Building a world begins with outlining. Sketching the characters, defining the story, creating depth… All of these processes slowly begin to merge and mingle on a single piece of paper. It all starts off with one scribble.
The Founders:
Skribblz was founded by two creatives in pursuit of making a change. When we aren’t supporting local restaurants through marketing, we’re creating art! The Skribblz Universe was created by Jack (@0xDelinquent) and Annie (@EinnaNFT). Annie handles the art and Jack handles the marketing, but both founders are crucial in terms of world building and storytelling.
The Beginning:
We want to innovate the NFT Space. We realized that there was a large stream of revenue leading to bad actors that overpromise and underdeliver, creating victims of tunnel vision. Why are artists being monetized for NFTs without being treated with the respect they deserve? How can we spread positivity in a space where people are solely focused on profits? Is there a way to push creativity while taking care of the future generation of builders?
The Process:
Skribblz is a project of 7,777 characters skribbl’d onto the Ethereum blockchain, designed with a goal to give back to underprivileged communities. There will be 7 different Skribblz characters, not including variants. 2 characters have not been revealed.
In order to deliver a project that meets our core values, we must first integrate our four pillars:
- Community.
A community is only as strong as its weakest link. Building a dedicated community takes time. We have opted to take the route of maintaining a closed Discord in order to build a dedicated organic community. Rather than using marketing strategies to generate hype, our plan is to build a loyal community that understands the long-term goals of the Skribblz project. Understanding that building takes time, we are determined to take as long as it needs to prove that Skribblz is for people that are looking to make a change in the space. We want our members to create deep and meaningful connections while keeping out bots in order to create a safe space for the community. - Philanthropy.
Philanthropy is the desire to promote the welfare of others. This can be expressed through monetary donations or physical acts of kindness. The NFT space is dominated by people looking to make a quick buck. There is an extraordinary amount of liquidity being thrown around in the market in hopes of flipping to a Bored Ape or Ferrari. People are spending all of this time grinding on Discord in order to mint the next big project and have even resorted to buying whitelist spots privately. We are not big fans of this behavior and want members of the space to do good with their time and money. Rather than grinding for levels on Discord, why not incentivize members to use that time to volunteer at a non-profit organization instead? With proof, they could be provided a whitelist spot. In exchange for “active” community members that fluff up general chat by spamming ‘GM’ or ‘WAGMI’, we hope to grow a community of like-minded individuals that are interested in making a difference in the world, one step at a time. - Creativity.
Artists are the backbone of the NFT space. They are the creators of the JPEGs we love and rep, day after day. We want to continue inspire creatives in this space by designing a unique project that motivates aspiring artists to build, which is exemplified through our style of art. The art curated for Skribblz resembles a child’s drawing, similar to that which we would draw as kids. The first Skribblz drop will focus on educational charities in order to empower underprivileged children. We want to be the catalyst to spark these kids’ creativity. Growing up, we were privileged enough to blossom our creativity with the resources provided to us. However, not all kids are that lucky. We want to promote and support educating children because in 20 years, the biggest advancements in the NFT space could be innovated by one of the kids we helped! - Transparency.
In the age of anonymity, we want to promote transparency and accountability. A project that is focused on philanthropy should be 100% transparent in all aspects. This ranges from allowing community members choosing which non-profit organization receives donations to providing immediate proof of donations. Our team is doxxed in order to ensure that accountability is provided to the community.
The Goal:
Our goal is to continue building the Skribblz storyline. Each and every graphic we share is an extremely important addition to the growth of Skribblz. Community driven storytelling is just as fun for us as it is interactive to the community. There will be a total of three projects in the Skribblz Universe. Each project will be focused on different sectors of underprivileged communities. Spreading creativity and supporting underprivileged children will play a huge role in the original Skribblz project.
The second project will be Skribblz Snackz. This project’s art direction will be focused on living characters based on different foods throughout the world. Annie and I are huge foodies and during our free time, we help local businesses grow through marketing! Volunteering at homeless shelters and serving food to the less fortunate has provided us a different perspective on hunger. Our goal is to continue giving back to not only the community, but worldwide. A percentage of proceeds will be donated to charities around the world that focus on hunger. We love food and we want people throughout the world to not only live longer, but to experience the joys of food as we do.
Our final project in the Skribblz Universe will be Skribblz Petz. This project’s art will focus on animals throughout the world. Each animal in this project will be decided by the community, supplemented by a community-chosen charity associated to them.
After each of these projects, xx% of initial sales (TBD) will be converted into USD and donated to charities of the community’s choice through a poll. We will take considerations and provide a final list. Receipts will be provided as soon as possible in order to ensure transparency.
The Skribblz Universe is not over after Skribblz Petz. Our long-term goal is to develop Skribblz into a massively adopted brand that will continue providing value to existing Skribblz holders by continuously building the Skribblz community, creating merch, providing exclusive airdrops, and more to be announced.
We’re drawing a better world, one skribbl at a time.
Thank you for taking the time to learn more about Skribblz!
More information on how to join Skribblz will be released on our Twitter page gradually.
https://twitter.com/skribblznft
