Ecocity Builders and I (Richard Register) are collaborating with Kickstarter, an up-and-coming internet startup, to launch a community-funded educational project.
We're seeking to raise funds to enable me to finish my ecocity design sketch book, ECOCITIES ILLUSTRATED.
Kickstarter is all or nothing: If we cannot secure at least $3,500 by March 23rd, you will not be charged.
THE BOOK
I coined the term "ecocity" about 35 years ago and have been steadily amassing a repertoire of sketches that seek to explore and describe the concept and design approach. The book will highlight about 150 of my original ecocity related drawings, both color and black and white. The sketches are arranged according to topic, including whole cities, plazas, transport, natural features, mapping, ecocity fractals, basic principles and strategies for communicating, among others.
You can help me finish the project AND get rewards, including copies of the book once it's published (likely sometime later this year or early in 2012).
Visit http://kck.st/fpZIqi By pledging on this Kickstarter page you are giving me the support I need to complete this project, a first of its kind.
The money raised will fund the time the time I need to finish the project, which includes creating the chapter text and illustrations captions and draft layout, as well as my time for working with the publisher on the final layout and ensuring that there is a good promotional plan in place once the book is published.
YOUR PART
By contributing, you take an active part in the book design and development process.
And please help spread the word on Twitter and Facebook using this url:
http://kck.st/fpZIqi
Thank you in advance for your support.
Richard Register
Ecocity Builders
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