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From: Kickstarter HQ [email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: Projects We Love: 8-Bit Creatures Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:16:28 +0000 Having trouble viewing this email? View it online instead W4This Week on Kickstarter JANUARY 12, 2012 This week's projects are all about making things better: your spirits with a shot of tasty, home-brewed espresso; your bedroom walls with a colorful (and sassy) screenprinted poster; and your sense of place with a DIY mapping kit. 2,0h Expletive: Zombies, Unicorns and 8-bit Creatures! Oh Expletive: Zombies, Unicorns and 8-bit Creatures! by Safwat Saleem PACategory Illustration j ocation Phoenix. AZ Oh hell yes! We've found just the thing to replace those cheesy inspirational posters in principals' offices. Oh Expletive is a series of clever illustrations by graphic designer Safwat Saleem, each depicting that "Oh S@#!" moment familiar to anybody who's ever had the odds stacked against them. Except in this case, the odds are represented by awesome things like zombie attacks, unicorn swarms, 8- bit creatures, and more. Now that's epic. EXPLORE THIS PROJECT EFTA00660908 Balloon Mapping Kits The sky's no limit Balloon Mapping Kits by mathew lippincott PACategory Open Hardware ocaGon Portland. OR PID-Controlled Espresso Machine PID-Controlled Espresso Machine by Gleb Polyakov and Igor Zamlinsky PACategory Product Design R_ocation Atlanta. GA Last year, dozens of volunteers came together to map the Deepwater Horizon oil spill using only a few basic tools: balloons, plastic bottles, and digital cameras. It worked. Now, a dedicated group of those citizen mapmakers will create a line of low cost, DIY balloon mapmaking kits — enabling anybody to make and share their own high-resolution aerial imagery. EXPLORE THIS PROJECT Buzzworthy Bring the café into your home kitchen! An ambitious team of designers has re-engineered the espresso machine from the ground up, devising a system that promises to pull a better shot while still remaining simple and — the best part— way more affordable. Soon, you'll be rolling out of bed in your bathrobe and making cappuccinos like a pro. EXPLORE THIS PROJECT Not interested in receiving the newsletter? D U can unsubscribe here: R ,Unsubscribe Copyright 2012 Kickstarter Inc. Kickstarter Inc. — 155 Rivington Street, New York, NY 10002. EFTA00660909