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Happy 1st Birthday RedBubble!
by RedBubble2 Feb 07 was the launch day of RedBubble.com! Happy Birthday RedBubble! It’s been an incredibly busy year – thanks to all for your …
2 Feb 07 was the launch day of RedBubble.com! Happy Birthday RedBubble! It’s been an incredibly busy year – thanks to all for your support and patience as we continue to build RedBubble. For me personally the most heartening thing over the last year has been the myriad of individual stories we hear in the RedBubble office. People selling their art for the first time. People rediscovering their creative passion. People forming new friendships. When we launched RedBubble on 2 Feb 07 this is what we wrote: People are inherently creative. Deep down, most of us love to come up with new ideas, express who we are, or take a different perspective on the world around us. This is particularly true of children. Remember chalk on the footpath, crayon on the walls, or a painting stuck proudly to the fridge with a magnet. Kids love stories, they love learning about new things, they ask obvious yet somehow overlooked questions. So why don’t many of us focus on our creative interests as adults? Is there something about the process of growing up that changes us, that convinces us to be serious and sensible? Do we lose the ability to be creative? Or does it just get buried amidst the responsibilities, worries and priorities of adult life? Look closer, though, and you’ll see sparks of creativity in adults everywhere. Since starting our RedBubble journey, we’ve been amazed at how many of our close friends have “confessed” to a secret creative hobby, a little spark of creativity that few else know about. Look at the statistics and the picture is clearer still. Over 2.5 million Australians regularly take part in some sort of creative or cultural activity. Almost 90% do this entirely for free, for the simple enjoyment of it. A fortunate few earn a living from it, but most keep their creative spark alive in their own time and without sharing it with the world. RedBubble was founded with a burning desire to improve this situation. And there are some major social and technological trends helping us out. New technology has placed the creative tools of professionals in the hands of amateurs. With digital cameras, editing software, low cost hardware and more, it is easier than ever to produce your own creative content. Truly, the line between professionals and talented amateurs is blurring. And the traditional distinction between producers on one side and consumers on the other fades away – now you can be both! Another important trend is the way that the internet helps side-step the tyranny of distance and lower the cost of distribution. For a country as huge and remote as Australia, this is life-changing. No longer can you be held hostage by limited product ranges, poor information or high costs. If it’s available elsewhere on the globe, you can find it, read about it and buy it in no time at all. Witness also the growth of MySpace and YouTube, riding an internet-powered wave of self-expression and connectedness. Not to mention the millions of blogs out there. For some it’s about fame and the chance of being discovered. But for many, it’s simply about expressing themselves or hanging out with others who share their interests. Yet, plenty of people have held back from self-expression online. Creative talent does not necessarily go hand in hand with technical savvy. And many people don’t feel comfortable sharing their deeply personal creative work in existing online environments. So we asked ourselves: why isn’t there an online home for creative people? A place where they can belong to a genuine creative community, express their thoughts, get inspired, and collaborate with others? And why shouldn’t they be able to turn their creative passion into real objects for themselves or others, without worrying about hassles like producing, marketing, selling, and shipping? And so the concept for RedBubble was born. And the more we thought about it, the more excited we became about making it a reality. We wrote a business plan, left our jobs, scraped together funding, and built a talented team. Eight months later, here we are with the first version of RedBubble alive and kicking. Where RedBubble goes from here is up to you… One year later and this first RedBubble entry still holds true. With your support our vision is well on the way to being realized. Today RedBubble has a little under 38,000 members and about 600,000 works. The site is international with 33% of our visitors from the US, 31% from Australia, 16% from the UK, 5% from Canada and the balance from Germany, France, The Netherlands, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, Italy, Norway, Belgium, Sweden and Israel. When we did the numbers in January our estimate is that RedBubble is the second fastest growing arts site on the Internet. And perhaps the most exciting thing is that year one was about learning how to walk (well fell over a lot). A year later and we’ve worked out how to walk – so 2008 should be an even more productive year for the evolution of RedBubble! Justin and I will post more on the 2008 planning in the next week. - Peter P.S. Because it’s our birthday we’ve got a free shipping offer for today (2 Feb) – just enter the coupon ‘happybirthday’ to receive our little birthday gift to the community.
