The Even More Cats Doing Science campaign is now officially over. Together we raised over $21K!
At a time when I know many other creatives who are struggling, I am truly humbled by this show of support both in myself and in what I have created. I cannot thank you enough!
So what happens now?
Some time in the next two weeks, BackerKit will charge your card for your pledge. If it errors for some reason you will have an opportunity to update the payment information.
I will be hard at work setting up the survey. Previous Science Cats I have created WILL be available as add-ons.
In about 2 weeks I will then send out the survey. The survey is VERY IMPORTANT. This campaign has over 40 designs and nearly 400 backers. I need the survey information to know which designs I need to order a lot of, and which designs I only need the minimum number of produced. I will be placing the main pin order about two weeks after the survey is sent out (4 weeks form now).
With this many pins this is a SLOW process. I appreciate your patience as I work to make sure you recieve the highest quality pins possible.
In the meantime, if you have any questions or concerns please let me know and I will be happy to answer them to the best of my ability.
Thank you so much for supporting this project. I truly have a heart for demystifying science and making it feel more approachable to everyone. I firmly believe that these fun little science cat pins do make an impact that could potentially be felt for generations.
Please give a warm welcome to the Linear Accelerator Cat! Linear accelerators (LINAC) are external beam radiation treatment devices used in cancer care. The primary advantage as I understand it is the ability to target cancer regions while minimizing exposure of healthy tissue to the radiation.
It is important to understand that life saving devices and treatments don't just emerge overnight. They are the result of decades of work by teams of people. It is truly a remarkable time to live!
I am excited to announce that a new Science Cat has joined the project. Please give a warm welcome to the Android Robotics Cat!
I am making extensive use of screen-printing to get the level of detail I want on the screens. I think this design is really going to look amazing in person. In concept I could also redo the screen-printing to make a version that is experiencing an error with mad red eyes on the robot, haha.
I have had a number of persons requesting robotics and or animatronics designs, and I felt like this was a reasonable compromise between them as leading edge animatronics are getting closer and closer to advanced robotics than props and set pieces.
I don't know what the future holds, but we may very well one day see truly independent machines walking among us... This kitty seems to be working toward that future.
As stated before this new design will also be included in the 'One of Everything' tier, making it an even better value than it already was!
Within the first 24 hours of launching this project 250 backers have pledged over $15K!!!
I cannot begin to tell you how amazing that feels. By nature I tend to be a bit pessimistic, so I am always pleasantly surprised when my expectations are not just surpassed, but blown completely out of the water!
The campaign will be running for another ~3 weeks, and I intend to add a few more designs into the mix. Don't worry though, if you pledged at the 'One of Everything' tier, any newly added designs will be included in that tier!
But for now, I need to spend a little time prepping for the big snow event that is supposedly going to be happening this weekend. My area doesn't usually get very much of it, so wish us all luck with it! I am sure my kids and dog will love it though!
