joanna basfords hand drawn illustrations are beautiful, but what is even more interesting than her actual work is the way she is going about promoting herself at the moment. a few weeks ago, she custom illustrated a copy of creative review, and sent it into the magazine in hope of exposure, she didn't get into the magazine, but she managed to get a huge post on their blog about the work she has been doing. and now she is starting an intersting little project on twitter, which she is calling 'twitter picture' which will be running over the next couple of days (wed 14th & thurs 15th oct). where she will allow twitter users to tweat in suggestions to inspire an entirely twitter based, limited edition screen prints. what a smart way of getting her name out there, and to be seen by a huge audience, otherwise unaware. it will be intersting to see what somes of it, and if any other illustrators / artists take inspiration from this idea. definitely one to watch, even just for her promotional skills.
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