David Kappel's reaction to Twitter Magnetic Poetry

You may remember that we interviewed David Kapell for our magnetic issue. Well after our last post, we wanted to know how he feels about the Twitter magnetic poetry. He states:

"I sometimes feel like a dimwitted parent who gave birth to a kid who spontaneously started speaking French and doing calculus at age three. I love my kid and I'm proud of her, but really can't take a lot of credit for how cool she turned out. She was just born that way."

David Kappel has also been kind enough to send a magnetic poetry kit for our upcoming photo contest.

Twitter Magnetic Poetry

Something for all you poetry and twitter lovers out there. The company +Good launched Twitter Magnets, which allow users to create a 140 word poem from an assortment of words for their twitter status. You can submit your poems to Tweetmagnets channel, or you can post it on your own account. Looks like David Kapell's song-making invention has truly become a cultural phenomenon.











[Source via The Inspiration Room]

Interview with Joy Abella

We were very fortunate to get an interview with Joy Abella, owner of Joy Magnetism. She has also has been kind enough to offer some of her magnets for the upcoming magnet photography contest to be held this month. The winner will receive Joy's magnets, a set of magnetic poetry and a Pieces T-shirt.*

Now onto the interview!

What interested you in magnets in general?
Not really sure. I just started buying them wherever I traveled - they're inexpensive and pack well. Friends started to bring back magnets for me. Then one day, I looked up and realized that after living in my apartment for 3 years, my refrigerator was the only thing actually decorated.

What's your favorite magnet piece you have? And how many do you have?
That's like asking a parent to choose between their children. I can't do it. Though, I'll be honest, when I get a shiny new and supertotally cute magnet, that's my favorite...until the next shiny new and supertotally cute magnet comes along.

As for how many I have, that's part of why I started joy magnetism in the first place. I was trying to avoid something dorky like a wicked cool spreadsheet, tagged and sortable by type, color and origin. So, I figured jm was the easiest way to catalogue them. A few years ago I counted, but stopped counting in the 400s or so. So, I thought I'd get about a year and a half to two years out of the blog. But what I didn't count on was that even more people started giving/sending. Or, that'd I'd start giving people money to pick up magnets on their travels. Oh! And there's a possible M&A deal in the works - if my sister's new fridge won't hold her magnets. :-) So, who knows how many I'll have at the end. (I remember seeing some clip about a woman who owned like 35,000 magnets, so I know I'm nowhere near that and I don't really want to be. But one thing I don't do is trade them - which is apparently big in some places.)

What do you look for when you choose a magnet to be featured on your site?
And finally, the question for what I'm looking for in a magnet is two-fold. What I pick for my collection, and what I pick for a specific day all depends on my mood.

When I'm in a gift shop, I look for magnets with my name on it. Barring that, I go for either the heights of cheesiness, or just a really well designed/produced piece. Sometimes, I splurge and get both. But I always leave with something. Or fifteen.

When I'm picking a day's magnet, if I don't have an occasion, or fun story, or a rant ready to go, I see what a "this day in history" search yields, and away I go. If I have nothing in particular to say, I have a steady backup of standard fridge magnets from all sorts of local eateries and businesses to get me through the day.

*Prizes are subject to change

Cool magnet site

Hey since the site isn't updating at the moment, here's a cool site for all your magnet needs.

Everything Magnetic - great source

Purchase Strange Attractor

For all of you looking for a place to get that strange attractor from our did you know section, check it out...You can purchase it at Crazy Aaron's Puttyworld. Check out the video of how it works.

Magnet issue is up

Hi all, the magnet issue is up! It'll stay up until March 21 so read it while it's on the front page. There's some pretty interesting stuff including an interview with David Kappell, the guy who invented magnetic poetry. Not only that but there's a cool article on wireless electricity.

www.pieces-zine.com

Enjoy!