Thank You: San Francisco & Supporters
By: Akin | February 27, 2012 | Category: Misc Stuff
Hey everyone,
I just want to take a quick moment to personally thank you all for the success of the SF Mirrors Project. It’s been an amazing experience to see the tremendous feedback the project received, and I’m proud to have been a part of it with you all.
When I first came up with this project I really had no idea what I was doing – and I came pretty close to nixing the idea multiple times. So much could go wrong – they might get immediately torn down, defaced, people might not care, etc, etc – and I certainly didn’t need another project on-top of full time grad-school and work. But fortunately I kept working on it, developed the idea further, and finally give it a shot. 9 months later I’m here thanking you for a successful project.
I hope everyone took something positive away from this experiment – I know I have.
THANK YOU to the supporters for backing me.
THANK YOU to San Francisco for receiving the project so warmly.
And THANK YOU for being a part of the project.
You all rock. Go forth and be amazing!
-Akin
SF Mirrors featured in the news
By: Akin | February 6, 2012 | Category: Misc Stuff
Mission Local got in touch and wrote an article about the project: http://missionlocal.org/2012/02/mirrors-mirrors-on-the-walls/
The same article is also featured at SFGate:
http://blog.sfgate.com/inthemission/2012/02/04/6046/
And one more story in SFBay.ca:
http://sfbay.ca/2012/02/06/uplifting-mirrors-reflect-around-the-city/
I want to take a moment to thank everyone that’s been sharing their pictures and experiences of the project! I’m updating the gallery frequently as new mirrors get found or sent in. As always, spread the word and share your pics! Thanks again!
Share your story & Spread the word
By: Akin | February 2, 2012 | Category: News
Hey there everyone! We’ve gotten a lot of great feedback about the project these past couple of days. We would love to hear more from YOU about how you came across the project. Submit your stories and photos to us by commenting on these posts or getting in contact with us through the contact page.
Here are two great blog posts we’ve found about the project:
http://oh-wheezers.blogspot.com/2012/02/san-francisco-mirrors-project.html
http://almondjay.com/2012/01/31/the-sf-mirrors-project/
In the mean time, the gallery page has been updated with pictures of the mirrors that people have been posting online. Send yours in today!
As always, spread the word to your friends through Twitter and Facebook!
Mirrors Are Up: The SF Mirrors Team
By: Akin | January 30, 2012 | Category: Project Updates
Mirrors are now up across San Francisco thanks to this bunch of amazing people. Let us know if you’ve spotted any in your neighborhood and send us your pics! Also – for any owners of buildings that want a mirror removed for whatever reason, please send an email through the contact and we will happily and safely remove any mirror.
Project Launch Night is HERE!
By: Akin | January 29, 2012 | Category: Project Updates
The weather appears to be cooperating this week – so the SF Mirrors Project is a go!
Later tonight we’ll be putting up the ~100 mirrors throughout the city of San Francisco. Thank you all for your support up to this point, apologies for the delay, and I’m looking forward to seeing how the city reacts to the project and sharing it all with you here!
Check back on monday and tuesday for realtime updates and plenty of photos and media to be added to the new GALLERY section above.
BONUS: Send us any photos you take of the mirrors! info@sfmirrors.com
Date Set: Monday January 30th
By: Akin | January 14, 2012 | Category: Project Updates
The date is finally set: January 30th is when the mirrors will be up all over San Francisco.
(In the event of rain, the date will be pushed back to the following weekend).
More info to come very soon.
Mirrors ready / Project team start
By: Akin | December 8, 2011 | Category: Project Updates
Hey there everyone! So first off, i’d like to share the custom-made transparent logo stickers which are now at the bottom corner of every mirror… Looks pretty sharp doesn’t it? Almost makes it look like I have a clue about I’m doing… almost.
I’d like to once again thank the local bay-area stores that helped the SF Mirrors Project:
TAP Plastics in San Francisco for the Mirrors, Flax Art & Design in San Francisco for the markers and adhesives, And PSPrint in Oakland for the logo stickers.
So now that the mirrors are ready, it’s nearly time to put them up all over the city – but there will be a slight delay before that happens. The people onboard for the mirrors team are students like myself, and we are all currently swamped with final exams until the 18th of December, after which everyone travels home to visit family for the holidays. So the mirrors will be going up in January – once everyone is back in town and ready to help out again. What a great way to kick off the new year.
Apologies for the delay – but when they’re finally up it will be AWESOME.
We’re still looking for a few photographers to join the team and help document the project once it’s up – so please get in contact if you’re interested. Thanks!
Project Spotlight: Before I Die
By: Akin | November 28, 2011 | Category: Project Spotlight
Came across a great project by Candy Chang – “Before I Die”
“Before I Die is an interactive public art project that transforms neglected spaces into a constructive places where we can discover the hopes and dreams of the people around us. It is also a reminder to ourselves of what is most important to us. It’s a question that changed Candy after she lost someone she loved very much, and she believes the design of our public spaces can better reflect what matters to us as a community and as individuals.”
You can see more on her site: http://candychang.com/before-i-die-in-nola/
Messages Written & Project Update
By: Akin | November 7, 2011 | Category: Project Updates
^ The mirrors with the messages written and plastic wrap still on to avoid scratches.
The mirrors are all prepped and ready – which means we’re entering the final stages of the project! If you’re interested in helping photograph the project once the mirrors go up – please get in contact with me so I can bring you into the project.
More Updates coming very soon – expect the mirrors going up within the next few weeks.
Article on You Kickstarted Me
By: Akin | October 3, 2011 | Category: Misc Stuff
http://youkickstarted.me/akin-bilgic-of-the-sf-mirrors-project-090911
Recently I met with JJ Casas – a SF based photographer working on his project: ‘You Kickstarted Me’ – to do a behind-the-scenes interview about the SF Mirrors project. He’s been going around and interviewing people behind successful kickstarter campaigns in the effort to document the rise of kickstarter-funded projects around the world. Check out his site and a sneak peak of the interview at: youkickstarted.me.
