connector pins at the bottom.
February 3, 2026 at 7:48 PM
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i found my old portfolio from 2015... i loved that cover!

#design #art #illustration #graphicdesign
A graphic design portfolio cover for 'Mitch Donaberger.' The top features a row of colorful square tiles (yellow, red, teal, blue, and black) containing typographic symbols like an ampersand, code brackets, and an exclamation mark, overlaid on vintage-style fish illustrations. The name 'MITCH DONABERGER' takes up the center in large, bold, striped block letters. 'MITCH' is dark teal, 'DONA' is yellow, and 'BERGER' is orange. Inside the letter 'O' of 'DONA' is a small, stylized cartoon face of a smiling person with brown hair. Below the name, small text reads 'professional portfolio and other collected works.' The background is a light cream color
February 2, 2026 at 9:43 PM
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Playing the Earthbound Zero 25th Anniversary Edition for the first time. I suppose some habits are hard to break.
Earthbound Zero text entry screen. What is your favorite food? Car Exhaust
December 30, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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every once in a while i like to resketch my old CUT/SEW illustrations to see how my linework and character design has evolved.

to paraphrase ramona flowers, "i change my art style every year and a half, dude, get used to it."
two drawings of a woman in a hooded tunic and boots. the one on the left was drawn in 2017, and the right one was drawn yesterday (in 2026)
January 10, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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This is the logo I made for the observability team at Akamai. I always liked how this one turned out. It used only two colors when screenprinted, so the design was very cheap to reproduce.

#graphicdesign #tshirt #sre #o11y
An illustration of a coffee mug, filled with coffee to a point that its overflowing. The overflowing coffee has pooled to spell "S.R.E.", and underneath it is "OBSERVABILITY TEAM". The mug itself has some big emoji-style, paranoid eyes.
January 9, 2026 at 11:16 PM
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I am digging through my old work from Linode and Akamai to build a new portfolio, and I stumbled on this illustration I did to announce that Linode had one-click app deployments.

#art #illustration #opensource #foss
A vibrant, whimsical illustration set against a sky backdrop with clouds and a sun. In the scene 1. A stylized blue whale, representing Docker, floats on the water. 2. On the whale, a butler dressed in a suit and carrying a sommelier's napkin on his forearm, symbolizing the Linux tool 'Jenkins'. 3. A torch with a flame, representing Prometheus, burns on the tip of the Docker whale's nose. 4. A flag with "LEMP" written on it, which stands for Linux, Nginx, MySQL, and PHP, a common web stack for web servers. It is attached to a buoy that bears the NGINX logo. 5. A stylized sun with rays, representing the open-source community's energy and collaboration. 6. The Grafana logo 7. A small dolphin creature, symbolizing MySQL, is playing by balancing the Grafana logo on its nose. 8. Paper airplanes flying in the sky, which represented ShadowSocks, a VPN tool used at the time to bypass the great firewall of China. The overall theme conveys a sense of unity, innovation, and collaboration within the open-source ecosystem.
January 9, 2026 at 9:36 PM
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it's like a greeting card, but just for awkward things between people.

#shitpost
November 24, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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experimenting with a little word art using this new compositing tool i came across.
November 14, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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GOPers four weeks ago: "Nation-building is a waste, America First!"

GOPers, today: "It is our responsibility to rebuild Venezuela! Venezuela first!"
January 3, 2026 at 4:47 PM
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surprisingly fun: drawing water sloshing around an orb.
a vector illustration of water sloshing around in an orb shape
December 31, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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I've waited 3 years to make this post
screenshot of tweet saying "who the fuck is playing pokemon in antarctica" with a trade partner in antarctica photo of me in antarctica playing my switch. adelie penguins are in the background photo of me in antarctica playing my switch, with pokemon legends z-a. adelie penguins are in the background.
December 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Playing the Earthbound Zero 25th Anniversary Edition for the first time. I suppose some habits are hard to break.
Earthbound Zero text entry screen. What is your favorite food? Car Exhaust
December 30, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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@modernvintagegamer.com hey MVG, long time watcher, first time caller.

Have you heard anything on reviving the Sega Channel on real hardware? BillyGamer managed to get a rom together that can run on a Mega Everdrive, but what's missing is the monthly menu updates.
December 29, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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prototyping out a logo for a former colleague who is starting his own pressure washing business after 2 years of being laid off.

the challenge? include an American flag without feeling fashy.

my solution? let's get Betsy Ross with this shit.

#graphicdesign #logodesign #artdirection
A logo featuring a stylized American flag with a hose nozzle spraying water over it, symbolizing exterior washing. The text "Freedom Exterior Washing" is prominently displayed beneath the graphic, with "Freedom" in a larger, bold font and "Exterior Washing" in a smaller, complementary font.
December 29, 2025 at 3:47 AM