What's Worth Preserving? — Tanner Woodford

What’s Worth Preserving?
Book published on Kickstarter, 2017
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What’s Worth Preserving? is a book of 60 handwritten responses to a broad, philosophical question. It was published on Kickstarter as an effort to preserve voices through handwriting.

Includes responses from: Dave Eggers, Art Paul, Jane Goodall, Nick Cave, Bob Faust, Jodi Picoult, Christoph Niemann, Debbie Millman, Seth Godin, John Ronan, David Bohnett, Elizabeth Crane, George Lois, Matthew Hoffman, David Spadafora, Wallace Paprocki, Jerron Herman, Cody Hudson, 50,000ft, Daniel Eatock, Elissa Tenny, Matthew Shlian, Jonathan Solomon, Susan Jackson Keig, Joseph Michael Essex, John Greiner, Lauren Boegen, Rhonda Kokot, Justin Ahrens, Ava Puckett, Kim Knoll, David Hiller, Bart Crosby, Alisa Wolfson, Duffie Adelson, James Victore, J.P. Graziano, Christen Carter, Chris Froeter, Brian Mansfield, Louise Sandhaus, Bobby Reichle, Borough+Block, Jason White, Jessica Barrett Sattell, Russell Lord, Mig Reyes, Hunter Tura, John Tipton, Jeanne Long, Edwin C. Krupp, Dr. A. Hope Jahren, Martha Murray, Brad White, Russ Maki, Victor Margolin, Rob Dewey, Leon Lederman, Ivan Chermayeff, and Alice Legendre.

Its first edition is sold out.

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John RonanScans: Design Museum of Chicago (above) Photos & Printing: Classic Color (below)This book is dedicated to current and future Design Museum of Chicago members, volunteers, staff, and interns, without whom it (and work like it) would not… — John Ronan
Scans: Design Museum of Chicago (above)
Photos & Printing: Classic Color (below)
This book is dedicated to current and future Design Museum of Chicago members, volunteers, staff, and interns, without whom it (and work like it) would not be possible.
Thanks also to its 60 talented and open contributors for answering the call, and to the 300 generous, big-hearted Kickstarter backers for giving the book life.