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There are many reasons any designer (whether aspiring or professional) should embrace the idea of being active on Twitter, and other social media websites on a regular basis.

According to Alex Mathers‘ post entitled ’15 Reasons You Need to Embrace Social Media As A Creative Person’, here are the top five:

1. To bring admirers, fans and followers of your work to you

2. As a source of inspiration from others in your field

3. For constant and regular free exposure

4. To advertise events such as gallery exhibitions in the real world

5. To establish a network of professionals who can support, inspire and teach you in your industry

See the rest of the reasons you should embrace social media as a graphic or web design professional, by clicking here.

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Sniff is an interactive public projection in a storefront window: an animated dog follows passers-by, discerns their behavior as friendly or aggressive, tries to engage them in a play and forms a relationship with them based on the history of the interaction.

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Spotted on Twitter, I was both amused and amazed at how a simple thing like a staircase could be turned into such an entertaining and enlightening social experiment. European automobile manufacturer Volkswagen tests out their ‘fun theory’ by transforming the entrance to a subway station (Odenplan, Stockholm) into a musical instrument for pedestrians.