Justin W. Siddons

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Chicago, IL

I like cuddle parties and chocolate milk.

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Bike·a·Bee by Jana Kinsman

Bringing beehives to Chicago's greenspaces, urban farms, and community gardens - all while caring for them by bicycle!
- Food
- Chicago, IL
- 123% funded $8,646 pledged
- 235 backers
- Funded Feb 07, 2012
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Distance: long essays about design, published quarterly. by Nick Disabato

Three essays, five thousand words each, every three months. We want to build a better conversation with you.
- Periodical
- Chicago, IL
- 150% funded $20,317 pledged
- 515 backers
- Funded Feb 17, 2012
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Smells Like Rock Radio: the Q101 Oral History by James VanOsdol

Help fund the definitive history of one of Chicago's most beloved and notorious rock stations!
- Nonfiction
- Chicago, IL
- 152% funded $14,880 pledged
- 386 backers
- Funded Jul 23, 2011
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Julia Nunes would be nothing without me by julia nunes

a ton of songs, written by me, Julia Nunes, put on a piece of plastic and/or intangible digital files
- Music
- New York, NY
- 519% funded $77,888 pledged
- 1,685 backers
- Funded Jul 11, 2011
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London and a Year: A Photo and Essay Book by Brian Leli

A book of photos and essays by an American photographer spending one year in London.
- Photography
- London, United Kingdom
- 100% funded $15,050 pledged
- 101 backers
- Funded May 27, 2011
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The Shape of Design by Frank Chimero

The Shape of Design is a short, accessible book about the creative process & the intersection of storytelling, craft & improvisation.
- Design
- Portland, OR
- 415% funded $112,159 pledged
- 2,109 backers
- Funded Mar 02, 2011
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HELP GREG HOLDEN FUND HIS NEW ALBUM! by Greg Holden

Come join my family. Help me fund my next album that I will then go and record just for you. I can't do it without your help so... HELP!
- Country & Folk
- Brooklyn, NY
- 150% funded $30,001 pledged
- 359 backers
- Funded Oct 02, 2010
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Cadence & Slang is a book about interaction design. by Nick Disabato

I'm writing, designing, and publishing a book about the art and craft of interaction design. Handmade outline for $20; pre-order the book for $40!
- Art Book
- Chicago, IL
- 124% funded $12,206 pledged
- 258 backers
- Funded Dec 04, 2009
CHICAGO ROCKED! Non-fiction book on Chicago music in the 1990s by James VanOsdol

Finally, a book about Chicago's music scene! This long-awaited chronicle of the Windy City's most memorable decade in music is ready to go!
- Nonfiction
- Chicago, IL
Funding Unsuccessful (09/16/2009)

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Bike·a·Bee by Jana Kinsman

Distance: long essays about design, published quarterly. by Nick Disabato

Smells Like Rock Radio: the Q101 Oral History by James VanOsdol

Julia Nunes would be nothing without me by julia nunes

London and a Year: A Photo and Essay Book by Brian Leli

The Shape of Design by Frank Chimero

HELP GREG HOLDEN FUND HIS NEW ALBUM! by Greg Holden

Cadence & Slang is a book about interaction design. by Nick Disabato

CHICAGO ROCKED! Non-fiction book on Chicago music in the 1990s by James VanOsdol

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