Font and game designer since 2003, fka NAL. She/her. Half of @chequered.ink. Pong Quest, Vermin Vibes, Maddening & more π³βπ
Normally in my Discord server Harts Bluff where we play BOTC, Jackbox, GeoGuessr etc
Switch: SW-8192-8200-7829 / Discord: AllisonInk
I've written a 15,000 word blog essay thing to celebrate me reaching ONE THOUSAND PUBLISHED FONTS.
nalgames.com/blog/how-to-...
It goes over my history, my work processes, the stories behind many of my biggest fonts and many smaller ones, and also gives two tutorials!
#font#indiedev#design#art
i made a light foddian game about an egg
it's also a telling of my trans story
it's free -> ci.itch.io/all-yolks-as...#gamemaker#indiedev#gamedev#madeingamemaker
filled out my personal itch page with a new section: the yoyo games sandbox teleport. all the games i was once known for on the old home of gamemaker!
all playable/downloadable for free, most in their original forms, all working on modern PCs!
itch.io/c/8315767/yo...#gamemaker#indiedev#gamedev
filled out my personal itch page with a new section: the yoyo games sandbox teleport. all the games i was once known for on the old home of gamemaker!
all playable/downloadable for free, most in their original forms, all working on modern PCs!
itch.io/c/8315767/yo...#gamemaker#indiedev#gamedev
It's been a very writing-y week.
Here's a huge update on my stampy baby, Nildigo, with info on planned release timing, and a BUNCH of stuff about how I made it, and how it's changed since the demo last year.
store.steampowered.com/news/app/376...#gamemaker#gamedev#indiedev#madewithgamemaker
also tutorialised and documented in the blog post is
font #1000: The Inevitable End
www.fontspace.com/the-inevitab...
the longest I have ever spent on a font, The Inevitable End is created with paint strokes - literally, I painted them all myself - scanned in and digitally edited into oblivion.
I've written a 15,000 word blog essay thing to celebrate me reaching ONE THOUSAND PUBLISHED FONTS.
nalgames.com/blog/how-to-...
It goes over my history, my work processes, the stories behind many of my biggest fonts and many smaller ones, and also gives two tutorials!
#font#indiedev#design#art
tutorial 1 in the blog post goes over:
font #999: The Structed Beginning
www.fontspace.com/the-structed...
created in FontStruct as a throwback to how I made fonts #1, #2, #3... etc.
I've written a 15,000 word blog essay thing to celebrate me reaching ONE THOUSAND PUBLISHED FONTS.
nalgames.com/blog/how-to-...
It goes over my history, my work processes, the stories behind many of my biggest fonts and many smaller ones, and also gives two tutorials!
#font#indiedev#design#art
i came out as trans 8 years ago today!
best 8 years of my life, by such an extreme, hilarious degree. wouldn't change nothin'
pictured: the font that is the reason i remember the day; my tweet a day later when my parents blessed it and I went full time forever
12 days left to get our All Fonts Pack 90% Off - all human made and you keep your license to use the fonts in pretty much anything you want FOREVER including game dev, videos, logos, physical merch etc. It's a massive bargain vs. licensing this many fonts elsewhere! ci.itch.io/all-fonts-pack
Graphic De-Sign is now playable on browser via GX Games, with online highscores and a new final perk!
the perk is a duck
completely free, 15-minute-ish-long incremental game
gx.games/games/w0t901...#gamemaker#gamedev#indiedev#madewithgamemaker
welcome newcomers!
i'm Allison, a queer indie game developer and font designer, half of @chequered.ink with @danjohnston.uk. i've made 250 games and 1,000 fonts over the last two and a half decades!
if you wanna see & wishlist my next big thing, it's Nildigo!
store.steampowered.com/app/3769010/...
Allison's gm48 entry β Graphic De-sign πΈ is here!! It's an incremental game where you smash up road signs to earn infinite money π· ci.itch.io/graphic-de-s...
Allison made a new game for the gm48 - it's an incremental game where you smash road signs to (eventually) earn trillions of pounds! ci.itch.io/graphic-de-s...#gamedev
new game: Graphic De-Sign!
ci.itch.io/graphic-de-s...
made for #gm48, 100% free to download and play. I've been hooked on short incremental games lately, so I threw my hat into the ring. It was a fun one to make!
#gamemaker#madewithgamemaker#madeingamemaker#game#indiedev#gamedev#indiegame
If you know anyone who would like a lot of fonts for a very small price please do share this with them! This pack + our game asset pack are the main things keeping us eating lol ci.itch.io/all-fonts-pack
Creating this no-ai indie games starter pack is one of the best things I ever did on BlueSky. Lots of great developers in here, making things with their own hands, some of whom I might not have found otherwise!! go.bsky.app/78u8M6Y
font #1000 is in the works.
with it... a Big Thing.
i'm so far out of my comfort zone it's not even funny
...hey if you want to own this font for commercial use, it'll be part of the All Fonts Pack
back down to $19 right now!
ci.itch.io/all-fonts-pack#art#design#graphicdesign#font#typeface
Get all 1200+ of our fonts in one pack for full commercial use in game dev, board games, ttrpgs, art, graphic design, web comics, physical merchandise, websites and so much more!
