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# Typographic Social Media Projects
Designer Dave Foster is Hand Lettering All His Tweets in May

By Alyson Wyers | Published 2014-05-21 | Art & Design
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hand-lettering
References: [designtaxi](http://designtaxi.com/news/365774/Designer-Hand-Letters-All-His-Tweets-For-An-Entire-Month) & [fostertype](http://fostertype.com/)

They say the best way to hone your craft is to make it a daily habit, which might give insight into this hand lettering project. Designer Dave Foster is hand lettering all his tweets for the entire month of May. Based out of Sydney, the typographer is sticking to Twitter's 140 character limit for this social media campaign. He is also using the hashtag MayDave for tracking purposes.

Every single one of Dave's tweets are hand lettered. Whether it's promotional content for this typographic endeavor, a regular status update, a response to a friend or journalistic outlet. Dave's hand lettering is definitely worth checking out before the month is over if you are into type and lettering.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 6.0/10
- Popularity: 81% | Activity: 92% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: North America, Europe

## Categories

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## Key Themes

### What's Driving This Trend

- **Hand-lettered Social Media:** Opportunity for creatives to offer personalized and unique social media content for businesses.
- **Daily Habits for Creatives:** Creating daily social media content can help creatives hone their craft and gain exposure.
- **Personalized Hashtags:** Opportunity for businesses to create personalized hashtags to track social media campaigns.

### Who This Affects Most

- **Graphic Design:** Opportunity for graphic designers to offer hand-lettering services for social media campaigns.
- **Social Media Marketing:** Opportunity for marketers to offer personalized social media campaigns using hand-lettered content.
- **Branding:** Opportunity for businesses to enhance their branding by featuring hand-lettered social media content.

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