Catt Small

My book, "The Staff Designer", was officially published by @rosenfeldmedia.com this week! 200+ pages of IC design leadership advice including personal experience and 20+ interviews with staff designers & managers ✨ It's performance reviews season. Get you a copy: rosenfeldmedia.com/books/the-st...

Such a fun, nerdy career conversation. Thanks Andy!

So insignificant in the grand scheme of things but I can't stand most acronyms and often wish more people said the long version for clarity

Fuck ChatGPT flyers. The future is broadsheets.

The #GDoCExpo Steam Sale is LIVE until Oct 2 & you'll find us featured on Steam's front page 🙌🏾 Hundreds of games with discounts, demos, & broadcasts, from #gamedev of color & supporters across the community. Share this post so your circle doesn't miss this! store.steampowered.com/sale/gdocexp...

New York City has a #GDoCExpo Watch Party! - Hosted by @sharpiepls.com - The conference and the Direct on a huge screen - Structured networking / games - Awarding thousands in development grants - Community Arcade (show your game!) Giving away 10 free tickets (normally $10) - ti.to/GDoCExpo/202...

It's not too late to join in. In fact, here's a code for a free ticket (normally $50): ti.to/GDoCExpo/202... Code is good for the first 10 people who use it, grab yours quick!

GDoCExpo is this week. World-class one-track online conference. Sliding-scale tickets, nothing gated by price. Open captions, immediate VODs. $21K in no-strings dev grants. Front-page Steam Sale + Direct, no fees. Watch Parties around the world. No unpaid speakers, mods, labor. Come see it.

The global game community is diverse. The industry isn't. GDoCExpo is an online conference that exists to close that gap. Celebrate creativity & culture in games w/ us! This week: talks, panels, interviews, networking, community demos, Direct, grant awards & watch parties! Who we are & what we do👇🏽

NYC #gamedev & gamers! The online #GDoCExpo2026 is crossing into the real world once again 🤯 Join us IN-PERSON for the official GDoCExpo NYC Watch Party! 📅 Sept 25, 12PM - 10PM 📍 OS NYC (50 Bowery) 🎟️ Only $10! Includes full venue access!👉 ti.to/GDoCExpo/202...

I'll be speaking at this year's Game Devs of Color Expo about industry layoffs, fascism, narrative, and more! ✨️

Designers, stop waiting for direction. I'm speaking at Shift UX 2026 on navigating changes in the UX job market. Join me September 23-25 in NYC or online. Register with code SMALL-SHIFT26 for $75 off: rfld.me/shift-regist... #ShiftUX2026 #UXDesign #UX

The GDoCExpo 2026 full schedule is out NOW! 🙌🏾 Four days, Sept 22–25, online - 38 sessions, 40+ speakers for our 11th year. gdoc.events/2026schedule In-person watch parties are back in NYC, LA, Rochester, and Portland, with more to be announced! #gdocexpo2026 #gamedev

I made a website that lets you cut out old magazines from the internet archive (or any PDFs you own) and make collage art out of them: ✂️ clipart.studio

websites ARE cool

I'll allow this and this only

If you need to understand why the male loneliness epidemic exists just watch the men's and women's hot dog eating contests

Mobile app performance has taken a nosedive since we entered the vibe coding era. So many of my apps load like sludge now. Infuriating.

Crunching out lines of code was always the easy part. The hard part (coordination and maintenance) hasn't been solved by AI, and has actually been made considerably worse!

People who confidently declare that all cats are "mean" really have no idea that they're telling on themselves for having boundary and consent issues.

Okay design nerds. Show me your Config nails.

Watching everything be better without you from Albania:

We have a socialist mayor and we won the NBA finals for the first time in over 50 years.... Coincidence? I think not

1/3 of the game industry has lost their job in the last two years. Ubisoft closed two more studios today. Everyone is out of work. To that end I'm starting a new bundle to benefit a layoffs hardship fund. Game devs: please consider submitting your PAID games to the bundle, which will launch in July.

It was a bit windy but I rode all 40 miles on Sunday 🤪

Tomorrow I hit the road!

I'm riding 40 miles in the 5 Boro Bike Tour May 3 to raise funds for @gdocexpo.com! GDoCExpo has granted over $400K to game devs of color. Last year's event had 1,200+ attendees online & at 14 IRL watch parties, 1M+ showcase views. Donate now, it's tax-deductible: givebutter.com/GDoCBike/cattsmall

Wrote this over a year ago and it's become one of my most useful mental models. Explore = trying things, no commitment. Pursue = targeted learning. Depth = full send. Knowing which mode you're in changes what 'progress' looks like 👩🏻‍💻 cate.blog/2025/02/04/e...

Thanks, #IAC26, for having me! And congratulations to Abby Covert for the book launch today 🔥

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

Happening now 👀