Keep Austin Weird is the slogan adopted by the Austin Independent Business Alliance to promote small businesses in Austin, Texas. It is intended to promote local businesses and is inspired by comments made by Red Wassenich in 2000 while giving a pledge to an Austin radio station. He later began printing bumper stickers and now operates the website keepaustinweird.com and published Keep Austin Weird: A Guide to the Odd Side of Town.
Despite a challenge from Wassenich, the slogan was later trademarked by Outhouse Designs and used to market T-shirts, hats, and mugs. Other cities have since mimicked the nickname, including Portland, Louisville in 2005, and Indianapolis in 2013.
A recently released book on the topic, Weird City: Sense of Place and Creative Resistance in Austin, Texas, discusses the cultural evolution of the "Keep Austin Weird" movement as well as its commercialization and socio-political significance.
The Austin Independent Business Alliance is among at least 85 community organizations affiliated with the American Independent Business Alliance, a national non-profit that supports and connects pro-local community-based organizations.
Video Keep Austin Weird
Gallery of Austin weirdness
Maps Keep Austin Weird
See also
- Keep Portland Weird
- Keep Louisville Weird
- Keep Indy Indie
- Keep Beach City Weird
References
Further reading
- Genuske, Amber (March 10, 2012). "SXSW 2012: Can Austin Stay Weird?". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
External links
- Official website
Source of article : Wikipedia
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