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last year on the 7th of July 2007 I was looking through a Japanese/English dictionary for a name i could use for the characters that i was designing in illustrator. one word i typed in was prince and up came a few translations including one that caught my eye “mikoto” i spoke to a japanese friend who explained to me that the word was no longer used in that context as it was actually an ancient word used for the son of an emperor. i loved the story and i adopted the word to encompass all of the designs that i do. it has been a year that has where waves of creativity have had to compete with personal needs and my primary profession of being a teacher. What hasn’t waned is the warm and generous support of all my friends and supporters (especially those form red-bubble) from who seem to love what has been created. So i though as the first anniversary of mikoto passed on the 7/7/7 i would put all of the T-shirt designs onto one file. (its a few days late) thanks everyone who has commented, Bmailed, purchased, etc scotty (｡◕‿‿◕｡)
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FIRST PRINTING OF THE INFAMOUS SOUTHEND RAT. INSPIRED BY THE DEBAUCHED TOMFOOLERY OF SOUTHENDS UNDERGROUND JUNKCLUB, HOME TO SPIDER WEBB, THE HORRORS, THESE NEW PURITANS AND SOME OF ENGLANDS FINEST PURVEYORS OF DISCORDANT SIGHT AND SOUND. LIMITED RUN OF 50.
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Brisbane Nikon D70s with Nikkor 50mm f/1.4
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FIRST PRINTING OF THE INFAMOUS SOUTHEND RAT. INSPIRED BY THE DEBAUCHED TOMFOOLERY OF SOUTHENDS UNDERGROUND JUNKCLUB, HOME TO SPIDER WEBB, THE HORRORS, THESE NEW PURITANS AND SOME OF ENGLANDS FINEST PURVEYORS OF DISCORDANT SIGHT AND SOUND. LIMITED RUN OF 50.
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The first version of the old mill that once stood in Blyth. An artist told me I hadn’t done a good job of it, so I did it again (2nd version). Looking back, I don’t think this was too bad really. No … the artist wasn’t on Redbubble .. much too good to join a humble group like ours (excuse sarcasm).
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Won 1st place in writing competition...thank you Alexia and Jerame !!!!!
by amaricaGot this announcement yesterday from Alexia. I am really happy to thank her and the whole Everyday Women’s group. My writing won 1st plac…
Got this announcement yesterday from Alexia. I am really happy to thank her and the whole Everyday Women’s group. My writing won 1st place in the competition. I want to share her bubblemail so that you can join in congratulating the other winners….Great job everyone. We Have Our Winners in the Everyday Women’s group Hello to all group members. Our first competition was completed last night and we have our winners to announce. In the Image category, for First Place we have Love by AndreaMarie. In second place we have That Look by Freelancer, and in Third place sits The Bride by Nicole Goggins. For First Place in the writing competition is My Mother by amarica. Second place is Women and Children by tkrosevear, and in third place is Circle of Life…to live again by Judy Taylor Congrats to all the winners. We want to thank everyone who has participated in this competition. There were many beautiful pieces submitted and it was a tough choice. Thanks for all you do. / The next competition will be announced in the challenge section of the group. / Alexia Wardell
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Happy 1st Bubble Day to me!!
by Basia McAuleyFinally! I’m 1! I can’t believe how fast the time has flown.. Bit scary really! / Thank you so much once again for all the wonderful sup…
Finally! I’m 1! I can’t believe how fast the time has flown.. Bit scary really! / Thank you so much once again for all the wonderful support and encouragement I have received from all of you over the last 12 months! Without you all I know I would have never learned so much and be so inspired.. Thank you!!!!! / FYI.. / Some stats to date: Images on RB: 100 / Overall Views: Over 65,000 My most popular image: Fire Fairy / Fire Fairy stats: / Uploaded: January 08 / Fire Fairy Views: 6,500 / Fire Fairy Faves: 249 / Fire Fairy Comments: 332 / Fire Fairy Sales: 5 Again, Thank you so, so much!! :o) B. xx P.S. Can’t wait to start taking more photos as soon I finish uni… Nearly there!
