The Art of the Patent

A project in San Juan Capistrano, CA by Kevin Prince
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An art book celebrating some of the best patent drawings of the last 200 years, bringing to light some amazing line-art illustrations.
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Backers: 137
Average Pledge Per Backer: $77

Funded: $10,528 of $10,000
Dates: Aug 24th -> Sep 23rd (30 days)
Project By: Kevin Prince
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November 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
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The books are in the mail!

November 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
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The books are printing!

October 27th - via: kickstarter.com
The Art of the Patent book proofs turned-out great, and so I've placed the initial order with the printer and the books are printing now.  It should be about one to two weeks before I get them and start shipping them out to any of the backers who... (Read More)

Book finished, eBooks delivered!

October 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Okay, the book is officially complete and I've sent the files for both the paperback and hard cover editions to the printers.  I should receive proof copies within a week or so and, if they look okay, I'll go ahead and place my first large order for... (Read More)

We did it!

September 25th - via: kickstarter.com
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Almost there!

September 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks everyone who is supporting this project!  We're almost there... just $340 more to go and 4 days to do it. We got a very nice bump from being mentioned on LegalZoom.com's Facebook page yesterday.  If you could post this project to your... (Read More)

How did I get the cover design done?

September 7th - via: kickstarter.com
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Getting Endorsements

September 1st - via: kickstarter.com
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August 29th - via: kickstarter.com
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And we're off!

August 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow, after just one day we're already at 10% of the goal with 29 more days to go.  I'm amazed at the response so far and want to thank each of you!  I plan on posting updates here to transparently show how this project was put together, so that if... (Read More)

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