Arden Osthof

@ardenost.bsky.social

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Freelance Senior Narrative Designer. Helped make The Division 2, Anno 1800 & 2205, Red Kiss & more. 🏳️‍🌈 They/Them 🏳️‍⚧️ Hire me for your projects: https://diorama-machine.com/

A kids ice cream sundae. the eyes are smarties but stuck in with the flat side. A pulil is lovingly dotted on each. There's a third smartie in the same position that looks like a tongue sticking out. the ice cream is pink and the creature has waffle antenna and wings, too. it looks moderately disturbing
Photo of Arden's forearm. The fresh, unfinished tattoo is a mix of brambles and blackberries with strawberries. A flower also peeks out.
Arden is smiling into the camera and holding up a little crocheted heart that's attached to their silly knit cap by a long string
photo of a pomegranate with a chuck missing, revealing the sparkly deep red seeds inside like a geode
photo of the side of a book shelf, two smiling plushies of the taiko no tatsujin mascots don and don below two crossed rainbow flags, sparkling hearts and a sign reading lgbtq+
photo of me holding a sparkler, all bundled up outside in the cold and dark
photo of me smiling and being handed a sparkler. on the sparkler is a text block that reads "new years resolutions" and over my face it says "me, full of hope". Over my shoulder is a creepy shadowy face with a little tag that says "2026"
screenshot of ace attorney with Phoenix slamming his desk and saying Christmas means it was Christmas! The dialogue has been obviously and poorly edited.
image macro of immortan joe from mad max fury road, which reads: Do not, my friends, become addicted to free public toilet. it will take hold of you, and you will resent its absence! End of quote. The text "free public toilet" has obviously been altered over the original word.
photo of a shrine festival at night. it's packed with people and there's a tall wall of paper lantern imposing in the distance.
photo out of an airplane window with shiny snow crystals and the ethereal pink glow of the automatic window dimming.
photo over the railing of a ship. it's the silhouette of an island against the already set sun
photo of two sets of standard Japanese breakfast (rice, grilled fish, miso soup etc). it was dead cheap.
photo of the seat in front of me. the pockets are laden with my stuff
my little chubby faced grey cat Saint loafing on our big suitcase, looking wistfully to the side
Arden and Brenden smiling beatifically with their eyes closed
Arden smiling into the camera being blinded by the sun outside
professional photo of Arden from the waist up, smiling and wearing a snazzy shirt
photo of the book the video game writers guide to surviving an industry that hates you laying on a bed with a cute kitty curled up behind it
Arden and Brenden posing with Sonic the hedgehog
Narrative design is alive and kicking Table 13.3 confex level 2, 16:45 to 18:15, Tuesday August 19th
a blue riso print postcard with a moon in it that says goodnight from Brighton
Arden and Jake smiling into the camera like idiots
cyanotype photo of two pigeons cuddling on a railing
photo of Arden in profile. they're wearing three little gold hoop earrings. the first has a mother of pearl pendant dangling from it.
Full length mirror selfie of me in a train bathroom. I'm wearing a cool cardigan and a stylish hat.
map of cologne with a big red circle in the middle. it encompasses three bridges across the rhine and most of the inner city and Deutz.
photo of the indigo logo banner at the conference. it's key colors are pink and purple.
macaron the cat loafing and looking expectantly into the camera
meme of Wesley snipes pointing a gun and crying
meme with the guy from jetlagged and the text "deutsche bahned"
photo out of a train window showing more train tracks and trains
Doodle of a guy grabbing his knees like they're fire hoses
a face of just eyes, nose, mouth, and what could be a little flame over the mouth that also has a face
Doodle of a woman standing in front of a very very tall baby, taller than her, with an inscrutable expression
photo of the calendar and loose pages. one shows hands overlapping to form an eye, one had a person floating in what might be clouds and a cave painting like hand in negative space over another hand
photo taken through a fence of a wild boar eating off the ground and her litter of piglets huddled in the back