PIXEL: LED ART

A project in Santa Clara, CA by Al Linke
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An LED display for pixel art with free art commissioned from international pixel artists.
Backers: 157
Average Pledge Per Backer: $208

Funded: $32,652 of $10,000
Dates: Jan 11th -> Mar 12th (60 days)
Project By: Al Linke
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Latest News

Custom Fees Reminder for International / Non-US Backers

March 10th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Kickstarter Experiences Shared and a Tour of PIXEL's Manufacturer: Seeedstudio

March 8th - via: kickstarter.com
I'm a big believer in sharing and put together my experiences and lessons learned from PIXEL V2 and PIXEL V1 into this presentation. Hopefully you'll find it interesting and for anyone aspiring to do their own Kickstarter, you may find some useful... (Read More)

Your input needed on additional pixel art

March 6th - via: kickstarter.com
We're almost at the $30K stretch goal for some additional pixel art. Well close enough so let's go for it. I've got a new pixel artist lined up, we just need to give him some suggestions. So far I have requests for some holiday themed art. Please... (Read More)

SUPER PIXEL KIT: 64x64 / 4096 LEDs and 64x32 / 2048 Rewards Added

February 25th - via: kickstarter.com
PIXEL now supports up to 4 cascaded displays for a combined display of 64x64 or 4096 total LEDs. What's also neat is the combined display doesn't need to be a square. Rather it can be a horizontal installation 4 displays across or 4 displays mounted... (Read More)

SUPER PIXEL Prototype - Massive Display of 4096 LEDs

February 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Quite a few folks had asked if multiple PIXEL LED displays could be cascaded together to make a larger display. I'm happy to say my partner on this project, Ytai Ben-Tsvi, was able to make a few code modifications over the weekend that supports... (Read More)

Full Motion Pixelated Video from Android - Oh Yeah!

February 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Initially, I was going to make this feature a stretch goal, but I finished development a bit earlier than planned and it's pretty neat.  Now all Android users will be able to control not just art and animations but short length videos captured from... (Read More)

A Wacky Use for PIXEL: The Smart Brake Light

February 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Here's an off topic use for PIXEL that was born out of a Hackathon sponsored by Ford Motor Company and Boing Boing. Ford has open sourced vehicle data on its newer models using the vehicle ODB port, that's the same port mechanics use for diagnostic... (Read More)

Stretch Goals Revealed!

February 5th - via: kickstarter.com
After reaching 100% of our goal in 3 days, your support has been awesome. This really is very encouraging to us, as it shows that our dream of creating a programmable art piece for retro pixel art appeals to others too.   So here are the stretch... (Read More)

The Story of PIXEL: LED ART

January 24th - via: kickstarter.com
In this update, I thought I'd share the story of how PIXEL: LED ART came to be. I've always enjoyed working with LEDs and have done a few DIY LED projects in the past. I'm a techie who comes from the Maker / open source hardware community. A year and... (Read More)

PIXEL Android App Finished

January 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Finished coding the Android animations app that plays animated gifs. This app connects to PIXEL over Bluetooth. Here's a video of the app in action: For PIXEL V1 users, this app is backwards compatible and best of all, includes all the new art that... (Read More)

Funded! Thank you and next steps for PIXEL

January 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Well all I can say is wow! Thank you so much for your support. I’ve been working on PIXEL for the last year and half and you just never know how these things will be go until they get out the door. It’s a big relief for me personally.  I’d... (Read More)

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