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Alex

I'm a font and typography freak.

  1. on April 25
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    Sliver Font by Damon Roskilly

    Sliver is a new font designed for every use...

    Funding Unsuccessful (05/23/2012)
  2. on April 25
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    Cristoforo: Reviving Victorian fonts with a Cthulhu history by Thomas Phinney

    Revival of Ihlenburg's Columbus (1892) and American Italic (1902) typefaces, never before made into quality digital fonts.

    Funding Unsuccessful (05/20/2012)
  3. on January 20
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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
  4. on January 20
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    Designer Founders: stories by designers of tech startups by Enrique Allen

    35+ rare interviews with the designer founders of YouTube, Tumblr, Flickr, AirBnB... help us make the book free for students!

    • 115% funded $34,594 pledged
    • 207 backers
    • Funded Jan 22, 2012
  5. on January 20
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    VALUCO Font Design by Aesthetic Apparatus

    Aesthetic Apparatus needs your assistance in bringing this fussy, ultra-display, beveled typeface to life!

    • 191% funded $9,590 pledged
    • 168 backers
    • Funded Jan 31, 2012
  6. on October 6, 2011
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    The Typewriter (In the 21st Century) by Christopher Lockett and Gary Nicholson

    A feature documentary that asks the question: "Is the typewriter dead?"

    Funding Unsuccessful (10/27/2011)
  7. on October 6, 2011
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    Artsy Ant Alphabet Art Book by Scott Howard

    Creatively Inspiring Kids of All Ages! Artsy Ant brings fun, interactive art, memorable characters, entertaining & encouraging stories.

    • 100% funded $2,500 pledged
    • 8 backers
    • Funded Nov 04, 2011
  8. on October 6, 2011
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    The Ludlow Project - Saving Hot Metal Typecasting History by International Printing Museum

    We're rescuing a collection of 100 antique Ludlow Typecasting Fonts to catalog & organize into our working collection for you to use!

    • 103% funded $11,377 pledged
    • 181 backers
    • Funded Nov 19, 2011
  9. on September 12, 2011
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    2012 Typographic Wall Calendar by Harald Geisler and Elizabeth Waterhouse

    The 2012 Typographic Wall Calendar is a project to produce a large (27.56in x 39.37in) printed wall calender made of 2012 keyboard keys

    • 968% funded $18,089 pledged
    • 428 backers
    • Funded Nov 06, 2011
  10. on September 12, 2011
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    Thai Alphabet Poster by Adcharaporn Poonsap

    The Thai Alphabet poster is a great resource for learning the Thai language and is also an artwork - a conversation piece.

    Funding Unsuccessful (10/01/2011)