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Jon Russell
Jon Russell was Asia Editor for The Next Web from 2011 to 2014. Originally from the UK, he lives in Bangkok, Thailand. You can find him on T Jon Russell was Asia Editor for The Next Web from 2011 to 2014. Originally from the UK, he lives in Bangkok, Thailand. You can find him on Twitter, Angel List, LinkedIn.
Twitter isn’t just about breaking news and serious stuff, there’s plenty of fun and other light-hearted activities to be found (see: 10 brilliant and barmy Twitter accounts you should know about), and also — on some occasions — examples of real creativity.
@DrawnYourTweet is one that falls into the latter basket. It does exactly what the handle suggests, tweeting drawings that characterize thoughts from a few (lucky) people whose tweets have been selected.
Despite just sending just 19 tweets, it has picked up nearly 4,000 followers at the time of writing, here are a few reasons why:
Hey @naomigraham I’ve drawn your tweet. Enjoy. pic.twitter.com/LMUqTG52KC
— Drawn Your Tweet (@drawnyourtweet) February 11, 2014
How we all feel sometimes:
Hey @emilybrown___ I’ve just drawn your tweet. Enjoy. pic.twitter.com/uBpE4V05Az
— Drawn Your Tweet (@drawnyourtweet) February 10, 2014
And probably my favorite so far:
Hey @mikefahey I’ve drawn your tweet. Enjoy. pic.twitter.com/Bmf5hieONr
— Drawn Your Tweet (@drawnyourtweet) February 9, 2014
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