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Canvas — The Fediverse’s r/place
July 12th, 2025 @ 4am UTC
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- fediverse.events
- GitLab / Source
- Matrix Space
- Discord Server (bridged to matrix)
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Just gonna go ahead and post this template here for myself to reference later: https://canvas.fediverse.events/#tu=https%3A%2F%2Fvignette.wikia.nocookie.net%2Flogopedia%2Fimages%2Fa%2Fa8%2FNintendo_GameCube_logo.png%2Frevision%2Flatest%3Fcb%3D20160614112552&tw=192&tx=288&ty=142&ts=ONE_TO_ONE&x=384&y=238&zoom=1
Fun fact: the Gamecube is cool. :)
-The Swarm
-https://discord.gg/2SBTh2Zt7y
-We have no strict template. we just want to paint the whole thing black
-We are the biggest void server from r/place the last two times. But we are a LOT smaller of season.
- No group, just want to make the Rescue Rangers logo
- Template url: https://canvas.fediverse.events/#x=418&y=295&zoom=1&tu=https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.catbox.moe%2Fan4er6.png&tw=25&tx=0&ty=300&ts=ONE_TO_ONE
- Fun Fact: Canvas Stats will have live stats this year during the event, then full stats and user rankings once the database log is posted.
- No group name, just personal announcement of my intention
- Hmm... I have this lemmy account. Or my Discord user marius851000. Or (oops, wrongly pressed the submit button. Let me some time to finish this fill that)
- Template URL: here
- Fun fact: The atlas for this year will be ready soon after the end of the event. (also, the pony template stack has not yet been set up)
- Group name: Synthwave
- Matrix: #synth-canvas2025:matrix.org
- Template: Carpenter Brut logo, x=235, y=50 | canvas.fediverse.events
All fans of ~Wave~ music, rise up !
Check out our communities: !wavemusic@lemmy.world & !synthwave@lemmy.world
(Edit: Changed the location to avoid interference with other groups)
- Group name : Feditrain
- Project : we build a long train or several one, and put our avatar above it. The train will run on flag. Think it as a train that transport us and our message through ActivityPub road.
- We leaved matrix for Zulip (better thread support and organization. But no federation between servers). So no group yet.
- Snoopy has plenty cool picture allowing an endless gif to express our feelings and he is a warm type writter
I need to draw the template and test the train scale so our avatar won't be very small.
Some picture. The train model (we could choose multiple model and it is a solarpunk idea) :
And above that train, on each wagon, we put our avatars in pixelart. For example, i will draw this snoopy :
group: feddit.org
site: feddit.org/c/Canvas2025
fun fact: We are quite funny at times in Germany, trust us :D
- group name - BT Free
- matrix and/or discord - https://matrix.to/#/#btfree-space:matrix.org or https://discord.gg/suw6E3W5
- template url (see below) - https://canvas.fediverse.events/#x=200&y=133&zoom=2&tu=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2Fv9Jq19d.png&tw=50&tx=69&ty=69&ts=ONE_TO_ONE
- a fun fact! - BT Free is a nonprofit organization that focuses on digital privacy rights, advocacy and consulting. We believe that you should be able to own your data. Let's take the power away from Big Tech by supporting open source software and open platforms.
-The (rare) autistic-enough touhou project fans who came to the fediverse, we need YOU! This template is pretty empty and ready to accept your references and ideas! You are welcome ! 今年も東方が来る!
Check out !touhou@lemmy.world
(I am ready to move it if needed)
- group name - Fireside Fedi
- matrix and/or discord - https://matrix.to/#/#firesidefedi:matrix.org
- template url (see below) - https://canvas.fediverse.events/#x=522&y=277&zoom=1&tu=https%3A%2F%2Flemmy.world%2Fpictrs%2Fimage%2Fdfdf4758-4f4f-4dd6-9488-5151a24bcf4d.png%3Fformat%3Dwebp&tw=20&tx=42&ty=42&ts=ONE_TO_ONE
- a fun fact! - Started Fireside Fedi thinking no one would watch, but I'd still just have fun. Now there's hundreds of folks watching and listening and I've talked to a LOT of amazing folks and so much passion, excitement, and amazing tech coming to the Fediverse.
group: programming.dev
site: https://programming.dev/c/events discord: https://discord.programming.dev/
fun fact: theres a programming language called HolyC
Group Name: Furries of the Fediverse
Matrix: https://matrix.to/#/#Fedi_Canvas-Furry-2025:nope.chat
(Not So) Fun Fact: 5.8 million dogs and cats were put up for adoption in 2024, and in the same year, there were only 4.2 million adoptions. Consider a shelter animal rather than a breeder for your next pet, and consider donating to your local animal rescue.
Anyone else making furry or generally animal themed art is more than welcome to drop their own art in / around these. If you've got something you're planning to draw, and want to pop into the above linked Matrix chat, we'll try to integrate it and update the template.
@lvxferre@mander.xyz: I don't believe we're intersecting your tree, but if we are, we'll go behind it, not over it.
It's fine if you guys need to cover some of the leaves with your drawing, but apparently it won't be needed - your drawing is only touching mine, there's no intersection. Cool :)
Great - that's what we were trying to go for, but the inability to load multiple templates simultaneously makes it difficult to confirm!
