Brian’s Kickstarter Project, London and a Year, is in it’s final days. With the deadline nearing, he’s still trying to reach his goal to finance what I know will be an amazing book of photos and essays. To underscore his seriousness and to encourage others to contribute, if he meets his Kickstarter goal… he’s also pledged to donate $1,000 to…
My friend Brian has some big plans. He’s recently been accepted to City University London and come next September he will be living abroad, pursuing an International Journalism MA. Not content with just his studies, Brian has also decided to create a book that will be the culmination of a year’s worth of photographs and observations, while overseas. Entitled London…
For Jason Bitner (Found Magazine, Cassette From My Ex), it all began with the discovery of 18,000 photographs in the back of a local diner in LaPorte, Indiana. From there, he not only published a book… but he also successfully raised over $12,000 to fund a documentary film, focusing on LaPorte. And here’s a little bit of info: the editor…
My coworker Nick is working on publishing a book, and is using Kickstarter to raise up funds. The working title is “Cadence & Slang,” and the topic of the book centers on interaction design. In addition to updates on Kickstarter, he’s also got an official site up. It seems more and more folks are utilizing Kickstarter to fund their projects….
My friend Jason Bitner (co-founder of Found Magazine and the guy behind Cassette from My Ex) is working on a documentary. The documentary is based on Jason’s book, LaPorte, Indiana: a collection of photographs taken by local photographer Frank Pease. The amazing part of this story is that Jason first came across these photos (over 18,000 in total) in the…
My friend James continues to work on raising funds for his book, and is currently at 24% of his target goal. I recently read a post by James, referencing a statistic that listed a 94% success rate for Kickstarter Projects that manage to attain at least 25% of their fundraising. His project has been at 24% for a while, and…
My friend and co-worker James VanOsdol is raising money to fund his book, tentatively titled “Chicago Rocked!” In the 1990’s, James was on the airwaves at Chicago’s alternative station Q101, hosting a music radio show called “The Local Music Showcase” (later to be called “Local 101”). During that decade, he gathered together a ton of interviews, photos, clips, and stories……