July 1st was Kickstarter’s 65th day since launching, and it was a special one. Yesterday, thirteen projects were funded. (We don’t count a project as funded until it has reached its end date at or above 100% of its goal.) In one day. This is a tremendous accomplishment on the part of all of these creators. We watched them hustle for backers, post project updates and do everything in their power to see their projects through to the end. If you want to know what makes a good Kickstarter project, these would be good places to start.

We pay a lot of lip service to the idea of “creative projects” being a big umbrella encompassing so many different things, and these thirteen projects illustrate that wonderfully. They encompass music, film, art, publishing, podcasting, photography, magazines, crossword puzzles, cookbooks, education, travel, philanthropy and DJing. Add a partridge in a pear tree and we’d have everything covered.

These projects also finished, on average, having raised 188% of their goal. This wildly exceeds not only the creators’ expectations, but ours as well. The level of engagement and generosity being shown by everyone, backers and creators alike, is staggering. Everyone involved should feel proud about their participation. It’s been incredible.

Scroll down for a look at the thirteen projects. If you’d like to start one of your own, send a note about what you are looking to do. Thanks!