TLDR;
• NFC aims to be a fair launchpad for artists – giving artists more ownership
• Artists get a bespoke design, own smart contract, own domain and the opportunity to build their own Web3 venture
• NFC collaborated with two artists launching with first two collections – Top 30 Pioneers & Greed is Good NFT collections
• Top 30 Pioneers NFT collection will have 100 NFTs highlighting 30 most active countries in terms of NFT trading activities
• Top 30 Pioneers NFTs minting is live and accessible through the website
• Greed is Good NFT collection will have 5,000 NFTs highlighting the dichotomy in the crypto community, driven by greed and creativity dynamics between traders and creators, both forces are ironically driving the community forward
In this article, we will share a case study about Non-Fungies Curators (NFC) a project that is created & sponsored by what.digital with a vision of empowering artists globally by enabling them with the tools required to create & benefit through NFTs.
NFC Vision
We honour artists. We want to empower and liberate creativity by providing artists with a simple, fair, and commercially viable platform for promoting and publishing their work. Current solutions are either too complicated, take advantage of the creators, or are very expensive.
NFC Product
Launchpad for NFT collections – collaborating with artists to launch their collections, and gain first-level access to our curated NFT drops with perks. Providing a platform for artists to promote and showcase their art.
NFC Values
Fairness for creators – it’s about the creators, giving them a fair share of the commercial upside
Equal access – anyone can join, apply and use the platform, we aim to lower the barriers of entry and we don’t disqualify
Community led – We let the community influence, guide and decide on our development
Transparency – We share our financial results, decisions and strategy
Empowering artists
Non-Fungies Curators (NFC) are a group of people collaborating with artists to launch NFT collections with meanings & value. We look to empower the artists and let their creativity illuminate their artwork, reflecting meanings deep within our community and the world we live in.
Unlike NFT marketplaces (i.e., Opensea, Rarible, SuperRare, etc.) Non-Fungies Curators (NFC) acts as a launchpad empowering the artists by giving them their own voice in the market, this means that the artist will own their own work through owning the smart contract, platform, website, domain and minting solution for primary sales.
Artists, who launch their collection through NFC, will be able to fully customize the NFT collection to fit their requirements. NFC will also connect to the NFT marketplaces to enable secondary market trades and royalties to the artists allowing them to benefit both ways.
Benefits to the artists:
• Lower cost and less complexity of launching own collections, without any small print or strings attached
• Full ownership of the smart contract and the web presence
• Avoid common mistakes by collaborating with NFC
• Access to a community of NFT collectors, enthusiasts, and influencers
Benefits to the NFT buyers & collectors
• Early access to the future NFT drops
• Support up-and-coming artists
• Access events, workshops, and exclusive community
• Vote and curate future collections
• Rewards & prizes through airdrops and activities
Benefits to the sponsors & curators:
• Access to passionate & diversified artists
• Potential financial gain through the primary sale of the NFTs
• Potential perpetual income through royalties from the secondary sale on the NFT marketplaces
• Early access to future NFT drops
• Access to events, workshops, and exclusive community of NFT collectors, enthusiasts, and influencers
Each party involved within Non-Fungies Curators play a critical role in the growth of this community, they all share a common goal which promotes a win-win situation for everyone. Through effective collaboration, each party involved can play a role in enabling an ecosystem of creative artists to flourish and share their creativity with the world. Below we highlight NFC’s vision, product, and values.
Top 30 Pioneers NFT Collection
The first NFT collection that is curated by Non-Fungies Curators working with Jimmy Pedron (aka Eli Navarro) who was born in Caracas, Venezuela in the early 60s. He remembers, when he was a kid, everybody was amazed by his innate skills to draw. But his parents never supported him to continue his artistic career because In Latin America, art back in the day, and even now, was not really considered a job. People say artists die hungry, however, he continued drawing as a hobby, reading comics, and trying to achieve amazing artwork like Jim Lee or Brian Bolland.
About the artist – Eli Navarro
With Eli Navarro, we decided to celebrate the NFT revolution taking place globally, by giving recognition to the top 30 countries that are at the forefront of this development. We identified countries with the most active NFT users by comparing their population to their engagement on the largest NFT marketplaces (OpenSea, Mintable, and Rarible). Top 30 Pioneers NFT collection has 100 NFTs that represent the top 30 countries, proportionally to their activity (i.e. countries with a greater activity will have more NFTs with their attributes).
Collection Details
• Total NFTs – 100 NFTs
• Minting Price – 0.035 ETH
• Blockchain – Ethereum
• Launch Date – 01-March-2023
“Greed is Good” NFT Collection
The second NFT collection is curated by Non-Fungies Curators working with Halit Büyükyılmaz, who is a digital artist that has been trying to live with art for over 5 years. He was born in Northern Cyprus. He graduated from the Near East University Computer Education and Computer Technology Department. He has experience in illustration, 2D Character design, and animation. He is an amateur indie game developer and a traditional sculptor.
About the artist – Halit Büyükyılmaz
With Halit Büyükyılmaz, we decided to create an NFT collection that represents the forces of the NFT communities, who on one side are driven by good players – those who contribute to the advancement of technology & community growth. On the other hand, the majority of buyers are driven by financial rewards. Those “greedy” collectors and traders pay less attention to the cause and mission of projects, they will ruthlessly drop the project to realise their gains. This double-edged sword – ironically helps to fund & develop the underlying technology.
The “Greed is Good” collection showcases the nasty characteristics of the community, we selected the most active countries in the crypto space which are sometimes also stereotypical of the country of origin. The aim of this collection is to make people reflect on the reasons why they participate in the web3 community and inspire more positive behaviours.
Collection Details
• Total NFTs – 5,000 NFTs
• Minting Price – 0.05 ETH
• Blockchain – Ethereum
• Launch Date – 01-June-2023
Outlook
Non-Fungies Curators is launching the first two collections “Top 30 Pioneers” & “Greed is Good” NFT collections with the aim to bring value by adding utilities to the NFTs which will enable holders to access a community of curators. These two collections will be the starting point in the aim to curate as many collections as possible and allow artists worldwide to showcase their creative talent.
If you are an artists and looking to launch your own NFT collection, visit NFC launchpad and contact us!