Appearance and function match the final product, but is made with different manufacturing methods.

Looks like the final product, but is not functional.

Demonstrates the functionality of the final product, but looks different.

A prototype is a preliminary model of something. Projects that offer physical products need to show backers documentation of a working prototype. This gallery features photos, videos, and other visual documentation that will give backers a sense of what’s been accomplished so far and what’s left to do. Though the development process can vary for each project, these are the stages we typically see:

These photos and videos provide a detailed look at this project’s development.

Look up. When you're in Chicago, it's hard not to. People have been doing this in the Windy City for decades. And that's exactly what this poster series is all about.

When people in Chicago looked up in the 1880s, they saw the emergence of a new style of construction that combined brick and masonry with steel structure, allowing the city to start to climb taller. They needed to rebuild after the fire, and they were going to do it right. The Chicago school of architecture became the gold standard behind architects like Daniel Burnham, Louis Sullivan, Holabird and Root, and Frank Lloyd Wright.

When people looked up in the 1920s, they saw an intricate art deco influence on increasingly taller buildings. The ornament and vertical lines began to define the skyline.

After the war, the second Chicago school was born, and architects like Mies Van der Rohe began using steel structures and glass to introduce more open spaces in their buildings and go higher and higher. People in Chicago had to crane their necks to look up at the John Hancock Center and the Sears Tower, icons of the skyline still today.

Chicago's architecture is world famous and I wanted to capture those little details that make it unique in this poster series.

1860s - CHICAGO WATER TOWER

1880s - THE ROOKERY

1890s - CHICAGO HARBOR LIGHTHOUSE

1900s - MARSHALL FIELD'S

1910s - NAVY PIER

1920s - TRIBUNE TOWER

1920s - MERCHANDISE MART

1920s - CARBIDE AND CARBON BUILDING

1930s - ADLER PLANETARIUM

1930s - BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING

1950s - INLAND STEEL BUILDING

1960s - JOHN HANCOCK CENTER

1970s - SEARS TOWER

1980s - STONE CONTAINER BUILDING

1990s - 77 WEST WACKER DRIVE

2000s - TRUMP TOWER

The DECADES poster combines some of the most iconic buildings of the last 140 years of the Chicago skyline into one celebration of the city’s diverse architecture.

Each poster is 16"x28" and printed on metallic paper with UV inks.

Every window and detail has been hand-drawn and is accurate to the real life architecture.

Every printed detail is sharp and the silver metallic paper lets the architecture pop off the page.

NEW REWARD! BRUSHED ALUMINUM PRINT - A premium way to show your love for Chicago architecture, these prints are printed directly on brushed aluminum sheets with long-lasting UV inks. Prints are 12”x18” designs of your choice and include all the mounting brackets and hardware you need to get these on your walls.

Available as an individual reward, or add $100 to your existing reward to add a beautiful brushed aluminum print to your wall.

All of the posters in this campaign are 16"x28" and printed on silver metallic paper with UV inks. They will also be stamped and signed by me! The postcard packs contain all 16 individual buildings as 4"x6" representations.

Throughout the campaign, I will post some of the process I went through in designing the prints, and give a glimpse of the tiny details that you maybe can't see.

Please feel free to share this project on every social media network you can. The more word that gets out, the better the project will be!

To view my other posters, as well as t-shirts, phone cases, stickers, pillows, mugs, totes, etc., you can go to my sites here:

http://www.scbb11Sketch.imagekind.com

http://www.redbubble.com/people/scbb11Sketch

http://www.designpavilion.tumblr.com

Follow me on Twitter: @scbb11Sketch

Thank you for any support you can offer! Chicago architecture is in a league of its own, and I want to showcase all the design details the city has to offer. I look forward to getting lots of posters printed!

DISCLAIMER: This project is in no way affiliated with the buildings listed or the companies that own them.