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May 10, 2012
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- Andrew Kenney 682 friends
- Website: goingnowhe.re
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1 Postcard. Sent at random, or you can pick your state if you like.
Estimated delivery: Jun 2012Pledge $3 or more
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***INTERNATIONAL OPTION*** $3 for each postcard. Take however many you would like and multiply by $3 for your pledge amount. 10 postcards = $30, full set of 50 = $150
Estimated delivery: Jun 2012Pledge $25 or more
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12 Postcards. One sent from every fourth state as we pass through it.
Estimated delivery: May 2012Pledge $50 or more
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24 Postcards. One sent from every other state as we pass through it.
Estimated delivery: Jun 2012Pledge $100 or more
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50 Postcards. One sent from each state as we pass through it -- and two postcards from us, each with a personal message to you.
Estimated delivery: Jun 2012
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Show older commentsCreator SuperD - Seattle Sonic - Obsidian Order on December 12, 2012
So I guess we can say this was a failure for many of the backers? I mean the post card has such a random photo, that the only way you actually know it was sent from the state is the post mark, but in my case the postmark was beyond smeared and blurred
Creator Catharina van Vliet on October 31, 2012
"Once we have sent out all of the postcards and everyone has received them, we plan on producing a comprehensive guide with more information about each card. "
Now, nearly November, WHERE is this comprehensive guide?
Creator Sarah and Eric on October 24, 2012
Did anyone get a postcard from the Southern states? Did you guys go to the Southern states? You don't have an X on any of those states.
So much money was funded and so many people are unhappy. Sadly I think you may have dropped the ball with all of that money.
Creator Dan Mattson on October 7, 2012
I've been keeping up with the website, and the pictures up there are awesome! But the pictures on the postcards are kind of disappointing. How do you select which pictures go on the postcards? One of the ones I got was clearly taken through the window of a moving car, and you had so many better ones from that state!
Creator Nick on October 6, 2012
Well I just got my postcard and it is worthless. You wrote nothing on it at all and I have no idea where the picture is from. What a waste of a useless project.
Creator Nick on September 21, 2012
So does everyone now realize that all you did was fund these peoples cross country vacation? I'm kind of confused how people didn't see this from the beginning.
Creator Matt Dusterhoft on September 21, 2012
Hang on I got 4 yesterday = 46
Creator The Unknown on September 19, 2012
Back in business. Got two today. A truck with a flag and a building with a dude. Brings my total to 44.
Creator ana on September 17, 2012
Hey guys! I was wondering if you could tell us which printer you're using to print these on the road. The quality seems quite good (even if USPS machines damage them more often than not). Thanks!
Creator SuperD - Seattle Sonic - Obsidian Order on September 17, 2012
So it appears that pictures tend to be random items from each state? I got a picture with some hats, I wouldn't even known that the picture was taken in Washington state.
Oh well 2$ for a random picture of hats is not so bad.
Creator The Unknown on September 15, 2012
I have received 42 as well so it seems likely that is the number sent so far.
I too have enjoyed getting the random pictures. To me the randomness is a big part of the fun. When you take a long trip you never know what people, places, or things will you will remember most. That is what this is like.
Creator Matt Dusterhoft on September 12, 2012
The project has been what I had hoped for and have enjoyed the mail all summer. I have only received 42 of 50. Are you guys done?
Creator Str on August 25, 2012
I'm disappointed in what I received and am very glad now that I wasn't more enthusiastic up front regarding my pledge. Of all the beautiful things to photograph in Utah, I got a photo of a fence and some construction. The quality of the picture is very poor, you might as well have printed it in black and white the colors are so weak. This was a helpful lesson in being cautious with things of this sort.
Creator Gregory on August 17, 2012
I agree with you, Manny. I really gained no insight into what each state may be like. Sometimes pictures from a state were only of diners and eroded and worn parking lots. I would think the goal of a project like this would be to get an understanding of and take home a little piece of each state, maybe a little of each culture within each state. The photos produced in this project are merely a projection of how these artists view the world. It definitely wasn't a project done with open eyes, and open minds. The saw what filled their preconceived notion of the world.
Secondly, the photographers should not have left an area for "requests" if they weren't even going to TRY to honor them. I understand, you have a lot of postcards to mail. But my request was simple "A photo with trees." What I got was a photo of an old diner wall menu.
Creator MannyLaMancha on August 17, 2012
I was originally happy to support this, but I've been a bit let down. I know you can't do anything about the stamps and scratches from the post offices, but the content of the photos has mostly been disappointing. This may be against your "artistic vision," but it would have been more meaningful for me to have a picture representative of each state, or at the very least an image that captures the spirit of each state. A picture of a nondescript grassy mound doesn't tell me anything.
