Art
If We Want Artists to Succeed, We Have to Give Them Room to Fail
We shouldn't chastise an artist when a piece or project doesn't work out — failure is a vital part of the creative process.
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Newsroom
Here's Why Kickstarter's Community Advisory Council Matters to Me
Comic creator Kat Calamia writes about her experience as a member of Kickstarter's Community Advisory Council—a diverse group of creators who provide Kickstarter with insight, guidance, and expertise.
Events
Kickstarter at PAX Unplugged 2022 — Let's Play a Game!
Visit us at our booth, where we'll be hanging with the winners of the PAX Rising indie showcase. Plus, we made a game!
Creator Tips
How to Run a Kickstarter Film Project, Part 1: From Set-up to Launch
Kickstarter’s Film team answers all the most common questions asked by Film creators interested in running a campaign.
Creator Tips
How to Run a Kickstarter Film Project, Part 2: From Launch to Fulfillment
Now that your project’s live, it’s time to broadcast to everyone you’ve ever met that this project exists and needs their support.
Newsroom
We've Just Released a Suite of New Tools to Help Creators Market Their Projects
Now available: Meta Pixel, updated Google Analytics, search functionality for pre-launch projects, and custom referral tags.
Newsroom
Project Update #2: Open Calls, New Marketing Tools for Creators, and Planning for What's Next
In this episode of our new video series, Kickstarter CEO Everette Taylor shares what we worked on this month and what we’re looking forward to in 2023.
Creator Tips
Need some reward ideas? Here are 96 of them.
Offering great rewards is one of the best ways to encourage support for your Kickstarter project. It's always good to offer copies of what you're making, signed prints, show tickets, and things like T-shirts or totes. But extra-imaginative rewards can help make your project all the more memorable.
Open Calls
Reflections on Witchstarter's Success, and the Community That Made it Possible
We're delighted to share some of the results of our first-ever open call for Magic & Divination projects.
Open Calls
Totally Tarot-ffic Witchstarter Games, Pins, Music and More
Our final round-up of eerie-sistible projects launched during Witchstarter.
Open Calls
Witchy Art, Jewelry, and Books That'll Cast a Spell on You
These magical Witchstarter projects will lift your spirits.
Open Calls
These Witchstarter Projects Are Hex-tra Awesome
These projects left us totally spellbound during the second week of Witchstarter.
