Posted in: Comics | Tagged: , ,


The Emotional Side Of Kickstarter, The Experience Of A Repeated Creator: Play Attitude.

Written by Efrén García

Play Attitude is a group of creative people that joined to find the way to express some values in which they believe. As Naiara Chaler states: 'There are few people who are exceptional and they can make great things by themselves. Ordinary people, we need other people to make amazing things.' and actually this state of mind makes very consistent how they do it. Keep reading!

The origin was casual. They were a group of illustrators and designers who started doing bookmarks that became T-shirts; and they evolve as little art pieces in format of limited edition books. In 2013 they reached its dream thanks to the International crowdfunding platform, Kickstarter, and its first limited edition: the astonishing Ravings of love and death, illustrated by one of the main illustrators and creative director at Play Attitude, David G. Forés.

Illustrations from Ravings of love and death, illustrated by David G. Forés
Illustrations from Ravings of love and death, illustrated by David G. Forés

At the present moment, they focus on create meaningful and wonderful books, and they publish them through Kickstarter. «Fundraising through crowdfunding is not easy, but intense, emotional and it is based on collaboration: and we love it» states Naiara, project manager and as she defines in charge of Backer Care. «This way of communication allows us to reach those people who believe in what we do, and this creates a link much way more extraordinary that editor-reader. We interact with supporters who help us to make things better, and we in exchange deliver trust and excellent books».

Image of two different editions of The ABC of Edgar Allan Poe, the third project they funded on Kickstarter
Image of two different editions of The ABC of Edgar Allan Poe, the third project they funded on Kickstarter

Nowadays Play Attitude counts on more than 2,200 people that backed their books and supported its projects and helped to bring to life already three wonderful art books. Ravings of love and death, Forgotten Colors or The ABC of Edgar Allan Poe came into the world thanks to crowdfunding, and Inspiration Dormant, their latest project, is currently seeking for supporters on Kickstarter.

This is also a boost of visibility for the artists and creators. David G. Forés, creative director and co-founder at Play Attitude became worldwide known thanks to the first campaign for the Edgar Allan Poe anthology, and he has now a bunch of supporters that love his illustrations.

Illustrations from Inspiration Dormant, illustrated by David G. Forés
Illustrations from Inspiration Dormant, illustrated by David G. Forés

Current books are not what Play Attitude does. Sometimes they come along with a Sketchbook, other times they are handmade, and at times they even have an original soundtrack. «The nature of the projects determines what we create surrounding the book» says David.

The Inspiration Dormant Sketchbook, with characters design and an extra tale: The Absence, The Origin of Sloth
The Inspiration Dormant Sketchbook, with characters design and an extra tale: The Absence, The Origin of Sloth

Inspiration Dormant, currently on Kickstarter, is defined as a graphic novel that inspires. What lurks inside? The magic of a story with which she/he can identify himself with, that encourages us to reflect upon what we are, what we feel and what we want. It is a positive reflection about life, a story about lost and recovered inspiration, accompanied with breathtaking illustrations by David G. Forés.

Image 5
Mockup of the limited edition of Inspiration Dormant, seeking funds on Kickstarter

There are still 20 days to go for Inspiration Dormant, but as always on Kickstarter «there's a little scary countdown that makes everything that surround the project emotionally crazy». Feel free to check this beautiful project and share it so we can help them to boost a few more supporters to their campaign. Bless crowdfunding that allows so many good stories and ideas to bloom.


Enjoyed this? Please share on social media!

Stay up-to-date and support the site by following Bleeding Cool on Google News today!

Rich JohnstonAbout Rich Johnston

Founder of Bleeding Cool. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. Author of The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The Many Murders Of Miss Cranbourne, Chase Variant. Lives in South-West London, works from Blacks on Dean Street, shops at Piranha Comics. Father of two. Political cartoonist.
twitterfacebookinstagramwebsite
Comments will load 20 seconds after page. Click here to load them now.