Creator Catharina van Vliet on August 15, 2012
So far I received 5 postcards. Three of them damaged with that same mark in the middle. Yes I am dissappointed, I was hoping by now, I could find out where they are taken. So far I have no clue, it could be Africa. And yes, the quality of the printer is bad.
I don't really care about the money, but you guys missing in action to give some extra info pisses me off.
Creator Stan Tsunoda on July 18, 2012
Well, I'm not Stan. I'm the spouse who begged him for these postcards as a gift. Count me in with Mark and Dan: disappointed. I'm glad we went with a $50 instead of $100 pledge.
The post cards have been erratic and mostly, strangely blue with a bunch having the same mark in the middle of the image. Is there a problem with your printer? Since your project garnered about 4 times your goal, I expected you'd have bought an excellent printer. My old Canon prints a wider range of colors than this. The idea is lovely, but the execution leaves a lot to be desired.
The lesson for me is not to get carried away with Kickstarter. The barrier to entry is low and there are going to be projects promising more than they will deliver-- if they deliver at all.
Creator Eva Amsen on July 16, 2012
Got my postcard this weekend! I couldn't make out the postmark, but by looking at the map on the website I figured out is a motorcycle track in Minnesota. I only pledged for 1 card (international option...) but now wish I'd done more, although part of the fun was forgetting all about it and then being surprised with mail!
Creator Mark Jacobi on July 14, 2012
I have to agree with Mr Atkinson, in that I'm kinda let down by this project. I'm happy to help support you guys, but the reward seems kind of... not great. I'd actually be fine if you just stop sending mine, as they're not what I was expecting, and they're just finding their way into the trash. Thanks anyway guys.
Creator Liz Cherene on July 10, 2012
Just got my postcard last night. The picture and paper quaility is great. Had to laugh becaue the scene looks like the one out of my office window, but I can see from the postmark it's from IL. Enjoy your adventure.
Creator Catharina van Vliet on June 28, 2012
Still only one postcard....
Creator Tom Carlson on June 26, 2012
I backed for 50 cards and haven't received one yet. I',m in TX I would think one should have come through by now.
Creator Catharina van Vliet on June 20, 2012
Got my first card and I love this one...
Creator Eve Kenney on June 19, 2012
Breath taking images you guys. The landscapes are wonderful. sucks that the post office's stamps are super weak, it is sometimes hard to tell where they are postmarked from, but that is clearly not in goingnowhere's control. Wish I could be tagging along on this adventure! Keep it up!!
Creator Dan Atkinson on June 15, 2012
I've got to say that I feel really let down by this which makes me think that I must have really missed the point of your campaign.
As of this morning, I've received 5 postcards and all of them has a stamp from Pennsylvania. What? Why? There is literally *nothing* on the back of any of the cards which shows which state they were sent from. One of the postcards has a postmark that makes it look a little like 'South Jersey' but it's badly stamped, so I can't quite tell. I accepted that the USPO wouldn't print a good postmark, but you guys could have at least gone to the effort of buying stamps in each state.
Because it's such a unique thing to have, I was going to mount the entire set on a reversible frame, but that's a bit pointless since I'll end up with a set of 50 postcards that look like they've been sent from Pennsylvania and your word that you posted them from where you said (and possibly the odd legible postmark).
It's great that you're going to produce this guide at the end, but I don't think it'll really help any in my opinion.
Creator Stan Tsunoda on June 14, 2012
We backed at $50. "Every other state as we pass through it"
We're on the west coast and to date have received 2 post cards. Is there anyway to know whether there are more floating around in the US Postal Service or whether we've somehow fallen off the mail list?
Creator Going Nowhere on June 14, 2012
hey catharina, we're only a few states in so far and since you ordered 10 cards -- it so happens that the ones you are receiving are from states we haven't been to yet. don't worry, they'll be on their way soon!
Creator Catharina van Vliet on June 14, 2012
I live in the Netherlands.
Creator Catharina van Vliet on June 14, 2012
I haven't had a single postcard yet. Hmm I hope they will arrive soon.
Creator Heimir Hermannsson on June 13, 2012
Got the first 2 postcards on Monday, got one yesterday and one just now. This is fun. Safe Travel. Best Regards from Iceland.
Creator HUAJING on June 12, 2012
can you send me more postcards about landscape will be better.
because i from other country. and i will leave in the 2 months. so i very want to see the different landscape about different stateside. I got 3 postcards , all i can took by myself in my town...i very want to something different. that is why i pledge 50 states~ Thank you very much.
