A Brief Intro

About a year ago, I kept hearing about this social media site called Twitter. I heard about how awesomely helpful and useful it was, but I must admit my initial reaction was that of skepticism. Afterall, the last thing I needed was another thing to take up more of my time. Then I tried it! The positive effects Twitter has had on my blog and growing network of design community friends are innumerable.

The Rational Behind This Post

The idea to write a post such as this one is far from original. Recently I was thrilled to be a part of this list: Ten more Friendly Designers on Twitter by @styletime. That post has brought me a ton of new followers, and I’m definitely thankful for that.

Hopefully my list of people to follow from the design community will be helpful to you. I choose those folks that I’ve found to be active, knowledgeable and helpful. Before we get started, it’s required that I shamelessly promote my own account :) So if you have an account, please consider adding me to your follow list: http://twitter.com/myinkblog

Onward, To The List!

@Colorburned

Grant Friedman is straightforward and helpful. He runs the increasingly popular site Colorburned where he often gives away high quality vectors.

@styletime

Meet Roger Byrne, the guy that inspired this list! He is always active on Twitter. Super helpful, and not afraid to speak his mind. Roger somehow finds time to run: onetime, styletime and votetime. You know, all the sites with too many periods in the URL!

@andysowards

Andy is very friendly on Twitter and quick with a retweet. He is the owner of AndySowards.com where you will find daily roundups for the design community. And the best part has to be the name: Daily Nerdy Links!

@phiredesign

Next up is AJ Troxell of Phire Design. AJ often tweets and retweets useful links from the design community. His blog offers useful articles, freebies, tutorials and more.

mayhemstudios

Calvin Lee is the owner of Mayhem Studios.Calvin wins the prize of most active designer on Twitter. He gets out more retweets than anyone I know.

@chadengle

Chad Engle is the man behind Design Community Twitter Hours (DCTH). DCTH has proven to be an awesomely helpful and successful venture. Be sure to check that out.

@fudgegraphics

Franz runs Fudge Graphics, an inspirational blog with freebies and design news.

@behoff

Brian Hoff is the creator of Design Cubicle. He is talented and knowledgeable. He often retweets and posts very useful links.

@Arbenting

Angie Bowen is truly one of the nicest and most helpful designers on Twitter. She runs Arbenting, a design blog with tons of useful content.

@VAEOU

Matt is the guy behind Spoonfed Design. Always looking to lend a hand and better the design community, he is the perfect fit for this list!

Wrap It Up

There’s the list, I hope you find it useful and will consider adding some of these fine folks to your Twitter accounts. Who did I miss? Who else should make a list like this? Feel free to add some names using the comments below.

About the Author

Andrew is the founder and primary contributer for MyInkBlog. He is a full time web developer for Niagara University. When he's not working there, he's a blogger, twitter'er, wordpress'er, silverstripe advocate, blessed father and husband.

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