Currently 90% off - just $19 - until the end of September π₯³ ci.itch.io/all-fonts-pack
having realised I was on 998 fonts, not 997, due to forgetting the one that Cody Rhodes uses...
I have made font #999, but will not be releasing it yet
it will be released in conjunction with font #1,000... and something else
needless to say...
ONE font remains.
#font#graphicdesign#art#noai
We finally made a trailer for our 13,000 Game Assets pack! Check out a bunch of the assets π in motion π and grab the pack while it's 50% off until the end of August ci.itch.io/all-game-ass...#GameDev#ScreenshotSaturday
welcome newcomers!
i'm Allison, a queer indie game developer and font designer, half of @chequered.ink with @danjohnston.uk. i've made 250 games and 1,000 fonts over the last two and a half decades!
if you wanna see & wishlist my next big thing, it's Nildigo!
store.steampowered.com/app/3769010/...
new free game! Make Number Go Up
nal.itch.io/make-number-...
a very daft, deliberately-brutal 50-level button prompt quiz inspired by "impossible quiz" and the like from the internet of yore
dumb as it is, I'm very proud of it. put a TON of work into puzzle crafting.
#gamemaker#gamedev#indiedev
ICYMI earlier - Our All Fonts Pack is back on sale! 1200+ commercial use fonts in one pack for $19, use them in game dev, videos, websites, merch, pretty much anything as many times as you want!
Can recommend. Having a good all-the-same-artist font pack means when you pick a few that seem reasonable, they'll be more likely to work together than a random assortment sourced independently.
Like you still need to follow uh, good taste, but odds are way higher assuming that.
We have literally just gone on image flip and made like 7 of these because we
A) need money
B) want you to have 1200 fonts for commercial use for just $19
ci.itch.io/all-fonts-pack
We have literally just gone on image flip and made like 7 of these because we
A) need money
B) want you to have 1200 fonts for commercial use for just $19
ci.itch.io/all-fonts-pack
font #996: shizuoka cyberpunk
nalgames.com/fonts/shizuo...
all fonts pack down to $19 again, this one's covered by it too for all owners past/present (download it from above to get it)
ci.itch.io/all-fonts-pack
4 fonts remain
Reintroducing ourselves: We're @danjohnston.uk and @allis.ink, and we've been making games, fonts and game assets together for 11 years. π
Our works include Maddening, Gyro Boss, Innoquous, Monoquous, Revolver and Co, Plunder Dungeons and more! (Nice to meet you all)
We've added nine new fonts to our All Fonts Pack bringing the total up to 1,257 - AND we updated the license terms based on your feedback to make them friendlier for game devs and web designers!
font #995: Relidux
nalgames.com/fonts/relidux
it's going in the font pack, which is once again down to $19, now for approaching 1,300 fonts for commercial use. Relidux is included for past buyers too ofc
ci.itch.io/all-fonts-pack
five fonts remain
#art#font#typeface#graphicdesign#ttrpg
Our All Fonts Pack is back on sale at 90% off! Get all 1200+ commercial use fonts we've made over the last 11 years in one big pack, for use in game dev, art, graphic design, web design, streaming, TTRPGs and more!
ci.itch.io/all-fonts-pack
Wrote this (simple, non-exhaustive) list of things wrong with AI for you to share with your normie friends.
Written honestly because I'm a bit frustrated at the number of even environmentally and socially conscious people I meet who don't realise how bad AI is chequered.ink/10-things-wr...
Pride month ain't over yet! We've made some free pride flags for you to use in your games and other projects, including pixel art (16px, 32px) and HD styles π³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈ #gamedev
Chequered Ink turned 11 years old today! ππ I've been trying to find time to make some kind of anniversary thing but I didn't get around to it π so let me just say thanks to @allis.ink for all the fun times so far and the many to come! & Thanks to all of you for supporting us π
Chequered Ink turned 11 years old today! ππ I've been trying to find time to make some kind of anniversary thing but I didn't get around to it π so let me just say thanks to @allis.ink for all the fun times so far and the many to come! & Thanks to all of you for supporting us π
font #993: Vengeance At Sea
nalgames.com/fonts/vengea...
it's going in All Fonts Pack again for everyone that buys or has ever bought it - download it today, use it commercially
7 fonts remain
For #pitchyagame: Nildigo is the best game I've made!
Roguelite deck builder... thing, mixing ideas from Voltorb Flip, Minesweeper and Picross. Temporary and permanent powers and perks explode it wide open.
Game's finished, we are pitching to publishers. PC & Switch!
#gamedev#gamemaker#indiedev
For #pitchyagame: Nildigo is the best game I've made!
Roguelite deck builder... thing, mixing ideas from Voltorb Flip, Minesweeper and Picross. Temporary and permanent powers and perks explode it wide open.
Game's finished, we are pitching to publishers. PC & Switch!
#gamedev#gamemaker#indiedev