John Michel

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Philadelphia, PA

Web developer and photographer. Loves helping people. This isn't a haiku.

Light Table by Chris Granger

Light Table is a new kind of IDE - a reactive work surface for the creation and exploration of our programs.
- Open Software
- San Francisco, CA
- 128% funded $256,506 pledged
- 5,738 backers
Funded!
Elevation Dock: The Best Dock For iPhone by Casey Hopkins

Undocking's a breeze and it works with cases. Built at a whole new level of quality with a beautifully minimal design.
- Product Design
- Portland, OR
- 1,952% funded $1,464,706 pledged
- 12,521 backers
- Funded Feb 11, 2012
Funded!
Pen Type-A : A minimal pen by cw&t

We love Hi-Tec-C pens! Pen Type-A is a stainless steel replacement for the Hi-Tec-C's cheapo plastic housing.
- Product Design
- Brooklyn, NY
- 11,279% funded $281,989 pledged
- 4,048 backers
- Funded Aug 15, 2011
Funded!
Coffee Joulies – your coffee, just right by Dave & Dave

Cool your coffee faster and keep enjoying it longer with Joulies, stainless steel beans filled with a magic heat-absorbing material.
- Product Design
- San Francisco, CA
- 3,230% funded $306,944 pledged
- 4,818 backers
- Funded May 02, 2011
Funded!
I Can Make A Mess :: The Mess We Make by Ace Enders

Ace Enders of I Can Make a Mess needs your help to release his next record and build a new model for all independent bands.
- Indie Rock
- Hammonton, NJ
- 305% funded $30,593 pledged
- 409 backers
- Funded Feb 21, 2011
Funded!
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
Funded!
Glif - iPhone 4 Tripod Mount & Stand by Dan Provost & Tom Gerhardt

Glif is a simple iPhone 4 accessory with two primary functions: mounting your iPhone to a standard tripod, and acting as a kickstand to prop it up.
- Product Design
- New York, NY
- 1,374% funded $137,417 pledged
- 5,273 backers
- Funded Nov 02, 2010
Funded!
Allison Weiss makes a full-length record! by Allison Weiss

Hello internet! My name is Allison Weiss and I'm recording a new EP this summer. It'll be eight songs long and packed with all kinds of awesome...
- Indie Rock
- Athens Clarke County, GA
- 385% funded $7,711 pledged
- 205 backers
- Funded Aug 02, 2009

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Light Table by Chris Granger

Elevation Dock: The Best Dock For iPhone by Casey Hopkins

Pen Type-A : A minimal pen by cw&t

Coffee Joulies – your coffee, just right by Dave & Dave

I Can Make A Mess :: The Mess We Make by Ace Enders

The Shape of Design by Frank Chimero

Glif - iPhone 4 Tripod Mount & Stand by Dan Provost & Tom Gerhardt

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