After digging through reader suggestions, here are the first five new-ish Second Life brands to check out this weekend -- and if you like nominate favorites in my reader straw poll!
In alphabetical order, they are:
Aardvark (Marketplace)
“Aardvark makes some pretty funny stuff. Their items always makes me smile. I was riding around on a balloon dog! They started out in decor and have been making a lot of animals lately.” (Recommended by “Jessie”) Flickr feed here.
ADD (Marketplace)
“I make clothing for women, casual and playful. Second Life has become a real second home for me, where I can realize my creative aspirations. I am very grateful to my customers for their support and the opportunity to continue making beautiful clothes.” (Alex, owner) Flickr feed here.
The Discord Experts (Marketplace)
“Simply put, we interface Second Life with Discord, and offer a wiiiiide range of tools for private homes, shops, clubs, roleplay sims, communities etc. The product range is modular and requires a Base (sold at 5 L$) and then any number of add-ons suiting the needs of the individual user. In terms of social media, you find out very vivid user community, support and product info at Discord (of course) (Peter Strinberg, owner)
Dope Pixels (Marketplace)
"We make beautiful, scene-changing skyboxes from real-world photos, renders and AI, but mostly AI lately! It's gotten so good," says owner Adrienne Lowe (Andi Ayashi, owner) Facebook feed.
Limited Addiction (Marketplace)
“Limited Addiction was created to house all my original mesh under one brand. It took quite a few years to teach myself how to model, rig, and render textures! But it was all worth it and I absolutely love my little brand and hope others will enjoy it as well! As for style....it is kind of all over the place just like me. Some days its a goth mood, others kawaii, or just a cozy casual fit!” (limitedaddiction, owner) Flickr feed here.
Take a look at their Marketplace and social pages -- even consider buying some of their items -- and nominate your favorite two among these in Comments below: