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Playing Card Plethora / Bee Tech Art Deck, Red Seal, from 2005
« on: May 11, 2017, 09:47:34 PM »
Does anyone have any background or information about this deck? I've never seen them before now. It's a Bee tech art deck with the bumblebee in the window, and decks are dated 2005. Front of tuck looks like any other Bee deck from the period. Any info would be appreciated.

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I tried the outer line in red with the funky corners, and it just didn't look right. Instead of "popping" it kind of got more lost. The corner fans in red didn't work either. It drew too much attention to the corners instead of the overall design. So I came up with this. The greens are much closer to what I had originally intended as well. Let me know what you guys think!


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Thanks for the replies! I'll work on some of these ideas.

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Wow - I've never heard of nor seen the Oriental deck. Some of the similarities are striking. I have to say, I like mine more; and of course I'm not biased ;p

Very good call though Don - I need to definitely consider this in my approach. i don't want to ever be considered a copycat of any kind. And I definitely want my deck to be successful. I will play around with the custom courts idea - you've got another great point there as well - and as usual.

Thanks for the insight.

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Thanks for the feedback Eddie. When you say color on the edges, do you mean on the actual cut edges of the paper, or the border between where the dark brown meets the white paper? Thanks again.

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Design & Development / Japanese Garden - New concept needs feedback
« on: May 04, 2017, 05:13:36 PM »
I've got several ideas in the hopper currently, but this is one I've had a lot of fun with lately. I am planning on probably going with recolored ARRCO faces, and doing custom jokers, but here is what I have so far.

The red sunburst I would like to see about doing in a red metallic foil, like the Bicycle MetalLuxe cards feature. I think that would look really cool.

The green came out much brighter than originally intended - imagine it a little more muted (working on this)

The tuck will have more included, but the front is pretty much what I want. Extremely minimalist. The Japanese text says "Japanese Garden".




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Design & Development / Re: Design & Dev Questions
« on: May 01, 2017, 03:12:20 PM »
Don - very enlightening post. Thank you for taking the time and for clarifying so many things I was unclear about. This helps to give me some direction on some of the current things I am working on.

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Still looking for Exquisites? I may have a few decks somewhere. Would be interested in trades...

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Still looking for club 808 decks? I have a bunch of perspective, some cigar, and probably some others.

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Being that I live where there is no 7-11 anywhere nearby, and I had to have some of these decks, I had a family member purchase a bunch for me. She got a couple dozen apparently, so I'm good!

I wanted to gauge interest in these here on this board, as I plan on selling a bunch on eBay as well. I am willing to give a discount to forum members from what I plan on selling them there for.

I'll go 5 bucks a deck + 3 bucks shipping. I'm willing to sell about 10 decks here if there is interest. Shipping from NC. I should have them in my hands within 2 weeks.

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Design & Development / Re: Very Minimalist Deck
« on: April 27, 2017, 12:19:36 PM »
As a designer myself, minimalism is the toughest style to master in playing card design. You can't go minimal for the sake of being minimal. It has to be functional, attractive, and balanced - and it needs a theme. Daniel Madison has had some great success with minimalist decks - but then again, some of his decks are too minimal in my view. Most notably, his blank deck lol. The Rounders deck is a good example of being very minimalist - yet meeting the proper criteria of what makes a successful deck.

The Fulton's decks are another example. Chinatown and Ace Fulton's Casino decks aren't as minimalist as Madison's decks, yet they are very minimalist when compared to much of what's out there with so much detailed and intricate artwork. The Fulton's decks have probably been my main inspiration - second only to the early 20th and late 19th century classics from USPC, Dougherty, and the like. I'm still in awe with what artists in 1896 were able to accomplish.

I would start with a theme. And experiment with the bare minimum required to present that theme attractively. I wouldn't go too minimal on the pips and indices to keep the cards fully functional - but try maybe working on the back design first. Just my 2 cents. Good luck!


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Great writeup on LPCC. I didn't know much about them, but love what I have of their decks. It seems that lately demand for some of their older decks has waned. I purchased a brick of Blue Egyptians when they first hit the shelves in probably 2013 or '14, and sold a few really fast on Ebay. I sort of got away from the eBay thing for a couple of years, and have just recently put some decks back up for sale that I have too many off. This deck is one of them, and I haven't sold any at all. Doesn't really matter, just curious as to if anyone has any similar insight, or a completely different opinion on the subject. LPCC makes some of the best quality cards I've ever handled.

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Design & Development / Re: "The Right of Kings" Conecpt and design
« on: April 24, 2017, 12:29:42 PM »
Since no one else has responded, and this is a few months old, I'll take a crack at it.

First of all, your custom courts are fabulous. I really like the layout and colors, as well as the original concept for the court faces. That said, I think your back design needs a lot of work. It isn't bad, but in comparison to the level of artwork evident in your courts, it just pales in comparison. Your courts betray your talent for graphic art - so I know for a fact you can do much better on the backs. Just my opinion.

I like the writing on the faces as a concept, however it is just too chaotic for me. I can't tell you if it should be removed, or modified somehow to not compete with the design so much.

I love your pips and how you have them laid out.

I think your tuck box needs to really stand out strong on its own. I sort of feel similar about it as your back design. It's good, but perhaps not good enough for the level of deck you are going for. I feel like you have the talent to take it to the next level.

Overall, strong concept, great artwork, and really just a few tweaks should make this a really great deck.

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Design & Development / Re: Duck Deck
« on: April 24, 2017, 12:19:35 PM »
Don pretty much said what I was thinking (great minds...  ;D)

I can tell you as Don said, Disney is known to be very litigious about their intellectual property. If you released this project as is, I'd be shocked if they didn't file a lawsuit against you. I don't want to discourage you, but rather try to keep you out of legal trouble. You're a talented artist - is there perhaps a different animal you could cartoonize to avoid potential trouble? Good luck...

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Design & Development / Design & Dev Questions
« on: April 24, 2017, 12:13:18 PM »
I'm working on a couple of different designs/concepts. For one of them, I really would like to use classic ARRCO courts and recolor them. Does anyone know where one would obtain a vector (or hi res raster) pack of ARRCO faces for design? I have already found several good source files for USPC-related standard faces - but no ARRCO.

Another question - I am curious about how an outside company is able to reproduce a USPCC vintage design. For instance, Deckso (spelling?) reproduced the vintage All Wheel Back No. 2 I believe in 2012 and released it. Obviously, this is a design that USPCC owns - yet a private company reproduced it and released it under the Bicycle banner. How does this work? How does a company like Deckso make any money on a design they don't own and didn't create? Any feedback on this process would be appreciated.

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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Re: NY Consolidated Bee Deck Question
« on: April 24, 2017, 10:11:27 AM »
Wow great info - thanks for the replies guys.

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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / NY Consolidated Bee Deck Question
« on: April 23, 2017, 03:22:47 PM »
I just purchased this deck for a song, and I can't seem to find out much about it. Older Bee decks I've seen say "Standard" and "Made in the USA" on the front of the tuck - this one says "The NY Consolidated Card Co" - can someone tell me what they know about this? Thanks!

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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Re: Help Identify this Deck?
« on: April 23, 2017, 03:12:58 PM »
Those are awesome

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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Re: Help Identify this Deck?
« on: April 21, 2017, 10:27:28 AM »
I did some digging last night and read basically what you posted. Don't know how I haven't come across one before, but I am still a novice to vintage decks. Tell me, I found a supply of a handful of these decks in great condition, different spinoff brands like Torpedo, Mohawk, etc; all around this era or a little earlier, for about $6 a deck - but oddly enough most are missing their boxes. Is this a worthy investment? One deck features the AoS that identifies only "Russell Playing Card Company" with the old Russell AoS design. I would imagine that much of the deck's value is contingent on the tuck box, correct?

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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Help Identify this Deck?
« on: April 20, 2017, 12:12:07 PM »
Doing some browsing online and saw this deck. This is the only picture provided, and there is no other identifying information. Which company did the AoS like this with the number "8" in the center?

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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Re: Question for the experts
« on: April 11, 2017, 04:02:41 PM »
Great info - thanks guys

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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Re: Question for the experts
« on: April 10, 2017, 10:55:40 AM »
Thanks for the reply Don. I saw a guy on Ebay selling Rider Backs in "High Finish" from the 50s or 60s for quite a chunk of money. I think he may even be a member of this forum. Anyway, I got to looking at my decks and noticed one of my old bridge decks had the high finish. I found nothing about it online anywhere. Sounds like USPCC may have gone through a short phase where they experimented beyond Aristocrats with this particular finish. I'll consider my deck to be a gem until I hear otherwise!

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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Question for the experts
« on: April 08, 2017, 12:36:30 PM »
I've got a bike bridge deck from 1953, and the bottom of the tuck says "High Finish". Was high finish the standard for these bridge decks, or is this an outlier? Thanks!

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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Re: New member here with six old decks.
« on: April 08, 2017, 12:33:33 PM »
That gilded edge Congress deck is gorgeous

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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Re: 1921 Racer Backs
« on: April 08, 2017, 12:27:16 PM »
I thought so too. Thanks Don!

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