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Megan King

Marietta, GA

I started printing around twelve years ago but it wasn’t until 2009 that I discovered letterpress. I’ve been quite hooked ever since. Before leaving Boston I purchased two presses and once I got them up & running in my basement in Marietta, I’ve been a printing fool!

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    Kim Boekbinder and Amanda Palmer - "Such Great Heights" by Kim Boekbinder

    Amanda Palmer and Kim Boekbinder's beautifully simple duet of "Such Great Heights" by The Postal Service - on a 7" record.

    • 217% funded $13,074 pledged
    • 833 backers
    • Funded Jul 29, 2011
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    Bedrock Sandals by Nick Pence and Dan Opalacz

    Bedrock Sandals bring an ancient style of minimalist footwear to life with modern materials and killer colors made in the USA.

    • 418% funded $10,465 pledged
    • 243 backers
    • Funded Jul 06, 2011
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    The DocYard: Season 3 by The DocYard

    Come see today's most innovative and inspiring non-fiction cinema, bi-weekly at the Brattle Theatre. Buy your season pass now for $50.

    • 119% funded $1,191 pledged
    • 23 backers
    • Funded Jun 06, 2011
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    You Are God - a film about creating reality by Ian Midgley

    This documentary portrays the unseen world of several nonconformist individuals pursuing breathtaking visions of alternative living.

    • 103% funded $4,448 pledged
    • 64 backers
    • Funded May 22, 2011
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    Lasers! Lumber! Prints! by Joevw

    With the assistance of a laser cutting machine I am trying to create a series of letterpress blocks, prints and woodcuts

    • 101% funded $10,138 pledged
    • 150 backers
    • Funded May 27, 2011
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    The Press Bed: State Tees 2011 by Jay Hallstein

    Clothing made and printed in the USA. Our 2011 t-shirt line features a design for each state in America--where do you call home?

    • 107% funded $5,386 pledged
    • 92 backers
    • Funded May 12, 2011
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    Getting Wood(type)! by WNY Book Arts Center

    We need to rescue wood type fonts from becoming eBay fodder and put them to use as functional members of printing society.

    • 139% funded $5,587 pledged
    • 145 backers
    • Funded Jun 24, 2011
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    New Digital Fonts from Rare Letterpress Wood Type by Matt Braun & Matt Griffin

    We're collecting rare historical letterpress wood type to convert into Opentype fonts. Check out our free beta font download!

    • 128% funded $19,204 pledged
    • 443 backers
    • Funded May 18, 2011
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    Save a Piece of Printing and Cultural History! by keeganmeegan

    Our plan is to save a rare printing press from a basement bound meaningless existence or “scrap,” the worst fate by far for any press.

    • 101% funded $5,560 pledged
    • 112 backers
    • Funded May 07, 2011
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    Portable Fortitude: 54 Talismans; Reprint of unique deck by Corina Dross

    Portable Fortitude is a unique deck of illustrated cards with many uses. Each card offers protection from a specific calamity.

    • 303% funded $6,983 pledged
    • 177 backers
    • Funded May 02, 2011
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    The Midway Midgets 1893 Letterpress Cards by Stuart Bradley

    A limited edition of 130 boxed sets of letterpress handprinted two color cards. The cards contain all 35 of the 1893 Midway Midgets.

    • 112% funded $1,682 pledged
    • 32 backers
    • Funded Apr 06, 2011
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    Adventures with Orphan Annie & Hot Metal Type by C.C. Stern Type Foundry

    We're turning up the heat on letterpress! A non-profit restores an Orphan Annie Monotype Sorts Caster to make metal type.

    • 162% funded $8,116 pledged
    • 129 backers
    • Funded Apr 01, 2011