TruScribe is crowdsourcing the first Global Visual Language. This marketplace will reward members who contribute in meaningful ways.
This project will only be funded if at least $100,000 is pledged by .
Goal: We are crowdsourcing a Global Visual Language, and we're asking creatives; artists, word nerds, and everyday folk, to join our community and contribute to our efforts through our TruGlyph app. And we need your help to create the TruGlyph Marketplace that will reward those that contribute in the most meaningful ways. We believe crowdsourcing and crowdfunding go hand in hand.
Communicating Visually: While the internet and social platforms help us reach people anywhere on earth, we are worlds away from the technology helping us be understood across languages and cultures. People are visual observers and learners, but we're often limited to text and audio when we want to communicate in meaningful ways. We believe that a Visual Language is the first step in allowing people to communicate visually.
A Global Visual Language: Visually representing even a single language is an incredible undertaking and even more so as we're reaching across the world. Which is why we can't do it alone, nor should we do it alone and why crowdsourcing is the only way we will accomplish it. Language isn't defined by the dictionaries that print it, but by the people that use it. And the difference in how language is used in New York compared to Los Angeles, is as important as the difference between Buenos Aires and Singapore.
Giving Glyphs Meaning: The building block of this language is the Glyph, a simple image that animates as if drawn and is associated with words and context. The community is already using our TruGlyph app to draw glyphs, tag them with words, and play games that pit glyph versus glyph asking the player to decide which has more meaning. When a glyph increases and meaning and rises up to become part of the Global Visual Language, it's because of their efforts. which is why we need to reward them.
The Marketplace: The marketplace will be a system that allows creatives who contribute to the global visual language in the most meaningful ways, to be rewarded and compensated for their efforts. This funding will allow us to continue developing the logic that determines the “meaningful” ranking of a glyph and individual member contributions to that ranking. We will add connectivity to the app allowing members to share their work, learn from each other, and grow a following around their work. Lastly we will build content that will teach members how to contribute in the most meaningful way so they can earn rewards from the marketplace.
Rewards:
An innovative platform designed to let you communicate via video using the TruGlyph global visual language. Send a video message to a friend; create a video to market your business; your ideas can be understood by anyone, anywhere. Backing the Kickstarter gives you a FREE subscription to the TruScribe software and the new frontier in worldwide communication and understanding.
We want to reward anyone who contributes, no matter what amount they give! Contributors at every level will receive exclusive updates, sneak peeks, and insights as we continue creating this language and its community. At different levels we will add a different type of thanks. We will have a digital "Thank you" wall inside the TruGlyph app, a physical "Thank you" whiteboard wall, and a "Thank you" art card at the higher levels.
You’ll also receive a stylish badge so you’ll stand out as a supporter within the TruGlyph app. This badge is only available to Kickstarter backers and it will set you apart in our vast community on the TruGlyph app.
Keep glyphing away without leaving fingerprints on your touchscreen; this stylus is for the dedicated glyph artist or anyone who needs a keychain. Bonus: a built-in screen cleaner just in case, and a phone stand for ease of use. Because it's on your keychain you can glyph at the bus stop, DMV, airport, and on-the-go.
Our Chief Innovation Officer, Eric Oakland, founder of TruScribe and creator of Scribology, is scribing an ebook, and some backers will have first dibs on a copy! Anyone interested in how we communicate will love this detailed look at the history of visual communications- from hieroglyphics to TruGlyph and everything in between.
Switch up your Facebook profile picture or spruce up your standard social media handle with a customized portrait by one of our talented TruScribe artists. Don’t worry; we’ll make you look great!
How would you like a Glyph in the global visual language that only you can use? Take a cue from Prince and glyph your name and use it as a signature in your visual communication. Come up with an image that represents “I love you” that only your nearest and dearest will understand. A signature glyph is like having your own word in the dictionary.
This is our first kickstarter and so the biggest challenge is getting the word out. Our network is pretty big, but our network may not be the Kickstarter type. We need people to share our audacious vision with their networks to make this possible.
The biggest reward we are providing is a subscriptions to our web-based software launching in May. That is on target and 45 days out is unlikely to be delayed. The most complex portion is making sure you have a subscription linked to the appropriate email account. We've developed this process for on-boarding our enterprise clients so this should go smoothly. At the end of the day our developers and project leaders are experienced and capable of delivering amazing software on time.
The ebook is a work in progress and is slated for a January Q1 completion. Eric may share an early draft with the community and will keep the community up to date as his deadline gets closer.
Digital rewards should be delivered by the end of August 2016. The ebook by Q1 2017. And physical rewards like the thank you card, thank you wall, and stylus should be delivered by the end of August 2016.
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