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Steve Daniels

New York, NY

Steve Daniels, Editor-in-Chief of Makeshift, is the author of Making Do: Innovation in Kenya's Informal Economy and founder of the Better World by Design conference. He currently works for IBM Research in the field of ICT for development as a designer,... view more

  1. on March 18
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    Documenting the Misfit Economy by Alexa Clay

    Cataloguing innovation from the black, grey, and informal markets and packaging it as a multi-series film project.

    • 100% funded $17,503 pledged
    • 162 backers
    • Funded Apr 12, 2012
  2. on March 1
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    Vernacular Typography by Molly Woodward

    Vernacular Typography is a design and photography project that documents and maps disappearing examples of found lettering.

    • 138% funded $6,942 pledged
    • 141 backers
    • Funded Mar 02, 2012
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    Realizing Empathy: An Inquiry into the Meaning of Making by Slim

    An ambitious book of stories, dialogues, projects, and reflections revolving around the question of what it means to make something.

    • 115% funded $34,780 pledged
    • 364 backers
    • Funded Mar 12, 2012
  4. on January 24
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    Get Sorie Kondi to South By Southwest by Sorie Kondi

    Sorie Kondi is a virtuosic folk musician from Sierra Leone, West Africa. He has been accepted to SXSW but needs help getting there!

    • 129% funded $3,562 pledged
    • 90 backers
    • Funded Feb 02, 2012
  5. on January 5
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    "POINT of INTEREST" a Sci-Fi Comedy short film by Archimedes Media Lab,LLC.

    A short film inspired by the works of Jim Henson, Peter Jackson, Robert Zemeckis, and anything Genre Film!!!

    • 102% funded $8,239 pledged
    • 110 backers
    • Funded Jan 13, 2012
  6. on December 12
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    STUDIO H -- documentary film by C. O'Malley, P. Creadon, N. Baer

    “Studio H” is a film which documents a year in the life of one of America's most innovative classrooms.

    • 105% funded $38,336 pledged
    • 344 backers
    • Funded Dec 18, 2011
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    Moving Windmills - Documentary Film by Ben Nabors & Tom Rielly

    Moving Windmills is a feature-length documentary that tells the true story of William Kamkwamba, a young innovator from Malawi, Africa.

    • 278% funded $111,545 pledged
    • 376 backers
    • Funded Jan 08, 2012
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    Jul, my comment was directed at you and others who asked about prizes. Your first issue is on its way.
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    Steve Daniels
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    We switched from Shopify to Big Cartel. Much happier with it so far, and we'll see how it works out for customers.
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    Steve Daniels
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    Just posted a backers update. The prizes went out this week and are on their way! We apologize for the delay, October was an overly ambitious estimation. Hope you all enjoy your prizes. We look forward to your feedback.