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Bill Welense

Chicago, IL

Bill Welense joined Kickstarter on September 12, 2009

  1. Amanda Palmer: The new RECORD, ART BOOK, and TOUR by Amanda Palmer

    Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra are putting out an album. Pre-order it / get more info on the art book & gallery tour, here!

    • 952% funded $952,900 pledged
    • 19,971 backers
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    OBEY THE GIANT - The First Narrative Film About OBEY by Julian Marshall

    OBEY THE GIANT is the first narrative film about the early life of Shepard Fairey and the origin of his OBEY GIANT street art campaign.

    • 216% funded $65,029 pledged
    • 488 backers
    • Funded May 19, 2012
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    Pebble: E-Paper Watch for iPhone and Android by Pebble Technology

    Pebble is a customizable watch. Download new watchfaces, use sports and fitness apps, get notifications from your phone.

    • 10,266% funded $10,266,845 pledged
    • 68,929 backers
    • Funded May 18, 2012
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    Shell Game: An Art Show About the Financial Meltdown by Molly Crabapple

    For Shell Game, I'll create 9 giant paintings about the world financial meltdown, then have a gallery show in a faux gambling parlor

    • 215% funded $64,799 pledged
    • 701 backers
    • Funded Mar 27, 2012
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    Realizing Empathy: An Inquiry into the Meaning of Making by Slim

    An ambitious book of stories, dialogues, projects, and reflections revolving around the question of what it means to make something.

    • 115% funded $34,780 pledged
    • 364 backers
    • Funded Mar 12, 2012
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    MATTER by Matter

    The world is full of big stories. We don't want them to go missing.

    • 280% funded $140,201 pledged
    • 2,566 backers
    • Funded Mar 24, 2012
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    This is Not a Conspiracy Theory by Kirby Ferguson

    A True Story About Why We Are. From the creator of Everything is a Remix.

    • 113% funded $54,610 pledged
    • 2,231 backers
    • Funded Mar 16, 2012
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    Hidden Radio & BlueTooth Speaker by John VDN + Vitor Santa Maria

    The simplest, most powerful radio and wireless speaker for iPhone + iPad ever in a compact form. Lift the cap, the louder it gets!

    • 751% funded $938,771 pledged
    • 5,358 backers
    • Funded Jan 18, 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.

    • 150% funded $20,317 pledged
    • 515 backers
    • Funded Feb 17, 2012
  10. GLINT * NEW ALBUM * HELP US FINANCE THE RELEASE PLAN! by Adam Jordan

    Bedroom demos from Jase’s backpack unknowingly landed on the desk of a UK music icon... Our most ambitious record was born.

    Funding Unsuccessful (01/01/2012)
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    Thought You Knew 2012: Bicycle Chick Pinup Calendar by Alexis Finch

    12 months. 12 pinups. 12 bicycles. Photographer Kim Capriotti & illustrator Jana Kinsman create fantasies from boudoir to circus ring.

    • 134% funded $6,701 pledged
    • 224 backers
    • Funded Oct 01, 2011
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    Beautiful Mechanical -- an indie-classical record by yMusic by yMusic

    Chamber music performed by insanely excellent musicians equally comfy in the overlapping Classical and Pop Music worlds.

    • 213% funded $10,681 pledged
    • 374 backers
    • Funded Aug 05, 2011
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    The Last Cause - feature film by Linh Mai

    A science fiction action-drama set in a dark, gritty cyberpunk future. Featuring Emancipator as the original soundtrack composer.

    • 130% funded $65,254 pledged
    • 609 backers
    • Funded May 25, 2011
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    The Handshake Media Project by Dan Duffy

    The Handshake is dedicated to publishing conversations, interviews, short fiction, and both literary and photographic essays.

    • 112% funded $5,619 pledged
    • 158 backers
    • Funded May 14, 2011
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    The Future of Facebook Project by Venessa Miemis

    This video series combines expert commentary, crowd-generated forecasts & animated scenarios to bring the Future of Facebook to life!

    • 134% funded $6,737 pledged
    • 98 backers
    • Funded Apr 16, 2011
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    Detroit Needs A Statue of Robocop! by Imagination Station Detroit

    Build a life-size monument of Robocop in Detroit! Part man, part machine, all crowd funded!

    • 134% funded $67,436 pledged
    • 2,718 backers
    • Funded Mar 26, 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.

    • 415% funded $112,159 pledged
    • 2,109 backers
    • Funded Mar 02, 2011
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    Married in Spandex by Allison K

    Married in Spandex is part road movie, part political documentary, part performance art and, utterly all love story.

    • 108% funded $10,339 pledged
    • 197 backers
    • Funded Feb 06, 2011
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    ReMade: The Rebirth of the Maker Movement by Electromagnate

    We are currently filming a documentary called ReMade that explores the state and direction of the DIY and Hackerspace movement in America.

    • 178% funded $17,895 pledged
    • 244 backers
    • Funded Nov 17, 2010
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    Platinum Vinyl: Get Busy Committee's Picture-Disc 12" by ian c rogers

    Ultra-limited edition (500), numbered, picture disc vinyl. One lucky pledge gets a song written and recorded about them and a platinum record.

    • 105% funded $3,384 pledged
    • 71 backers
    • Funded Apr 15, 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!

    • 124% funded $12,206 pledged
    • 258 backers
    • Funded Dec 04, 2009