Creative Dubuque Letterpress Post Card Series

A project in Dubuque, IA by Peter Fraterdeus
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Collaborative letterpress with Dubuque area poets and artists. The first volume will consist of six postcards, content and design TBD.
Backers: 33
Average Pledge Per Backer: $37

Funded: $1,225 of $750
Dates: Jul 11th -> Aug 8th (28 days)
Project By: Peter Fraterdeus
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Latest News

New printing finished!

October 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to our Kickstarter backers, Peter was able to print a second edition of the first volume of #dbqletterpress cards. We'll be including an additional card or set from the new printing in the rewards as a thank you for your patience. There's a... (Read More)

Coming your way very soon!

September 19th - via: kickstarter.com
We've collected all (or most) of your shipping info, and will be getting the packets out to you in the next week or so.  Peter will be presenting a report on the project at tomorrow's Art Gumbo event, which provided our initial seed start for the... (Read More)

Whew! We did it!

August 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends & Supporters We did it! In three days last week, Rachel and Peter pulled over 120 12"x18" press sheets on the Vandercook 219 for an edition of 100 each of six #dbqletterpress postcards. Of the edition, two sets of the six cards plus... (Read More)

Help us break $1200!

August 8th - via: kickstarter.com
We need one or two more supporters at the $25 level to kick this project off in high style!! Indeed, since Amazon & Kickstarter will take their fees, it would be most helpful to get another 3 or 4 subscribers in the next, final, hour!! Thanks so... (Read More)

Preview!

August 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Here's a pre-press preview of the design stage. We've got six postcards on the 12x18 press sheet. The big #DBQLETTERPRESS line will actually go across the reverse of the postcards as an edge border sort of... Peter just sent the final file off to get... (Read More)

Getting close! Project closes on August 8th!

August 6th - via: kickstarter.com
We've got about 36 hours left to raise additional funds to get our project further along the way! Peter is still in Asheville, NC, after speaking to the Letterpress Conference on "Design & Typography for Letterpress". We're planning to start... (Read More)

We're at 100%! Keep the momentum going!!

July 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Please pass along our project link: http://j.mp/Dbqletterpress to your circles and friends! Thanks to all of our generous backers, we're now funded at 100% of our initial goal! However, we'd love to get these cards into as many hands as possible!... (Read More)

Over Half Way there!!!

July 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to all for your pledges!We're very excited to see the support!! Please do continue to point your friends and circles to the Project page. I've made a special short link for this: http://j.mp/Dbqletterpress (with a Capital D) The same thing... (Read More)

Almost 1/3 funded!

July 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Alright! We're already almost 1/3 of the way to our goal! Please tweet #dbqletterpress and let your friends and circles know about our project! The short tag: http://j.mp/Dbqletterpress Peter will be at the Letterpress Conference in Asheville the... (Read More)

10% Funded!

July 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to our first funders!! Please do share our project with your circles and friends!! We need you!! (Read More)

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