Notices by alxd of the Story Seed Library (alxd@writing.exchange)

@MediaActivist I'm trying to link artist's shops on their profiles if they share them with me. I know https://xuliavicente.com/ has one, but a few other artists have Patreons / Paypals / KoFis :D

If you'd like to help the Library itself, the best way is to spread the word so that people know about it!

I'm slowly working on SEO, but I won't beat Instagram or other social media sites.

@MediaActivist is it okay if it's free?

I mean, I can charge you if you want.

https://storySeedLibrary.org/ ;)

@MediaActivist notice that every art page has "Get Full Resolution" button - this should usually give you a good A3 / A2 print. If you want bigger, I can see which ones would fit.

You'd need to do a CMYK conversion yourself, but I did that with a few prints recently. They're on my wall now :)

An open question to the #art community of Mastodon:

If I was to organize a big #solarpunk #illustration #contest focused more on #worldbuilding than art mastery, which organizations should I reach out to for legitimacy and reach?

Assume that prizes / funding could be organized externally / we have sponsors.

I know that we already had some art-community-organized Solarpunk events, like French Week and Art (2024), Yishan Wong's (2021), Atomhawk (2019).

#mastoArt

I just learned about an incredible #solarpunk resource I'm saving and sharing everywhere:

https://opensustain.tech/ @opensustaintech

A directory and analysis of the open source ecosystem in the areas of climate change, sustainable energy, biodiversity and natural resources.

Huge thanks to @eff3rvecenteden for showing it to me!

#climate #climateChange #openSource #freeSoftware #sustainability #technology #photovoltaics #PV

@dalias I am incredibly sarcastic, hence the /s.

I want Solarpunk of really hard truths and lots of trauma to work through. With a hope of a better future.

I'm tired of the stories pretending that everything is going to be okay without needing to put in all of the work.

Your daily reminder that there is no drama in #solarpunk

Please stop imagining people responding to #wildfires and other natural #disaster s and focus on realized utopias only. Do not attempt to imagine our way out of the #climateCrisis

/s

Or drop by https://storyseedlibrary.org/ to start imagining how we can adapt.

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First photo CC BY https://www.flickr.com/photos/202965276@N07/55415691586/

Second photo public domain.

#climate #climateChange #hope #futurism

@seanbala from experience: it'd be good to make the Collection name more specific, because we'll soon see a few dozen "Solarpunk" collections.

Maybe "Solarpunk Writing • Art • Podcast • Activism" or something?

#storySeedLibrary is proud to welcome 4 new #solarpunk #illustration s from some wonderful artists!

Agroforestry and Amazofuturism by João Queiroz (q1r0z) showing #indigenous #futurism from #brazil

Solarpunk River Traffic by @jacobcoffin - the #future of our #river s

Cadus Poster by Markus Wende showing the #disaster #disasterRelief practices by https://www.cadus.org/en/

#hope #art #climate #climateChange #creativeCommons #southAmerica #cadus #berlin #germany #openCulture

@livia Portuguese, or is English okay?

You do have the very first Solarpunk anthology from Brazil :)

@livia I hear https://storySeedLibrary.org/ is pretty good and it's even looking for Portuguese translators!

https://podcast.tomasino.org/

From among the books -

"Walkaway" and "The Lost Cause" by Cory Doctorow

"Gamechanger" by LX Beckett

"A Half Built Garden" by Ruthanna Emrys

Movies...

El Futuro Imposible, in Spanish.

2040 - join the regeneration

Games - I wrote a whole blogpost, but you want

I Was A Teenage Exocolonist. The most mature Solarpunk game Ive seen.

Could you help me make a list of #solarpunk #shortStory , #book and #novel about #disaster and #disasterRelief ?

On Earth if possible.

From the top of my head -

- https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-year-without-sunshine/
- Shadow Among The Leaves by Ana Sun
- https://dreamforgemagazine.com/story/dandelion-brew/ (arguably, it's more a flooded setting than an event)
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43263243-gamechanger - multiple disasters

#writing #literature #climate #climateChange #rescue #fiction

There is no #solarpunkConference this year, is there?

CC @SolarpunkConference

#solarpunk #conference

Do you know any hopeful photos of #disaster , #disasterRelief , #disasterResponse that could be used to illustrate #solarpunk 's #hope ? Communities pulling together, rebuilding?

#photography #art #illustration #humanitarianAid #mutualAid #community

This time the awesome Xulia Vicente from #spain joins the #storySeedLibrary with her #solarpunk #illustration : https://storyseedlibrary.org/art/xulia-vicente/earth-water-air/

"Solarpunk scene on a sunny wheat field, where some small robots do the harvest while a kid is reading on a woman’s lap. The community works on building wind energy while also having some free time to enjoy themselves. All three elements of the title are reunited and sourced sustainably in the image."

#art #climate #climateChange #futurism #hope

@CorioPsicologia @tunubesecamirio thank you! :D Please remember there's https://storyseedlibrary.org/es/ - even if not everything is being translated immediately!

I keep seeing a lot of writers and youtubers still using #AI images to illustrate #solarpunk - even Aeon in their latest article did so.

Could I ask you to help spread https://storyseedlibrary.org/ around?

If you know a #sustainability / #climate creator who might want to talk about the movement, could you share the Library with them?

All SSL #art is human-made, Creative Commons (some even for commercial use) and translated to multiple languages!

#illustration #climateChange #futurism #hopepunk

I'm proud to welcome the wonderful Daniele Turturici to the #storySeedLibrary ! :D

He's an Italian illustrator and comic artist drawing #solarpunk !

https://storyseedlibrary.org/authors/daniele-turturici/

#art #illustration #climate #climateChange #futurism #italy #hopepunk

@seanbala @susankayequinn yeah, I didn't get the message.

A life of your friend, all their memories are worth around 500 sandwiches?

Number of #solarpunk #TTRPG #games with dedicated fighting mechanic / focus on it:

3+

Number of Solarpunk TTRPGs games focusing on firefighting / disaster response, with dedicated mechanics:

0?

"There is just no conflict in Solarpunk, nothing dramatic"

Am I the only one who thinks that firefighting / first responder games would be absolutely awesome and better than any shootout?

Illustration: https://storyseedlibrary.org/art/jacob-coffin-civil-defense-poster/ by @jacobcoffin

#gameDesign #climate #climateChange #gaming #game