@benson

▪️ Hands-on design leader & entrepreneur ▪️ Creator @pxlbots 2005-present ▪️ Founder @typophile 2000-present ▪️ Co-founder & ECD @Punchcut 2002-2022 (he/him)

 San Francisco, CA
Joined July 2006
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Hey, leave me out of this.
Elon Musk
@elonmusk5 Jun 2025
This is what he said about Jared
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Jared Benson retweeted
PXLSketch@pxlsketch3 Mar 2024
Excited to share that we've hit our first 100 downloads on Playdate Catalog! If you've recently joined us, take a moment to say hello. #playdate #pixelart
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Jared Benson retweeted
PXLSketch@pxlsketch27 Feb 2024
It's official! The PXLBOTS have granted you access to their assembly factory. With 375 PXLs of various shapes and patterns, there's virtually no limit to what you can create. 🟨 play.date/games/pxlsketch/ 🤘🏽 #playdate #pixelart
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Sometimes your love for type, pixelart, and making things converge into one. Jump in, even if you don't have a Playdate! Target res is 200x120px, 1bit (strictly black/white) #playdate #pxlbattles
PXLSketch@pxlsketch20 Feb 2024
OK, where are my typophiles? Today's PXL Battle is: "THE LETTER F" #playdate #typography #typedesign #pixelart
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🚨 Contest alert! 🚨 Uncrank'd x PXLBOTS presents: the "Create a Playbot" Contest! Take a Playdate console and make it a 'bot 🤖 . See the deets below. Get your Playbot in by Dec. 22nd 2023! #pxlsketch @pxlsketch @pxlbots
A promotional image talking about the Create a Playbot contest.

ALT A promotional image talking about the Create a Playbot contest.

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From the minute I got my hands on @playdate, I wanted something I could keep with me at all times for when creative inspiration strikes. PXLSketch does just that, and much more, and I can't wait to see what you create with it. #pixelart #playdate pxlbots.itch.io/pxlsketch
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All I want for Christmas is: 1. ResEdit 2.1.3 2. Netscape Navigator 2.x 3. Illustrator 9 4. Kai’s Power Tools 5. Fetch 6. StuffIt Expander 7. GIFConverter 2.x 8. MacMAME 9. Eudora Pro 3.x 10. FileMaker Pro 6 11. QuarkXPress 12. Macromedia Flash 5 13.SoundEdit 16
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14. AppleScript 15.NetNewsWire 16.Hotline or Carracho 17. Limewire 18. SoundJam 19.Reason 2.5 20. ReBirth RB-338 21.Fontographer 4.1.4 22. The Remedi Project 23. Newstoday 24. K10K 25. PrayStation
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Jared Benson retweeted
P X L B O T S@pxlbots24 Nov 2023
Sneak peek of a project we’ve been working on. Coming soon to a @playdate near you! #playdate #IndieGameDev #pixelart
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ping. the echoes in this cavern are enormous.
P X L B O T S@pxlbots9 Aug 2023
ping
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Delivering a promise — and tortilla española — made last September. Your move @gkisokay!
Jared Benson@benson27 Sep 2022
Replying to @gkisokay
ok, in 10 months I'm making Tortilla Española. Let's make a pact to pick this up again and compare meals on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. Bring photos!
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DM if you’re interested in joining our playtest for Pxlbots on iOS!
P X L B O T S@pxlbots5 Jun 2023
Pxlbots v1.2.8 is out! In this release, we've added a game within the game - Capture the Uploaded! But it's up to you to find it. Also: _ Better inventory management _ Weapons upgrades _ Travel animations & 3D models _ Better @backbone support Playtest on #iOS with us! 👇
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Creative Direction is a lot like the process of taking your car to the mechanic.
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I’m going to bang on it with hammers and wrenches, see how it responds and troubleshoot where it’s stuck. Together, we’ll replace incompatible parts with high-performing upgrades that better align with your goals.
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The process can be overwhelming. And sure, expertise comes at a price, but you’ll leave much more excited than when you rolled in.
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It's exciting to see what we've been able to build iteratively in Unity in 5 short weeks. Still a lot more to go but it's ready for playtesting — DM or sign up below!
P X L B O T S@pxlbots25 Apr 2023
Who's ready to playtest PXLBOTS on iOS? You must own a Pxlbot to participate. Get one here: opensea.io/collection/pxlbot… Sign up for playtesting: forms.gle/i8BD5G9dTFDD3QRt8 #indiegame #pixelart #web3 #arcade #Web3gaming
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The Ten Commandments of Graphic Design —— I am Graphic Design, thy career, and have brought thee forth from Design School, unless you are just naturally gifted, and then that’s cool too. Thou shalt have no other careers better than me. 🧵↓
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Remember thy talents, to keep them holy by enhancing the world around you. Honor thy type designer and pay for thy fonts, that thy career may be long upon the land. Thou shalt set one space after a period. Thou shalt not make the logo bigger.
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Thou shalt not speak ill of thy clients, even when they deserve it, for they are the source of thy daily bread. Thou shalt get paid. —— #graphicdesigner #design #uxdesign #typography
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