Creator Going Nowhere on June 11, 2012
hey bob, thanks! we are aware of the issues you pointed out but there isn't a whole lot we can do! the backs of the cards all all pre-printed so the URL is where it is. you'll notice that some cards will have the bars actually printed on the bottom of the postcard instead of stuck on with a label. that's out of our control! and in terms of identifying the state -- we'll have a state by state guide posted eventually but in the meantime just enjoy the mystery! it's unfortunately not feasible for us to write on every single postcard because we send between 350-500 per state.
hey nethra, there's a lot of consideration which goes into deciding which images are selected for printing. luckily you can continue to check out all the extra images on the site as we go! thanks!
Creator Nethra on June 11, 2012
I've gotten 4 postcards so far, and that's kinda fun, but I think the photos on your site are more fun than the postcard pictures thus far.
Creator Bob Baddeley on June 8, 2012
Nice work so far guys. A couple thoughts based on the two cards I've gotten so far:
1) The postcards have a sticker placed across the back bottom which covers up the url to your site. If you move it up 1/2 an inch, the link won't be covered by the sticker.
2) The postmarks are hit and miss for readability. If you could somehow print the location (at least the state), of the photo, that would be awesome.
Creator Going Nowhere on June 7, 2012
Hey Tina, strange that it wasn't postmarked, but that card was from Delaware.
Arianne, we will definitely be selling blank sets of the cards when we get back. You can (pre) order them on our site: http://goingnowhe.re/buy/
Thanks guys!
Creator Arianne Roxa-Anderson on June 7, 2012
Yay! Just got a postcard-- postmarked for the 4th with an image of a road full of tyre marks from NJ. Would you guys consider selling a blank set of these cards after you complete the project?
Creator Tina Meyer on June 7, 2012
Got postcard #2 today in the mail......it has a picture of water with a sign that says "slow no wake". Not sure where it is from....no postmark on the stamp!
Creator HUAJING on June 6, 2012
Hi i just check my maillbox I got my frist postcard from your guys.
its a cole bottle on the rock. Thank you so much.
if you can send me more postcards about landscape will be better.
because i from other country. and i will leave in the 2 months. so i very want to see the different landscape about different stateside.
Creator UrJac on June 5, 2012
First post! ... -card arrived today. :-)
Thanks guys! Be safe and have fun!
Creator Catherine Bowman on May 13, 2012
Jake and Andrew,
I am turning your project into a summer project for my kids, Kyle 9 and Shannon 6. They will be thrilled when they learn they will be getting mail from you all summer. We will post a huge map of the US on the wall and learn fun facts about the states as you pass through. We like to document our travels, too. Check out Kylereports.com or http://www.site.kylereports.com to see Kyle's video as the Kindergarten Newscorrespondent for the Inauguration. If you have a chance, send him an email at Kylereportsnews@aol.com SAFE travels!!
Creator Shelly Allen on May 13, 2012
Congratulations! My family and I live in Charlotte, NC. We are out of town for a wedding from June 27th - July 2nd. If you come through during another time, we would love to feed you. You can even stay over if you both need a place to stay. Have fun on your adventure.
Creator Isvett on May 11, 2012
Congrats!! Hope it's awesome!
Creator Dan Atkinson on May 10, 2012
Congratulations. I'm sure you'll have a hell of a great time going round the states! Enjoy your holiday!
Creator Dubbie Brinkley on May 10, 2012
Way to go! YOU MADE IT!
Creator ZeroAngels on May 10, 2012
In before the close! :) Have a super fun trip!! Can't wait to see all the pictures!
Creator Vincent B. Donadio on May 10, 2012
I really, REALLY want to do all 50, but I am moving next month and kind of pinching pennies... I love the project idea, and have always wanted to do something like this. Congrats, guys!
Creator Dakota Cahill on May 9, 2012
You're running straight through Lubbock, TX. Would love to grab a drink with you guys when you pass through.
Creator Mary Ann Place on May 9, 2012
Congrats… 'love your spontaneity!
I hope to be a Kickstarter "ee" "er" soon.
It is a big wonderful world out there... enjoy. Can't wait for the postcards. :)
Creator garkham on May 8, 2012
I just return for my first travel in the U.S. last year. Got the chance to make a little roadtrip in Pennsylvania and see some wonders like this :
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/378138_10150570601736049_642616048_10983687_1336336847_n.jpg
Hope GOING NOWHERE will allow me to see a little bit more of this wonderful country. Just bet for all of the Northern States. Just want to see some green trees and watergaps. :-)
Creator Christine Davis on May 8, 2012
I am so jealous. I would LOVE to do something like this.
Anyway, I also pledged because I am glad to see mail getting more attention lately. I love getting actual snail mail. :) It's going to be fun to see what postcards come in.