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My 1st Book!
by JonicoolI just finished my 1st book! / check it out… / http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/294805 / You can view the 1st 15 pages…. / and let m…
I just finished my 1st book! / check it out… / http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/294805 / You can view the 1st 15 pages…. / and let me know what you think?? If anyone knows how to put a link on my profile / I would appreciate the help…I can’t figure it out. Thanks so much to each and every one of my RB / friends for all your continued support! Blessings! / Joni
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1st T-shirt sale!!!!
by Joanna ClarkThank you sooooo much to whoever just bought one of my ‘Cool Skull’ T-shirts! You have made my day!!! Monday has suddenly become so much …
Thank you sooooo much to whoever just bought one of my ‘Cool Skull’ T-shirts! You have made my day!!! Monday has suddenly become so much better! Thank you so much!!!! This is my 1st t-shirt sale and I can’t quite believe it! :-)))
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Two adorable Jack Russell puppies in a barrel
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MY 1st Sale!! HOORAH!
by Lachlan KentPlease forgive my self indulgence, but I was so ecstatic I had to tell you all. It’s been more than 3 months but it came eventually. / ...
Please forgive my self indulgence, but I was so ecstatic I had to tell you all. It’s been more than 3 months but it came eventually. Thankyou to the lovely person who bought #Cube 1#. (I’ll keep your name private in case you’d rather it that way, but feel free to claim it.)
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RB Writer's Meet - 1st June 2008
by Mark GermanA belated Writer’s Meet Journal, sorry :) / I tried to capture the emotion of the afternoon, as people listened to the readings. / Enjoy. / ...
A belated Writer’s Meet Journal, sorry :) / I tried to capture the emotion of the afternoon, as people listened to the readings. / Enjoy. / 1 / / 2 / / 3 / / 4 / / 5 / / 6 / / 7 / / 8 / / 9 / / 10 / / 11 / / 12 / / 13
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my 1st SALE.....!!
by navybratthank you so much liesbeth / for purchasing the elements...
thank you so much liesbeth / for purchasing the elements / wish ya all the best!!! / Jotham
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Passing Storm-Southern Yorke Peninsula, South Australia - 1st June 2007
by Craig WatsonUS$3.99–US$106.40
Looking North across a small salt lake near the corner of Boxhill Station Road and Lake Sunday Road approximately 3 kms to the West of Yorketown
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Nicole’s 1st Photo Shoot, but looking like a pro..
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Won 1st Prize in the Space2008 and Beyond Competition!!!
by saleireThis one won 1st prize…
This one won 1st prize and I am just thrilled to bits. The prize is banner space on 1st Angel’s wonderful interview site, which you can view here: 1st Angel’s Site Thank you to all those who voted!! Hugs, / Sal xxxxxxxx
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This is the same photo art as “I’m 1” only I included the Happy Birthday title as an option.
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Lonely Tracks Wins 1st Place...
by Angi BakerFound out today that I won 1st place at the County Fair in Photography in the Black and White Division With Lonely Tracks… WOW! I could…
Found out today that I won 1st place at the County Fair in Photography in the Black and White Division With Lonely Tracks… WOW! I couldn’t believe my eyes when I walked in today and saw the blue ribbon hanging there… It was such an honor.
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got my foot on the next rung of the learning curve and tried a layer merge of two images; a face and a pool of water. / . / © photogenique (dave peddie), using this image for any purpose and in any way, without prior permission, may lead to legal action.
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I am over the Moon I have just sold my 1st laminated print
by dawndaviesI am over the moon, lovely Jim Caldwell has just purchased a laminated print of Spitting Mad, I am so thrilled Jim, my face resembles the…
I am over the moon, lovely Jim Caldwell has just purchased a laminated print of Spitting Mad, I am so thrilled Jim, my face resembles the moon, thank you for all your support since I joined RB just over 4 weeks ago, Dawnxxx
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