1. Irkafirka is as fresh as possible. We aim to post illustrations within 24 hours of the tweet that inspired them.
2. We are not acquainted with our chosen tweeters. Tweets are chosen by a random process of dipping in and out of the one billion updates a day that Twitter carries.
3. There are about two hundred million tweeters providing material for us. That’s plenty to try to get round. We used to have an unwritten rule that there could only be one firk per tweeter. We’ve now written it down.
4. Suggestions are warmly welcomed but almost certainly ignored. However, finding firkable tweets is hard work, so if you see a likely candidate please do let us know. We’ll give you a little ‘shout out’ if we use your suggestion.
5. We aim to post illustrations daily, but we have jobs, family and cinema tickets, all of which have to take priority from time to time.
6. If we stop enjoying it, we’ll stop.
7. We can break any of the rules except 6.
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Rob Bradford. Rob Bradford said: RT @irkafirka: The Rules http://bit.ly/9Q86ws [...]
What an amazing idea for a blog. So talented too. Can’t wait to see more!
Holly x
Can we join in if we do not tweet? It’s a great idea.
Rosie,
The idea was born on Twitter and without Twitter it would die. We’d love you to join in, though.
[...] The Finnish multinational corporation asked us how we could apply our apparently memetic doodling to their Nokia Conversations blog. We responded with caution, aware we were in danger of transgressing irkafirka rule 6, “If we stop enjoying it, we’ll stop.” [...]
Your rules are wonderfully witty as are your illustrations! Rule number 6–all important! Love comments by Chris on Linked In re: Thought Leadership, which led to finding your site.
[...] busy to firk (it was a rule 5 day) I posted the bear in underpants on Twitter and it seemed to touch a nerve. The vulnerability [...]
Brilliant. I love the drawings and the witty rules. Might even show a couple to the year 3 class I teach. You guys should bring out a book!
[...] on my desk about the work of gifted cartoonists Nick Hilditch and Chris Bell. On their website, irkafirka.com, they have set themselves the task of illustrating random tweets on the day that they are tweeted. [...]
[...] busy to firk (it was a rule 5 day) I posted the bear in underpants on Twitter and it seemed to touch a nerve. The vulnerability [...]