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Chip Brantley

Birmingham, AL

My book about the pluot, The Perfect Fruit: Good Breeding, Bad Seeds and the Hunt for the Elusive Pluot, was published by Bloomsbury USA in the summer of 2009. It was reviewed positively in such places as the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronic... view more

  1. 2 days ago
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    XOXO Festival by Andy Baio

    A festival this September in Portland, Oregon bringing together artists and toolmakers to celebrate disruptive creativity.

    • 135% funded $169,083 pledged
    • 627 backers
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  2. on May 17
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    MaKey MaKey: An Invention Kit for Everyone by Jay Silver

    Ever played Mario on Play-Doh or Piano on Bananas? Alligator clip the Internet to your world and start inventing the future.

    • 949% funded $237,282 pledged
    • 5,147 backers
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  3. on April 8
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    Clem Snide - New Full Length Record - "Songs For Mary" by Eef Barzelay / Clem Snide

    Recently Eef Barzelay has been aspiring to put some cracks in the wall that divides artist and fan.

    • 203% funded $20,351 pledged
    • 312 backers
    • Funded May 04, 2012
  4. on January 16
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    Balloon Mapping Kits by mathew lippincott

    Make your own aerial photos and maps with our flight kit and MapKnitter browser app. Add a camera to our reusable 5.5' balloon & kit.

    • 558% funded $34,646 pledged
    • 463 backers
    • Funded Jan 31, 2012
  5. on December 28
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    Newsmotion by Newsmotion.org

    Newsmotion is a civic media, public art and documentary storytelling initiative.

    • 118% funded $41,338 pledged
    • 568 backers
    • Funded Dec 29, 2011
  6. on December 20
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    Open Source my Great Uncle Harry's Glögg Recipe by Justin Kazmark

    My great uncle was a convivial soul who believed in the healing properties of glögg. I want to share his recipe with the world.

    • 540% funded $270 pledged
    • 75 backers
    • Funded Dec 23, 2011
  7. on October 28, 2011
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    The Cartoonuum by Ray Sumser

    A crowd-sourced painting of over 2,000 recognizable cartoon, comic book and video game characters.

    • 205% funded $9,268 pledged
    • 191 backers
    • Funded Nov 01, 2011
  8. on October 20, 2011
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    Dordle Cards by Nik Daum

    I like to doodle. Only I call my doodles "Dordles". I want to make 30 of your favorites into high-quality color 4x6" postcards.

    • 157% funded $3,926 pledged
    • 215 backers
    • Funded Dec 12, 2011
  9. on September 25, 2011
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    Enhanced Printed Books Come Alive! by Boris Datnow

    A young adult eco mystery integrating QR codes to seamlessly bring video clips into the adventure about a treasure hunt for pearls.

    Funding Unsuccessful (11/02/2011)
  10. on September 16, 2011
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    The Graflex Project "lucha libre" Mexico by Mark Mann

    Photographing the amazing characters of "lucha Libre" (mexican wrestlers) in Mexico City with a vintage Graflex super D camera

    • 152% funded $12,164 pledged
    • 211 backers
    • Funded Sep 24, 2011