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[Kate Widdows @katewiddows]

Last neon walking tour of Portland for the season ⚡️🌧️🌺https://t.co/vJR3yjo5fz
#neon #historicpreservation #oregon #art #signage

[Kate Widdows @katewiddows]

Good people! I’m reviving my neon walking tour of downtown Portland! I checked the sign route last night, almost all the signs are still there, and they look great! Some have even been restored and look better than ever⚡️⚡️ Join me March 14th 6:30pm
tix: https://t.co/zsOwEzTuyw

[Kate Widdows @katewiddows]

I was interviewed recently for this short piece in @axios about neon in Portland, along with neon artist Perry of Tiny Spoon. ⚡️ Long live neon!🤘✨

https://t.co/ELc9pW4eUk

#neon #historicpreservation #portland

[Kate Widdows @katewiddows]

Recent work — Brooklyn Carreta #branding + #neon design package. Brooklyn Carreta is a new food cart pod in Southeast Portland, Ore.

[Kate Widdows @katewiddows]

It's true — I'm heading to Australia in April to talk about neon letters to the nerdiest type nerds around! Co-presenting with fellow yank Michael Blazek, longtime inhabitant of Brisbane and founder of Neon Signs Australia.🤘⚡️🤓 #neon #typography #lettering

[ATypI: Association Typographique Internationale @ATypI]

.@katewiddows is a featured speaker at ATypI Brisbane, April 16–20, 2024. Join us! 🇦🇺 https://t.co/8j06mdIx0J

#ATypIBrisbane #ATypI2024
#typefaces #typedesign #typography #graphicdesign #calligraphy #lettering #designeducation

[ATypI: Association Typographique Internationale @ATypI]

.@katewiddows is a featured speaker at ATypI Brisbane, April 16–20, 2024. Join us! 🇦🇺 https://t.co/8j06mdIx0J

#ATypIBrisbane #ATypI2024
#typefaces #typedesign #typography #graphicdesign #calligraphy #lettering #designeducation

[Kate Widdows @katewiddows]

Coming off a long weekend in SF for @Neon_Speaks — panels, events, tours, and exchanges of neon madness, mania, advice, and inspiration.⚡⚡ Congratulations and much gratitude to @sfneonbook on their 6th Neon Speaks Festival & Symposium!! Here’s to many more🍷
#neonspeaks2023

[PDX Neon @pdxneon_org]

A Type II Land Use Review notice has just gone out for the Palms. Technically not a sign review, however the architects state that without the adjustments, they may not be able to put the neon sign back in place. Send public comments by 6/2, details here: https://t.co/1LzQHrwM4W

[Mark Simonson Studio @marksimonson]

I wrote a piece on my blog about something that's been on my mind lately: Keeping the digital world in its place and reconnecting with the analog world... https://t.co/QbVHY4caCp

[Kate Widdows @katewiddows]

@marksimonson I'm with you Mark! Been doing morning pages for more than a decade and it's been extremely valueable. Recently created a new ritual I'm calling "device-free Saturdays," and took up the piano again after many years away — https://t.co/WSoFGf1icB Thanks for sharing your thoughts!🙂

[Kate Widdows @katewiddows]

@STsignmag Thanks for giving neon the last word⚡️ Always a mistake to replace neon with LEDs on a historic sign. Would have been interesting to include an environmental impact comparison, as LEDs are terribly wasteful & toxic. Nothing compares to neon's beauty!!🤘💜

[Kate Widdows @katewiddows]

Recent work: poster for Queen Shmooquan in her new live bi-monthly residency at Rabbit Box Theatre in Seattle — which kicks off tomorrow night, Wed 1/25 & again Feb 1st⚡️!! Seattle people go see this show, you will be glad you did, she's brilliant 🌞👑
👉https://t.co/54y9D4NVhc

[PDX Neon @pdxneon_org]

An update on the Palms Motor Hotel development and neon sign restoration plans https://t.co/Igj19uYjtU

Overall, so far the news is good, and while we won’t be able to necessarily be 100% purists about it, the sign will live on in *mostly* original form.

#historicpreservation

[Iain @maccoinnich]

Very pleased to see that the Palms neon sign will be saved https://t.co/bX4geH9PAc

[Kate Widdows @katewiddows]

@typedirectors Lisbon, Portugal; Lucca, Italy; Cairo, Egypt🤘

[Kate Widdows @katewiddows]

@typographica I agree w/Julia Cameron: “When we write by hand, we connect to ourselves... we get a truer connection — to ourselves and our deepest thoughts — when we actually put pen to page.” Writing w/connected script reveals speed, mood, imperfections of the human hand, all valueable stuff!

[Kate Widdows @katewiddows]

Back home today from @Neon_Speaks 2022 LA edition! Concentrated nuggets of neon joy and the best people💜🤘⚡️ #neonspeaks #tubebender #vintage #lettering

[Kate Widdows @katewiddows]

Excited to soon be heading to LA for weekend II of @Neon_Speaks for events Sat & Sun 9.17-18 @museumofneonart. Join us, it's a blast!!⚡️⚡️

Schedule + tix: https://t.co/zRhW1McL4L

#neon #typography #lettering #festival #neonspeaks2022