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illumi (formerly known as illuMEMEnati) is an Indiana-based digital marketer, artist, and content creator.

illumi's online content presence can be traced back to 2008, when their blog post was featured on MLBTradeRumors.com. Having worked with artists like Coolman Coffeedan and branding agencies like High Key, with content featured in Bloomberg, Know Your Meme, Bored Panda, and Mashable, and art collectors including Pamela Anderson, Tiffany Trump, and the Krassenstein twins, illumi has been helping to shape internet culture for over a decade.

IlluMEMEnati’s Lizard People NFT’s Take Over DeSo

The world truly is starting to be taken over by lizard people. Only, this time it’s not a conspiracy. NFT artist IlluMEMEnati’s reptilians have quickly taken the Supernovas, BitClout, and DeSo NFT communities by storm, and it’s only a matter of time before they take on the metaverse.

We connected with IlluMEMEnati to learn more about his NFT origin story, what inspires him, and his advice for new NFT artists.

The Story So Far: Life, Loss, & Lizards

IlluMEMEnati’s Lizard People NFT’s Take Over DeSo

I never imagined that my pseudonymous shitposting page would turn into a full-blown artist/influencer, but here we are. To this point, I’ve really only told bits and pieces of my journey as illuMEMEnati. Thanks to DeSo and Diamond, I figured I would change that today. Everything from the memes to the Rowdy Reptilians can be traced back to one day. A day forever burned into the back of my mind.