When is the re-launch?
James Fox, a designer playing around with Livegrid and Madmapper creating really cool effects.
Hello all,
If you don't already know, the Kickstarter campaign we launched didn't reach its minimum goal - and thus failed. You can see how it all unfolded right here on Kickstarter, but this email is about the future, not the past.
At this point, the plan is to relaunch. In fact, we already pre-launched the ver2 of Livegrid. You can go to this page and press 'Notify me on launch' which already helps with growth of the campaign.
Also if you have not filled the feedback form, please do. The 3 questions here are crucial to taking the project towards the right direction. The feedback we received has been so good, a lot to understand and implement.
Which brings me to the next very important point. I was planning on re-launching very soon (next week), but have now decided to postpone it to next year February. It felt rushed, especially since there is so much valuable feedback to work on (thanks everyone who filled it already).
Personally, the campaign has been very stressful and anxiety-inducing. I quit my job, ate through all my savings, and was supported by my partner and family through it. I need to take a breath, take up some freelance jobs, and recover mentally and financially. But thankfully, I am a homeowner (boatowner?) which means I don't need much to sustain.
Some exciting news to end it all-
1. Some artists and programmers have agreed to test and try out Livegrid. We will soon post updates on what they come up with.
2. Thanks to Mike Harrison (check out his work), we have now in storage around 200 LED panels which were about to get binned. A lot of focus right now is to try and use them for Livegrid, which is not so easy as these are not standard off-the-shelf panels.
200+ LED panels saved from getting binned. If they work, we can significantly reduce the price of Livegrid.
There is a lot going behind the scenes all the time, follow us on Instagram for more updates.
Catch you next time!