Mitch's Art & Design

@donaberger.xyz

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Art, design, and memes from Mitch Donaberger Pacifist, professional artist, bicycle-liker, Syndicalist, Bahá'í. Raised by the Internet. Website: https://donaberger.xyz. Mastodon: @mitch@hoagie.cloud Cats: Yes

An audio cassette tape on a table. It is labeled "Bound Together - Side A".
AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES [ A light tan t-shirt, seen photographed flat from its front section ] More than 25 years ago, Akamai helped make the internet we know today possible. This shirt’s design is a callback to those early days of life online. The light tan color is a reference to the “beige box” plastic casings that housed the early internet computers, and the heart on the front represents how the internet has been used for good all over the world. On the back of the T-shirt is real code. It’s a reference to Linux, the open source language of the internet. This common language unites Akamai with the world’s top brands and the people they serve, as we work together toward a vision of a safer and more connected world.
A guitar body, with the words "REPAIR, RESTORE, EXCHANGE."
a pixelated image of bill murray seated in clouds, playing God
a screenshot of an snes emulator: the screen shows a gregorian date to bahai date calendar converter. 2025/03/20 is 1 Baha 182.
A screenshot of an old-styled forum. There are input boxes for username, password, gender, timezone, and the captcha ("verify you're human") which is styled like a retro video game.
square kufic rendering of "نه به جنگ! در ایران!" / "No to war in Iran!"
A screencap from Link's Awakening in Arabic. Link finds the sword on the beach.
A hand rendered picture of a Meowth, who is a cat-like Pokemon with a good coin affixed to its forehead.
the image shows the title page of the graphic novel *blankets*, which has been personally signed by the author, craig thompson. at the top, the inscription reads "thanks, mitch" in elegant, expressive cursive. below the title *blankets*, there is a beautiful, hand-drawn brush sketch of a character from the book—a young woman with long hair looking upward, wrapped in a blanket or scarf. the author has signed it at the bottom with his signature and the date: "13 feb 2026." the book is being held open by a hand, and the textured, yellowish inner cover is visible on the left.
A screenshot of an iTerm2 window running, showing the bahai-date tool in action. It shows when you run it that in New York's timezone, at the time of the screenshot, the Baha'i calendar date was 9 Mulk 182.
A drawing in a spiral-bound notebook of a gray bird wearing a red backward baseball cap and very oversized blue JNCO-style jeans. A large speech bubble from the bird reads in bold, hand-drawn letters: "THIS TIME I'MA LET IT ALL COME OUT!!!" 🔮
A poster for the documentary 'Mother to Earth'. The center features a white outline of a NES game cartridge with the internal circuit board visible inside. The background is black with a radiating pattern of grey dots. Text at the bottom reads: 'The hidden history behind one of Nintendo’s biggest cult classics'
A graphic design portfolio cover for 'Mitch Donaberger.' The top features a row of colorful square tiles (yellow, red, teal, blue, and black) containing typographic symbols like an ampersand, code brackets, and an exclamation mark, overlaid on vintage-style fish illustrations. The name 'MITCH DONABERGER' takes up the center in large, bold, striped block letters. 'MITCH' is dark teal, 'DONA' is yellow, and 'BERGER' is orange. Inside the letter 'O' of 'DONA' is a small, stylized cartoon face of a smiling person with brown hair. Below the name, small text reads 'professional portfolio and other collected works.' The background is a light cream color
An illustration of a coffee mug, filled with coffee to a point that its overflowing. The overflowing coffee has pooled to spell "S.R.E.", and underneath it is "OBSERVABILITY TEAM". The mug itself has some big emoji-style, paranoid eyes.
a vector illustration of water sloshing around in an orb shape
Earthbound Zero text entry screen. What is your favorite food? Car Exhaust
A logo featuring a stylized American flag with a hose nozzle spraying water over it, symbolizing exterior washing. The text "Freedom Exterior Washing" is prominently displayed beneath the graphic, with "Freedom" in a larger, bold font and "Exterior Washing" in a smaller, complementary font.
A stylized stamp design welcoming visitors to Gorgas Park in Roxborough, Philadelphia, PA. The top section showcases a vintage-style banner with the words "Welcome to Gorgas Park" in a bold, classic font. Below the banner, the name "Gorgas Park" is prominently displayed in a decorative script with an illustration of a small building or pavilion and the establishment year "Est. 1895." The bottom section of the image has the text "Roxborough, Philadelphia, PA" in a bold, serif font, framed by a decorative border resembling a postage stamp. The overall design is reminiscent of a vintage postcard or commemorative stamp, celebrating the historical and cultural significance of Gorgas Park.
