Freya Holmér

freya.bsky.social

02 August 2026 12:55

spent the entire last week trying to twist my sleep cycle back to normal. last night I finally went to bed at midnight! ..but then slept for *14 hours* so now I'm right back where I started 😭

CELPHASE

celphase.bsky.social

06 May 2026 00:08

For example, the 'error' variant of the mascot. By definition, you're only going to see this by mistake. Bots don't care. So the expression I went for was more surprise than anything else, rather than, like, exaggerated crying or anger. Also fun fact this was based on a bocchi expression.

CELPHASE

celphase.bsky.social

06 May 2026 00:08

Any kind of interruption from your browsing experience is a high-stress situation. Modal popups on modern websites are bad enough, but Anubis is a full-screen interruption. The mascot is, in fact, load-bearing to defuse this tension. I personally recommend people don't replace it because of this.

CELPHASE

celphase.bsky.social

06 May 2026 00:08

Rest assured I was paid appropriately by Xe for the Anubis mascot, but genuinely the biggest reward is seeing so many people enjoy my work. I put a lot of thought into how people might respond emotionally to the Anubis challenge page image, and I'm happy it's had such a positive impact.