Group Name: D2Jam
Game jam that happens twice a year (eventually having a connection to activitypub through sending posts in the forum as microblogs to be visible on things like mastodon and getting posts from things like mastodon that use the d2jam hashtag). Site is still under construction atm though since its very new
The template has the d2jam logo as well as characters from games that were submitted to the first jam event that we ran! Anyones free to help out with construction if you want
Bottom of the canvas near the right
fun fact: theres 29 games on the site you could play right now : )
- Site (has a forum in it): https://d2jam.com/
- Discord: https://discord.d2jam.com/
Could you move it like 17 pixels to the right? There's some overlap with my template
sure
Group: None, personal project. Just want to claim space, but any help is appreciated!
Fun fact: It's my OC, she's very athletic, though her special talent is virtual soccer.
Group name: Look behind you!
Matrix: https://chat.fediverse.events/#/room/#lookbehindyou-canvas:aftermath.gg
Fun fact: "The Secret of Monkey Island" was selected as one of five for the exhibition The Art of Video Games in the Smithsonian American Art Museum in 2011.
Group: Squared Circle
Template: Here
We're a bunch of pro wrestling fans. The colors of the ring ropes might change depending on what gets drawn near/ behind us. We're also open to people drawing characters peeking through the ropes.
Group name: Fediverse Logo
Matrix: https://chat.fediverse.events/#/room/#fediverselogo-canvas:aftermath.gg
Fun fact: the logo was developed for stickers in the shop of Digitalcourage, a digital rights organisation founded 1987!
Fediverse Logo by Jens Reimerdes is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (CC BY 4.0).
https://gitlab.digitalcourage.de/twinkelicious/fediverse-logo
This is cool, I might help out
Group name: EU flags
Matrix: https://chat.fediverse.events/#/room/#euflags-canvas:aftermath.gg
Fun fact: the Flag of Europe in the middle of the template is way older than the European Union, from 1953.
Note: The flags for this year were not selected by me, but are those that people drew during Canvas 2024. I reorganized them to reduce the number of places where identical colors touch. I also reserved a spot for up to 4 newcomers.
Group name: None, individual drawing. I'm just reserving the space in case anyone wants to do stuff that interacts with it (like critters climbing it, etc.)
Matrix: none
Template: link
Fun fact: it's a tree. Very wood. Much leafy.
The !anarchychess@sopuli.xyz knook
Matrix: #anarchychess-canvas:matrix.org
More info: https://aussie.zone/post/22162153
The Aussie flag is on the fedi canvas again this year, now with a bluey and a small Aboriginal flag on it.
Template:
Matrix chat: https://matrix.to/#/#australiacanvas:matrix.org
Here's the lemmy post with more info: https://aussie.zone/post/22158711
Whoops, didn't know that masto replys would go here
Australian flag on canvas 🇦🇺 back again this year :)
Template:
Matrix: #australiacanvas:matrix.org
More info here: https://aussie.zone/post/22158711
- Group name: Parabellum.
- Matrix: https://matrix.to/#/#parabellum-canvas:matrix.org
- template URL: N/A, see note.
- Fun fact: named after Caesar's "si uis pacem, para bellum" (if you want peace, prepare for war).
NOTE: the group's goal is to coordinate attacks against the largest country flag in the canvas, whichever it is. Void, random doodling, etc. is welcome.
further info, including channel rules.
Channel rules:
- Be a reasonable and decent human being. (e.g. no bigotry)
- No divisive off-topic or NSFW content.
- No fragmenting the movement from the inside: apology to large country flags, JAQing off, sealioning, etc. This will be strictly enforced.
- No cheating, doxxing, or encouragement of.
- Have fun.
The target is always the biggest country flag. Drawings in the flag are disregarded; only width x height counts. In the case of a tie, the leftmost flag takes precedence. Focus preferably on most iconic features of the flag.
Observers are welcome, as long as they follow the rules. You're also free to join the group even if you belong to another group, just make sure there's no conflict of interest.
Q-and-A
Q1: Why would I join it?
A: Reasons are up to the individual. We don't need to share the same motivation, only the goal.
Q2: What constitutes a large or small flag?
A: Up to debate but we don't need to set this line up, since we're picking on the largest one anyway.
Q3: What about the trans flag? Or the anarchist one?
A: Not country flags, we're leaving them alone.
Q4: What about drawings that are not part of the flag, but associated with it?
A: Leave them alone, and focus on the flag itself. And in the case the flag is built into a bigger drawing, focus on the elements of the flag, not of the rest of the drawing.
Q5: Vandalism is wrong!
A: Not a question, but whatever. This sort of online canvas is not just cooperation, but also competition. Also, people actually concerned about vandalism in the canvas know that the main source of said vandalism are large country flags.
Q6: If u dun liek it, than y u dun fuck off teh gaem?
A: No. People who want to get rid of large flags have as much right to organise themselves towards their common goal as you have to organise your flag. Deal with it.
Q7: as someone working on a large flag, I ask u, can u stop doin that?
Q8: excuuuuuse me, do you know that I'm entitled to have you listen to my defence of large flags?
Q9: ackshyually is this harassment?
No.
Q10: why do you hate [insert population]?
A: Our target is decided based on canvas area, not personal feelings towards the subjects of the government associated with that flag.
Q11: instead of fighting us, why don't you join us to build our MONUMENT?
A: I do monuments like this every day. In my bathroom, just after #2.