Congratulations to the team at @ogrepixel.bsky.social for their release of Hidden around the World! 🌏 We can't wait to play 👀

Happening now 👀

Technically the last one makes six, oops. ANYWAY those are all the things I've got to share! 🫡

Self-paced Staff Designer: Asynchronously Learn to Influence & Lead as an IC by Catt Small on Maven Asynchronously learn what it takes to operate at the staff level, including techniques to level up your influence and scale your impact

An async, self-paced version of the Staff Designer course is also available right now, half-price ($499). You can sign up at any time and get all the course content, along with a digital or printable workbook. I've included summaries of all the common Q&As from past cohorts. Lots of good insight!

Staff Designer: Influence & Lead as an Individual Contributor by Catt Small on Maven Build a robust toolkit of techniques to level up your influence, scale your impact, & show value as a design leader without direct authority

Staff Designer - Live Maven course
Kicks off July 20

The full 5-week course that dives deep into what it actually means to operate as a staff designer. Includes lots of live time to jam and ask questions. If you are seeking direction and catharsis, this is a great space for that. $999.

Persuasion for Designers by Catt Small on Maven A 2-hour workshop on building influence as a seasoned, hands-on designer

Persuasion for Designers
Fri, May 8 @ 12:30pm ET on Maven

A 2-hour workshop that covers tactical methods to create persuasive arguments and begin building influence. $299.

Rosenverse: Craft a Vision that Actually Gets Shipped Many designers create visionary artifacts (i.e. prototypes and decks) that generate excitement in the moment but do not make a meaningful impact on stra...

Craft a Vision that Actually Gets Shipped
Thu, April 30 @ 11am ET with Rosenfeld Media

A FREE hourlong presentation about the value of a strategic direction, along with ways to create artifacts that effectively align teams and shape strategy.

(Yes, IMO vision work still matters. Let's discuss!)

Advocating for UX Quality in Orgs That Value Speed & Metrics Senior and staff designers are accountable for outcomes but aren’t the final decision-makers. We sometimes find ourselves in environments where launch speed, metrics, and the needs of the business are...

Advocating for UX Quality in Orgs That Value Speed & Metrics
Fri, April 10 @ 12pm ET on Maven

A FREE 30-minute talk about advocating for craft at companies that gotta go fast. 🦔💨

Senior, Staff, & Beyond: Talk + Q&A with Catt Small Meet Catt Small, author of The Staff Designer: Grow, Influence, and Lead as an Individual Contributor (Rosenfeld Media)!

Senior, Staff, & Beyond: Talk + Q&A with PhillyCHI
Mon, April 6 @ 6:30pm ET

I'll present what I learned about the senior+ IC career ladder where I wrote my book, The Staff Designer, for Rosenfeld Media. FREE! ✨

To all the #UX peeps looking to figure out a path forward through a time of deep career ambiguity:

This is a thread of five things I'm doing for senior and staff designers in the next few months. All are online. Some are free, some are paid.

A banner that reads "Game Workers Conference" in white text on a pink and blue background, alongside the ball and threads logo.

Do you work in games? Are you tired of corporate greed taking over our industry? Do you miss when industry events were by workers, for workers?

The United Videogame Workers of CWA, in partnership with other unions and worker-centered organizations, announce the #GameWorkersConference. May 22-23 ❤️‍🔥

#SpotlightSunday Game fishbowl Developer imissmyfriends.studio Release Date April 2 (Out now!) Play it now on Steam

#SpotlightSunday! 🐟

Fishbowl is a narrative game about dreams, grief, and hope. Rediscover your memories and find your way into the present in this intimate experience where slice-of-life meets surreal.

The game JUST released, get it 10% off now! 💖

store.steampowered.com/app/1638070/...

#gamedev

So excited for y'all!!

GAME GONE GOLD!
Dosa Divas is past certification for Steam, Switch, Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox S/X and ready to launch on April 14th.
✨Wishlist Now!✨

I'm sorry what

Love a little time boxed class with a bunch of creative weirdos. I would strongly recommend being around people who make you feel more connected when everything feels like it's going to shit.

Might edit more later, and I will probs put it on Itch. But I like where it landed enough to share the current state!

Made a short game about corporate bullshit, emotional labor, and gender dynamics for @aprilsoetarman.bsky.social's class at @sfpc.study 😌 cattsmall.com/slack-game

Kickstarter logo with lots of question marks

Hi everyone! As we're planning out our Kickstarter campaign, we'd love to hear from folks who've been through it before.

What advice do you have for a new & relatively unknown studio? Anything you wish you'd done differently for your campaign?

We're all ears and prayer hands! 🙏🏾

"started wearing less and going out more"

I'm happy for her!

Happy to Announce that Sunken Stones is now out on Android!
Try before you buy!
play.google.com/store/apps/d...

It's really fun 👀👀👀👀👀

Join me in riding 40 miles for Game Devs of Color, sign up today!!

REALLY proud of my team right now @allwillrise.bsky.social ❤️

A tiny team like us, (during one of the worst funding periods of indie games) handing back bloody Microsoft money shows that the power IS withing people.

We are stronger as a collective and we are embodying the games message😤

despite a name that doesn't carry the same weight in games circles as LA, SF, seattle, or austin, NYC's games scene is thriving — at least in that there's tons of cool people making great stuff. but that's also kind of the problem, which the mayor's office is trying to help solve

Our team had a great time chatting with folks at our community partner table at Oracle Park! Hope everyone is having a great GDC!

If you see any of us, please say hi!👋🏽

#gdc #gdocexpo #gamedev

Come say hi to me today at this!!

The festival of gaming - awkward smile

Hmmmmmmmm

Apps are getting so much slower UGH

GDOC Game Devs of Color Meetup Join us for our first official Game Devs of Color community meetup at GDC! WHEN March 11, 2026 | 11AM-12PM PT WHERE Moscone Center, Exhibit Level North/South, GDC Commons - Hall D, Room 9

​Join Game Devs of Color for our first official #GDC meetup!💙💚

📆 Wed, Mar 11

Open to #gamedev, creatives, industry professionals, & anyone who wants to make lasting relationships that extend beyond GDC.

Register: luma.com/huna2b6d

Check out this thread for our friends' events too!🧵