A comic strip featuring two characters in a conversation. 1. **Todd Flanders:** - The character on the left is depicted with a speech bubble that reads, "I TOLD you, I don't want any motherfucking vegetables!!!!" 2. **Ned Flanders:** - The character on the right is holding a plate of vegetables and has a speech bubble saying, "Todd, I'm so sorry for disrespecting you! Please stop!!!" The drawing style is simple and cartoonish, with exaggerated facial expressions to emphasize the characters' emotions. The humor comes from the exaggerated and comical dialogue, highlighting a common household scenario of a child refusing to eat vegetables.
A looping video of an illustration of me, done up to look like a graphic displayed on an old CRT ANSI display.
A man is sitting in front of a glowing orb, seemingly deep in thought. The orb emits a blue light that casts reflections on the surrounding furniture and walls. Text overlays appear above and below the orb, reading "Me pondering my orb" and "My orb," respectively. The overall aesthetic has a dreamy, ethereal quality, as if the man is communicating with or receiving guidance from the orb.
A high speed cityscape (I think it's Bejing?) with my 'M' logo superimposed overtop in a glass material. It reflects and refracts color and luminance (the brightness of light) as it passes through.
A video that says "Dear Dad, I am So So Sorry That I Applied For A Job And Listed My Experience as 'Selling Vape Carts to Crying Dads at Walt Disney World Resorts"
A circular orange label for "The Burning Bush" with bold red text arcing the top. Central design includes a red flame icon containing a white tree-like symbol, surrounded by Arabic script within a brown border. Above the flame: "GROWN & BOTTLED"; below: "IN PHILLY ON NOV 2025"; bottom arc: "1 MILLION SCOVILLES" in white text.
A man dressed in a jazz outfit. caption, "um, and I actually make tomatoes. And, you know, it's not what EVERYBODY does..."
An animation that appears low res that says "You are not made to simply pay bills then die."
a composition of a 9 pointed star made from gold over a sea at sunrise. the bahai "greatest name" symbol is at the center, which is sacred to bahais. the text reads, "up next on bahai tv: 09:00 - this old house with rainn wilson" and "10:00 - Morning Prayers, with special guest prayer leader, Danny DeVito"
a three panel comic strip. panel 1: "I am a sand piper, I live in the sand." A bashful sandpiper is speaking. panel 2: "I am a sea gull, I live above the sea." A wily and clever seagull is speaking. panel 3: "I'm probably an owl." A bagel with wings, a beak, and eyes is standing next to a sign qualifying as the body of water as a 'bay'
​Sticker: The sticker is white, round, and is being held in the person's fingers. ​Text: The Arabic text on the sticker says "لقد أدليت بصوتي!" (pronounced: Laqad adlaytu bi-sawti!), which translates to "I have cast my vote!" or "I voted!" ​Illustration: The design features a stylized illustration of a clock tower or a tall, domed building, primarily in blue ink. The top of the structure appears to have a small statue or finial. This design strongly resembles the Philadelphia City Hall tower (specifically the dome and William Penn statue on top). ​Colors: The text is in a gradient of red and blue, and the illustration is predominantly blue. ​Background: The sticker is held over a light-colored desk or table. ​A piece of election equipment is visible behind the sticker. This appears to be an ExpressVote machine, a type of electronic ballot marking device, which is commonly used in elections. ​There are wires and cables running across the table. ​In the lower right corner, a small portion of a sheet of English "I Voted" stickers is visible.
A long tree chain saw with a steel hilt welded on. The caption is, "Guys will see this and think, 'Hell Yeah'"
The image depicts an open sketchbook with a colorful drawing on the right page, which appears to be drawn by hand using markers or colored pencils. The artwork is quite detailed and whimsical in style. At the center of the scene, there's the Prince of All Cosmos with a Katamari made up of flowers, bricks or blocks and other small items which could be interpreted as gears or mechanical parts. The colors are vivid, primarily green for the character on top and a mix of greens, reds, purples, blacks, whites, and browns in the depiction of the larger creature. The drawing has some rough textures that suggest it was done with ink or brush-like strokes which adds to its hand-drawn feel. On the left page of the sketchbook is a plain white background, suggesting this could be an unfinished piece on one side and completed art on another. The person holding the sketchbook appears to have denim jeans visible in the lower part of the image, indicating that they are seated or lying down while showcasing their artwork.
