The Shorty Awards were held on February 11^th this year to celebrate the best producers of short expression on Twitter. Yiying Lu a designer based in Australia was awarded a Shorty in recognition of her very special contribution to the Tweeting world.

The image, Lifting Up A Dreamer, was original created by Lu as an electronic birthday card for a friend. It depicts a dreamy whale being held aloft by a flock of birds. In 2007 Lu uploaded the image to iStockphoto where it was discovered a year later by Twitter founder, Biz Stone.

The rest, as they say, history. Read the Interview with Fail Whale Creator Yiying Lu →