The campaign is through and finished with 7,787 Euros. Thanks to all contributors and to everyone who helped to get there!
Here is the original text from the campaign, that started on January 21st 2014 and ende on March 8th.
ONE. Graphic Lyrics is a book full of one page, mostly one panel comics that each tell a different story: Yours.
Deutsche Besucher finden ein deutsches Video und eine Übersetzung dieser Informationen auf www.graphic-lyrics.de.
(Quick note: The perks are in Euros. Approximated prices in US Dollar can be found further down in the text.)
... and this is how it works:
Besides getting the book, starting up with the third perk "Your prompt as a comic" you can give me a short prompt to get your story into the book. This could be a single word, your favorite line from your favorite song, a phrase engraved in your wedding ring. Anything that comes to your mind. And I'll take whatever you give me and use that prompt as a inspiration for a one panel comic. Choosing a higher perk you can even give me more details about your prompt and it's background.
Some examples
These are some examples of Graphic Lyrics - that's what I call these one panel comics - I already drew over time.
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Higher resolution examples can be found in the gallery.
The picture will be drawn traditionally with pencil and fineliner on a DIN A3 Hahnemühle Nostalgie professional drawing board (29,7 x 42 cm) and then scanned and digitally colored. Depending on the perk you choose, you may even get the original, raw drawing - but in any case you'll get a full 50 x 70 cm poster of your picture to hang on your wall plus the book compiling yours and the stories of the other funders and much more. See below and on the right.
The book
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The book will be printed in high end quality on a very good paper. It's gonna be hard cover book with a stitched binding and it will include a minimum of 120 pages with 50 or more of the full color images of your prompts, a prologue, some background information and the names of all funders who wish to be published.
Please find a mockup on the right.
All texts will be printed in englisch and german.
It's gonna be produced in the European Union.
The perks
In addition to the signed book itself and depending on the perk you choose you get some or all of the following:
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A hand drawn picture inspired by your prompt or based on your briefing
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A 50 x 70 poster of your hand drawn and digitally colored picture
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A 50 x 70 cm poster of the cover - signed if wanted.
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The original black and white hand drawn artwork
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A handcolored original work of art
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A full featured commercial license of your work
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A visit by the artist himself
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Your name in the back of the cover and on the website - can be opted out of course.
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For a higher resolution please click here. All details can be found on the right.
Overview of perks and prices
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Approximated prices in US Dollar
For my international funders here are the prices of the perks on the right in US Dollar.
All US-Dollar prices are approximated based on the currency exchange rates from January, 29th 2014.
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It's a start: $7
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The book (and more): $55
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Your prompt as a comic: $135
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Your prompt plus the original: $190
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Brief me about your story: $270
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A unique work of art: $682
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Commercial license: $1365
- Who are you? An angel!?: $3,414
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What the funding is for
First of all of course to cover the production costs for all the printed perks like the book and the posters. Second drawing the images costs a lot of time. And the old saying says: Time is money.
It's that simple.
And now: Stretch goals
Now that we've reached the goal of 5,000 Euros (approx. $6,830.00) I offer these two stretchgoals:
Funding reaches 7.500,00 Euros (approx. $10,224.00)
All perks - except the first - get an additional DIN A5 (14.8 x 21 cm) 48 page booklet full of notes, background information and sketches about the projekt and more pages may be added to the book
Funding reaches 10.000,00 Euros (approx. $13,660.00)
The same as above, but the format will be DIN A4 (210 x 29.7 cm). And maybe something special I am working on.
Now: Please spread the word!
Besides you choosing one (or more) perks the best you can do to help me reach my funding goal is to spread the word. Share this campaign through your virtual and real world social networks, email your friends and your mom, shout it out loud. That would be great. If you share it through Facebook and pals please write one or two sentences with your recommendation. In that case people will notice it more often than if it were just a simple click'n'share action.
The artist
Just some quick words about me: My name is Markus Freise, I am a professional designer and illustrator from Bielefeld, Germany, where I work and live with my family. "ONE." is not my first book - I already published a book with short stories and a small graphic novel. But "ONE." is my so far most ambitious book and my first crowdfunding campaign.
That's it.
Thanks for your time. Have a great day!
Markus Freise
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