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on March 17
Kirsten Hively
backed a project
Quickfix and Foldnfix Foldable Bike Fenders by catherine Liu
Able to be attached in seconds! Full Windsor's fenders are the fastest and easiest way to keep your derriere nice and dry.
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159% funded $7,980 pledged
- 191 backers
- Funded Mar 31, 2012
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on March 8
Kirsten Hively
backed a project
After The Fair: The Legacy of the 1964-65 NY World's Fair by Ryan Ritchey
in 1965, the last great world's fair in the U.S. was demolished, never to be seen again. Or was it?
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on February 26
Kirsten Hively
commented on a projectCongrats, Molly! Looking forward to all the vernacular typography to come...
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on February 21
Kirsten Hively
backed a project
Vernacular Typography by Molly Woodward
Vernacular Typography is a design and photography project that documents and maps disappearing examples of found lettering.
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138% funded $6,942 pledged
- 141 backers
- Funded Mar 02, 2012
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on December 28
Kirsten Hively
commented on a project updateHooray & congratulations!
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on October 12, 2011
Kirsten Hively
Posted project update #17Signing Off
Post CommentHello wonderful Kickstarter backers!
Thank you again for your support and for your patience. I am happy to report that at long last today I sent off the last of the backer rewards! I hope everyone enjoys their membership cards, photos & posters. If you haven't received your reward by the beginning of next week (or a little longer if you live in another country), you can email me at heyprojectneon at gmail, and I'll see if I can figure out what happened.
Since this is the official end of the Kickstarter campaign, I won't be posting updates here anymore, but the project will continue and there are various ways you can keep up with neon goings on:
BLOG
More or less weekly I post about a visit to one of New York's neoned establishments on projectneon.tumblr.com, and you can follow it on Tumblr or subscribe. This is Project Neon headquarters. The links at the top of the home page will tell you all you need to know and more.FLICKR
The project started as a simple Flickr set, and you can see all the photos there. Follow along either by adding me as a Flickr contact or subscribing to the RSS feed for the set. (Not all the Flickr photos end up making it to the blog or the app, so this is where to see smaller signs and all the many photos of my favorites.)TWITTER
I post sporadically on Twitter as @heyprojectneon.EMAIL LIST
I've set up an email list at TinyLetter.com/projectneon. If you're already following the blog or Twitter, you probably don't need to sign up here, but I will post any big news there, and it will be sent out to subscribers by email.APP
I will continue to update the database for the app, adding (and sadly deleting) signs as needed, and adding release updates periodically (one is waiting in the Apple queue to solve some stability issues).If you're in New York, please visit the show at the City Reliquary Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 6p, and it looks like I'll be giving a talk about neon on the Upper West Side in early December--details to follow via the above channels. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions about the project, you can email me at heyprojectneon at gmail, but please keep in mind that this whole project is just me in my spare time, so I'm not always able to respond with alacrity, though I do my best and appreciate tips about signs I've missed (especially if you've searched the Flickr set to make sure I don't already have it!), stories about signs you love, and general feedback about the project.
THANK YOU!
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on September 27, 2011
Kirsten Hively
commented on a project updateAt least a couple of months--there isn't a set end date yet. I'll let you know as soon as I hear more.
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on September 22, 2011
Kirsten Hively
Posted project update #16The Project Neon iPhone App is Live!
Yes, it's true! You can now download the Project Neon app from the iTunes store. I'm so excited! Exhausted, but excited. I've also made a page on the blog with a little more information.
This would *never* have been possible without the support of every single one of you. Thank you!
Don't forget that the Project Neon show at the City Reliquary opens tomorrow night. Please come if you're in NYC, and please introduce yourself. I hope to see you there!
Glowingly,
Kirsten
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on September 15, 2011
Kirsten Hively
Posted project update #15Big News!
Post CommentHello Kickstarter Backers,
Some big news--the Project Neon iPhone app is being submitted to Apple as well speak. I am very excited! It couldn't have happened without you. Thank you!
More big news: the Project Neon photo show will open at the wonderful City Reliquary on Friday September 23rd from 7p - 9p. It's located at 370 Metropolitan Avenue (near Havemeyer Street). If you're in New York City, please come! And if all goes well with the Apple approval process, the app will be available then to download.
I'm also getting very close to finishing the rewards fulfillment for backers. There are a few I've had trouble with, sometimes because people didn't answer the survey completely, sometimes just for technical difficulty reasons, so I will be contacting those people over the next couple of weeks to work things out, as well as sending out the last few posters & prints. Thank you for your patience--when I started this process I had no idea how much work every step would be, but it's been really fun to send neon photos off to destinations all over the world. I hope you enjoy them!
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on August 16, 2011
Kirsten Hively
commented on a project updateHi Ana. Yes! I'm sorry for the radio silence--I've been working away (tonight I assembled a bunch of vest pocket neon guides!), but it's been so rainy the last few days I didn't want to take anything in to the post office. Hopefully towards the end of the week I'll be able to take a big batch in.
Kirsten Hively
Brooklyn, NY
I explore, photograph, and write about design from my home base in Brooklyn. Recent projects besides Project Neon have included uncovering the story of the Candela Structures, being part of the New New York Photography Corps, & making renderings for the Hypothetical Development Organization.
How long will the exhibit be up?
At least a couple of months--there isn't a set end date yet. I'll let you know as soon as I hear more.