At just a touch over halfway through Pintopia's run and on the cusp of unlocking more stretch goals, it is time for some exciting new Add-On options!! Five new goodies are now available to add to your pledges: a large circuit pin banner, two guest art keychains, transparent vinyl stickers, and locking pin backs!
Mocked up here with 22 out of the 42 pins
Several of you responded in the affirmative with regards to the pin banner, so I finished up the artwork and contacted the manufacturer for a unit quote and sample!
I'm thrilled to confirm that they can produce the custom size I had mocked up: 36 cm (14.17") wide x 72 cm (28.35") tall. This should not only comfortably accommodate the full Short Circuit collection and then some, but it's large while not so long as to be unwieldly, and wider than many standard banner dimensions, providing plenty of room to compose a nice flow with your pins.
Banner Features
Above are a couple of feature highlights from the manufacturer. As always, I'll share sample photos as soon as I have them.
Next up is a surprise for you all, one that I hope you love as much as I do: TWO GUEST ART KEYCHAINS!!!
TOO CUTE, I cannot wait to get my hands on these!!
The first features amazing faux product label art for Byte Bites by the incredible McMadmissile (Evan), the creator of Snughouls,My Cryptid Crush, andBedtime Bestiary!
When I saw this keychain form factor, it was practically begging to be Byte themed, and Evan's playful, graphical style was just perfect for the task. These lil guys will be three-dimensional PVC sculptures, and have also been sent off to sampling! If you add the Byte Bites keychains to your pledge, you will be able to pick between two "flavors" on the survey: CRT Static Vanilla and Command-Line Shell Chocolate. 🖥️🍫
Candy bar examples from the supplier
As feisty as Byte can be, it's always with the intention to convince you to take it easy, which she's also happy to demonstrate~
Genuinely Aspirational!!
And so our second keychain, Robot Dog Dreams, features the most relaxed robot you ever did see. This adorable rendition is by the amazing Jekkyfarm (Jekky), the creator of Chuuloos!
The Dreams keychain features double-sided printing and "broken glass" style holographic overlay for an extra visual byte, and both keychains will receive the same star-shaped attachment accessory. 🌟 If you aren't already familiar with either creator, I highly encourage you to check out their wonderful plush projects!! They're both such kind, hard-working artists that design amazing creatures. 💛
The final two add-on additions enable the option to purchase jumbo transparent vinyl stickers and locking pin backs. Pre-launch followers of Soft Circuit are receiving the Hash + Plush Byte sticker for free, and everyone who pledges to a physical reward tier will receive a free Hash + Heap as well when we reach 300 backers (we're so close!) - but if you'd like extra copies of either, or sticker versions of the other two robot pair-up designs, you can add those to your pledge as well.
Options available for transparent vinyl stickems
Which brings us to the last poll in our "design some goodies" series. Mozzy prevailed in the second round, meaning that the next illustration will feature Malware + Mozzy. I'll finish up the Byte + Python design this week, and then turn my attention to sketching them!!
So, finally: in addition to the stickers, what merch form would you like the three new robot pair up illustrations to take? Vote below to determine what else gets made for this campaign!
Thank you so much as always for being here. Let's ramp up over the next nine days and get the rest of our stretch goals met!!
Editing to add one more piece of information: the All-In tier will now also include all four transparent vinyl stickers and one circuit pin banner, as they're additional art from me and the future-proofing applies! <3 The guest keychains and locking pin backs are separate add-on only. Thank you so much everyone! 🥰
