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Twitter Roundup: Week of 27 October.

Pick:

The weekly Twitter Roundup and a timely ditty from Robert Burns. Happy Halloween from Pinch. A Design Office.

Mull:

"There are two sides to typography. First, it does a practical job of work; and second it is concerned with artistic form."
Emil Ruder

Swipe:

Portland's Draplin Design Co. posts Modern Plastic Encyclopedia to Flickr. Check others, too. Via Draplin.

Seek:

Studio 7 Designs' "101 Design Resource Sites." Revisit this list, fitting for the young collector of sources.

Trick:

My Halloween History: A Tragedy in 15 Acts. Taking sexy back. Scroll to the far right for a real treat.

Reset:

Jan Tschichold's collected essays in The Form of the Book discuss elements of the traditional printed book.

Regard:

Madrid's Sergio del Puerto is the multitalented designer, art director and illustrator behind Serial Cut™.

Protect:

Upcycled seatbelts provide security for your tool. Um, yes, we did just say that. Via @supermarkethq.

Lunge:

We're humbled. It seems we just thanked you for helping us surpass 100 followers at Pinch_Bespoke. Now, we're well beyond 200 of you.

Decide:

Democracy, designers and Obama. Thought for the week by Michael Johnson for Design Week magazine. Perfect.

Observe:

Austrian firm Erwin Bauer assumes a stance. From corporate design to architecture, type and packaging.

Employ:

A solid collection of 20+ iPhone Apps every designer should know. Many free, all good. Via designworkplan.

Quote:

"I consider it an important task and responsibility for designers to help bring order into the chaos in which we live." Dieter Rams

Unite:

Recapping Designspeaks with Byron Ferris. If you were there, you learned about Portland's history in design.

Shift:

New York Times Op-Ed columnist Nicholas Kristof considers the "Rebranding of America" by way of Obama.

Point:

Orientation & Identity. Portraits of international signage projects from Springer-Verlag Wien-New York.

Respond:

Ming Tang's Folded Bamboo + Paper House is born out of the devastation of an earthquake. Via @archdaily.

Recap:

Fast Company publishes "2008 Masters of Design"; Casey, Wanders, Holl, Maeda, Edelkoort, House Industries.

Reshape:

New tricks for an old dog. We reminisce about redesigning ODFW's Oregon Wildlife magazine. Way back when.

Launch:

TWA Terminal New York by Eero Saarinen at JFK sculpted as a symbol of flight; an "uplift." Via Galinsky.

Commute:

Balkan Tango produces accessories from second hand materials. Style and function in bicycle cargo bags.

Animate:

Chip Kidd and Pantheon release Bat-Manga! featuring the work of manga master Jiro Kuwata. Via @UnBeige.

Determine:

CoolBrands is an annual initiative to identify and celebrate the UK's coolest brands. Do you agree?

Admit:

FITC presents its free FITC Toronto 2009: The Design & Technology Festival. April 26-29. Register early.

Mix:

Dan Perjovschi combines drawing, cartoon and graffiti as art applied to distinguished walls the world over.

Exercise:

The Design Encyclopedia describes and tracks culture, commerce, politics, media, brands. Through design.

Govern:

Cultured Code's Things promises equal parts simplicity and power in task management for the Mac. Preview.

Pore:

The ABC of De Designpolitie. Dutch firm's ideas, essays, successes, failures, fascinations and experiments.

Giggle:

Max Kerning creates a more sensible world by finding order in text. "Letters to Live By." Thanks @buchino.

Tint:

London-to-Portland, mauve-to-Michael Graves; Byron Ferris addresses mid-80's color trends and design cycles.

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