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Crowdfunding for Creativity. By Maria Popova Success via strangers, or what Transylvania has to do with an 8-bit tribute to Miles Davis.

Crowdfunding for Creativity

One of the most exciting things about the social web is its tendency to democratize the creative industry, allowing creators — artists, musicians, publishers, filmmakers, writers, entrepreneurs — to bypass the traditional industry distribution model and self-publish their creative output by crowdfunding it through platforms that connect them with their audience. Today, we look at three brilliant platforms for funding creative projects, plus a few more options specific to narrower creative fields. We’ve already featured Kickstarter extensively, but suffice it to say this brilliantly simple yet remarkably slick platform makes it as easy for creators to bring their visions to life by collecting pledges — promised donation amounts — from supporters. Crowdfunding, UK fundraising platform for creative & social projects.

Kickstarter.