John Michel

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Philadelphia, PA

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

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rails.app by Yehuda Katz

Let's make Rails on OS X easy again! "Install this .app. Good job, you now have a working Rails install!"
- Open Software
- San Francisco, CA
- 204% funded $51,219 pledged
- 739 backers
- Funded May 12, 2012
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Double Fine Adventure by Double Fine and 2 Player Productions

An adventure game from Tim Schafer, Double Fine, and YOU!
- Video Games
- San Francisco, CA
- 834% funded $3,336,371 pledged
- 87,142 backers
- Funded Mar 13, 2012
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Ramos alarm clock by Paul Sammut

Tired of sleeping through your alarm? Do you just hit the snooze button over and over again? Ramos is here to help!
- Technology
- Hoboken, NJ
- 204% funded $153,585 pledged
- 525 backers
- Funded Apr 01, 2012
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Nimbus by Chris Li

Access your CloudApp files like files on your hard drive! Nimbus uses FUSE to make managing files easy with Finder.
- Open Software
- Los Angeles, CA
- 113% funded $569 pledged
- 19 backers
- Funded Mar 10, 2012
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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!
- Design
- Palo Alto, CA
- 115% funded $34,594 pledged
- 207 backers
- Funded Jan 22, 2012
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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
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Organ Trail: Director's Cut by The Men Who Wear Many Hats

Organ Trail: Directors Cut. The popular edutainment game about the impending zombie apocalypse, for iOS, Android, PC & Mac.
- Video Games
- Chicago, IL
- 544% funded $16,339 pledged
- 495 backers
- Funded Jan 19, 2012
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Twine : Listen to your world, talk to the Internet by Supermechanical

A wireless square with sensors and a simple web app to set rules, Twine tells you what your things are doing by email, text or Twitter.
- Technology
- Cambridge, MA
- 1,590% funded $556,541 pledged
- 3,966 backers
- Funded Jan 03, 2012
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Awesome glasses for awesome people. by CheyAnna Peterson

Hand silkscreened glassware featuring original designs. Help me make the coolest glasses you'll ever drink from!
- Product Design
- Lexington, SC
- 101% funded $2,541 pledged
- 40 backers
- Funded Aug 31, 2011
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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
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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
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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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rails.app by Yehuda Katz

Double Fine Adventure by Double Fine and 2 Player Productions

Ramos alarm clock by Paul Sammut

Nimbus by Chris Li

Designer Founders: stories by designers of tech startups by Enrique Allen

Elevation Dock: The Best Dock For iPhone by Casey Hopkins

Organ Trail: Director's Cut by The Men Who Wear Many Hats

Twine : Listen to your world, talk to the Internet by Supermechanical

Awesome glasses for awesome people. by CheyAnna Peterson

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

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

The Shape of Design by Frank Chimero

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