Parting It Out - Writing on Graphic Design
A project in Tokyo, Japan by Ian Lynam000days
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Last Updated: March 6 @ 01:30 -0500 GMT
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Latest News
24 hours left! 
March 5th - via: kickstarter.com
24 hours left in the Parting It Out Kickstarter campaign! Wooooo!!!! (Read More)
36 hours: Full disclosure. Full contact.
March 4th - via: kickstarter.com
36 hours left on this campaign. We met the initial funding goal collectively, and for this, I thank you! A few things you should know: - The biggie: the book won't be the cyan color you've seen this whole time. ;) Hold your breath on that one...... (Read More)
45 hours to go!
March 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
(A nod to Barney Bubbles) 45 hours left to go on this puppy… I would have posted an update at the 48-hour mark, but I was mired in the DMV-on-steroids experience that is the Tokyo Immigration Bureau. Egads, usually it is such a bummer to be there,... (Read More)
Funded!
March 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
The big day: we hit our $25K funding goal!!! Gigantic, gigantic thanks to everyone who has backed the project, shared it with their community, and lent incredible moral support. It's been an exhausting better part of a month and it is really... (Read More)
3 days!
March 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Dear God, It's me, Ian. Sorry—I just always wanted to start something with that intro. It's been a dream of mine for as long as I've been writing. Thank you for that conceit. I know it's wildly silly, but hell, it keeps me from using that as an... (Read More)
Update #10: 4 days left!
March 1st - via: kickstarter.com
It's been a great couple of days as we close in on the end of this campaign. Thanks to everyone who responded publicly, privately, and via Facebook, Twitter and email to the last update—I appreciate it immensely! Funding is 95% there—just a... (Read More)
The update that is a question to YOU.
February 27th - via: kickstarter.com
So I've been thinking about stretch goals for the Parting It Out Kickstarter, and I am curious what everyone thinks. Ideas: A Japanese version of the book An additional, small-scale book of new essays A "design reader" book of new essays by my... (Read More)
$21K -> $22K:
February 25th - via: kickstarter.com
We are steadily approaching a week left in this Kickstarter campaign. It's been a good couple of days with some solid backing and the usual flurry of activity on this end. Nikki Juen We hit $21K, and the person to bring us over was none other than... (Read More)
Almost there...
February 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
The age of "The Big Idea" in Graphic Design is pretty much dead, and you don't want to be pandered to, right? So, we hit $20K and are creeping toward $21K with 10 days left to go… It's been a whirlwind couple of days, which I'll recap for you now!... (Read More)
Update #6: $18K and counting...
February 18th - via: kickstarter.com
In 24 hours, this Kickstarter campaign will be half-finished with two weeks to go. It is also 72% funded, which is kind of insane. Response to this whole thing has been really overwhelming—and by overwhelming, I mean that I feel overwhelmed with... (Read More)
Update #5: $16K and Windy!
February 15th - via: kickstarter.com
So, we just hit $16,000 in backing—it's been an amazing couple of days as we continue toward our goal. Pick up the HAMMER I don't think they'd mind so much, so I'm just going to 'out' the Zurich, Switzerland graphic design studio HAMMER as being... (Read More)
Update #4!
February 12th - via: kickstarter.com
It's been a tremendous first week of the campaign for this project—58% funded and a ton of support from friends, family and colleagues sharing this book project with the world. The draft-in-progress! Some amazing stuff has been happening in terms... (Read More)
Halfway there & "Parting It Out" explained...
February 8th - via: kickstarter.com
So, we just hit our halfway-point in terms of backing. A giant round of thanks to all involved! The support for this project has been tremendous and I am so appreciative of everyone's support. THANK YOU!!! Halfway there! I was chatting online with an... (Read More)
110 Backers? A thank you gift: Moji no Hakkutsu / 文字の発掘
February 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone! Man, waking up to this project having 110 backers this morning was such a huge surprise—I'm just overwhelmed by the generosity of everyone. THANK YOU! And thus, in the spirit of giving, here is a gift for you—one that is freely... (Read More)
Update #1: 29% funded after 26 hours? Ridonkulous!
February 5th - via: kickstarter.com
So, like a day passes and we get nearly a third of the way there? That is crazy! Gigantic thanks to all of the folks who have backed the project so far—I've been saying it on Twitter and Facebook, but **WOW!!**—backers have run the gamut from... (Read More)
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