A graffiti style tag of a rose, with the Arabic word "Zahra" written overtop with a thick white and black outline, visually separating the two elements.
a cartoon of Billy Mays screeching "BILLY MAYS HERE", while perched atop a scared, waifish man. Billy Mays has bug-eyes and am extremely rage-filled expression, as he chokes the smaller man to death.
A Bauhaus (blocky, interpretive) illustration of an eagle looking to the left. beneath it is a pedestal that has Arabic writing which reads "The Báb and Bahá'u'lláh" / "May peace find them"
A small painting of two cats jumping and stretching, placed on a glass table.
A tote bag with a design printed on it. The design has a 9-pointed star with a face and a little toothy smile, tenting the palms of its hands in meditative reflection. It is superimposed over a checkered black and white orb. The lettering, “I am a practitioner of peace!” is written around it in a roundel.
An impressionist painting of a stylized black cat looking to the left
A hand holding a small, homemade book produced from folding a sheet of paper into 9 segments, and then stapling the center of the signature into a saddle stitch. This forms what is called in the industry a "soft spine," meaning, the entire book can be rolled up like a newspaper.
A brown tabby cat chowing on some meat, wearing a blue "Kicking Cancer's Tail" bandana.
A painting in gouache of sheep in a field
An impressionist scene of an old stone bridge spanning over a small, shallow creek that extends off into the distance. Trees bend and reach into the sunlight that is peeking through the canopy. This is a scene of a freemasoned bridge in the Wissahickon Valley in Philadelphia, near the switchback that leads across the Wissahickon Creek, up the hillside, and to the famous 'Toleration' statue.
car seat headrest on a smoky stage
A series of colorful LED lights mounted on a structure against a cloudy sky." This description captures the main elements of the image—the LED lights and their arrangement—while also noting the setting, which is the cloudy sky.
A big mix of color blocks representing good days and bad days. Deep red are the worst days, and dark blue are the best ones. White is just an okay day.
a screenshot of KeyShot Studio on MacOS rendering my logo.
Mark Ruffalo in the show "Task" on HBO. He is greying and has a beard. He is asking a Rita's water ice worker, "can I get a black cherry water ice, please?" If you're not from the area, water ice is a regional delicacy that has the consistency of sorbet. It does not use cream, but it made similarly to rock candy, in that sugar is added to boiling water until it reaches a point of supersaturation and the sugar crystalizes and crashes out until the entire solution is made up of both ice and sugar crystals. Mashed fruit is added for flavor and it is deep frozen. It always scoops free no matter what, and is a bit like a slurpee with a harder consistency.
An impressionist painting of an old, weathered horse trough. It is made with dabbed marker strokes and invokes an autumnal feeling.
Homer Simpson, kvetching that he's "got that right now."
A colored pencil sketch of a dark-eyed Junco, a small, sparrow-sized bird with an ashy colored livery, wearing a backwards snapback ballcap and a pair of JNCO jeans, which were famous in the 90s for being extra baggy on purpose. The bird, in the style of 90s stalwart Fred Durst, is yelling, "THIS TIME I'MA LET IT ALL COME OUT!!!"
An illustration of the Disraeli bridge in Winnipeg, with the words, "out under the Disraeli, with rusty train track ties, we'll carve new streets and sidewalks, a city for small lives."
a single-pane comic strip. an angry man with a tie and mustache is kvetching at a psychic medium, with the caption, "hey! these aren't tarot cards, they're Topps (tm) cards!" (if you're too young to get this joke, Topps was a brand of baseball card)
a business card-sized CD-shaped sticker, with the Linode mascot, Linny, who is a green penguin creature, is holding his hands up to his ears with his tongue out in the style of the green thing on the cover of the titular scifi-comedy classic, 'Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy'. The words 'DON'T PANIC' are surrounding the green orb. It is floating in space. This was for Linode.
Photo of a Dreamcast controller in a man's lap, while Sonic Adventure is on pause in the distance. A mysterious cat's head is seen in the left corner.
A hand holding up a painted portrait of a stonework patio / pagoda.
An impressionist-style painting of a cat laying tucked into blankets.
A street scene of Philadelphia's Fishtown neighborhood done sketchily in watercolor