David Armano may very well be the best writer of any graphic designer in America. He writes about social business, visual communication, and micro-interactions on his own blog, and for AdAge and BusinessWeek. (He also makes insanely great presentations). David has worked with some of the world’s largest brands, creating successful online experiences that make you smile, laugh, cry, or shout “hell, yeah!”

Of all the people I’ve met in the “social web” community, David is the guy who is most clearly one-of-a-kind. He’s not just an artist with a cowboy hat, he’s the real deal. He’ll make you think, as you’ll see in this Twitter 20 interview that merits reading twice.

1. @jaybaer: You started your career at chicagotribune.com. What’s the future of print and print-based sites? Is there one?

• @armano: Actually I started my career as a print graphic designer at Columbia House. The future of print is less frequency.


• As for the Chicago Tribune, when I started working on there site in 97, it was the beginning of the digital revolution.

2. @jaybaer: You write for noteworth