Ten Twitter Accounts Everyone Should Follow
If you follow Pencils.com on Twitter, you know that creativity and everyone’s favorite micro-blogging platform go hand in hand. We know we’re not the only Twitter account sharing creativity in 140 characters or less, so we thought we would put together a list of 10 interesting Twitter accounts for our readers. From collaborative poetry experiments to the official account of the most widely translated author alive, here’s a list of 10 creative Twitter accounts that caught our eye…
10 Twitter Accounts to Follow
Twitter handle: @drawn
Twitter bio: “Illustration, Comics, Animation & Cartoon Art.”
Why you should follow: @drawn is the official Twitter account of Drawn.ca, a resource for artists of all types. Its timeline is filled with inspiration, art news and interesting art-related links, allowing you to get your drawing, illustration, animation and comic-art fix all in one place.
Twitter handle: @twitterpoetry
Twitter bio: “Hey! You can contribute to TwitterPoetry. How to log in –http://tinyurl.com/2zpadg.”
Why you should follow: Twitter Poetry is a Twitter account dedicated to creating a collaborative poem made up of individual tweets. Anyone can contribute to the Twitter Poetry timeline by logging into the Twitter Poetry account using the login credentials found here and Twitter Poetry followers can see how the poem develop with each new post.
Twitter handle: @goodcaptain
Twitter bio: “Story by Jay Bushman, based on “Benito Cereno” by Herman Melville”
Why you should follow: The Good Captain is a story written by Jay Bushman based on the short story Benito Cereno by Herman Melville. The twist is that the entire story was written and shared by its author in a continuous series of tweets. You can read the entire story in the account’s timeline or wait for the author to rebroadcast the original tweets for the full experience.
Twitter hande: @obercreative
Twitter bio: “Creative Reboot”
Why you should follow: Justin is a freelance creative consultant living in New York. He works across all disciplines as a writer, illustrator, designer and overall creator, and describes his job as “being paid to be a muse.” His Twitter feed is populated with this same creativity, so check it out. Who knows, maybe he’ll be your muse too.
Twitter handle: @artistaday
Twitter bio: “Featuring one artist…every day”
Why you should follow: As the name and bio explain, this Twitter account shares a new artist with its followers every day of the week. They’ve been up to this for over two years and, so far, they’ve tweeted over 900 different artists, giving you plenty of backlog to go through if one artist a day isn’t enough.
Twitter handle: @AdvicetoWriters
Twitter bio: “Writerly wisdom of the ages collected by the author of Advice To Writers, The Big Book of Irony, and The Big Curmudgeon.”
Why you should follow: Advice to Writers provides writers with quotes about writing, writing news, writing tips and general writing advice. Jon tweets frequently, so there is always something new and inspiring to help you reach your word count and get past even your worst writer’s block.
Twitter handle: @Maureen
Twitter bio: “I measure out my life in senryu: haiku of human foibles. Regarding existence as a writer, and the Occupational Hazards of Poets.”
Why you should follow: Maureen was one of the front-runners of the “Twaiku” Twitter poetry movement. Not every tweet she sends out is in Twaiku form, but those that are feature some of the best poetry you will find in 140 characters or less.
Twitter handle: @nytimesarts
Twitter bio: “Arts and Entertainment News from NYTimes.com/Arts”
Why you should follow: If you’re looking for a one-stop location for art news, look no further. This feed features real-time updates pulled directly from from the “Arts” section of NYTimes.com, allowing you to be plugged-in to the art-world at all times.
Twitter handle: @paulocoelho
Twitter bio: “writer.”
Why you should follow: Paulo Coelho is a Brazilian author who holds the Guinness World Record for being the “most translated living author for the same book.” His novel The Alchemist has been translated into 67 different languages, and is one of the best-selling books of all time. Coelho populates his Twitter timeline with inspiration, advice and kind words for writers, artists and anyone else that may need them.
Twitter handle: @brainpicker
Twitter bio: “Interestingness curator and semi-secret geek obsessed with combinatorial creativity. Editor of Brain Pickings. Bylines for @WiredUK @TheAtlantic @DesignObserver.”
Why you should follow: Maria is the editor of Brain Pickings, a website dedicated to providing readers with ideas, insights, knowledge and inspiration across a wide range of disciplines. Maria believes that creativity is like LEGO blocks, the more “building blocks we have, and the more diverse their shapes and colors, the more interesting our creations will become.”
What do you think Studio 602 readers? Are there any other Tweeps that you think are “must follows?”
Photo by hongkiat.
I second the @overcreative recommendation! He’s the one who came up with a really awesome concept ad campaign for the Dixon Ticonderoga, so we know he’s a pencil lover, too!