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« on: August 13, 2014, 02:29:26 AM »
 

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« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2014, 11:09:37 AM »
 

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I like it with two exceptions.....

The circle around the indices and the sideways pips....
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I'll be right back after I Lysol my eyes.

Thanks for that MrMollusk... I needed a good laugh today.
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« Reply #5 on: August 13, 2014, 10:25:21 PM »
 

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Hey guys my name's lex. I am the man behind the cards... I love the fact that there was already a topic about my project!!!!!...  I can not artistically create work loved by every soul but it's still cool. This is my first deck.. feel free to check out some of my paintings... I am in a mechanical phase so that might be my next direction... So I joined this site to get feed back.. I see some and that's great.. Hopfully  my membership here will help me understand the world of playing cards and the people who really love them. With that said I personally see this deck of cards something I created from talent, patience, time and allot of dreaming. My Facebook and instagram show the full process. If you do not like that's cool but I bet you have a family member or friend you know this would make a great gift for... Thanks guys!!!
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« Reply #6 on: August 14, 2014, 02:18:21 AM »
 

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Hey guys my name's lex. I am the man behind the cards... I love the fact that there was already a topic about my project!!!!!...  I can not artistically create work loved by every soul but it's still cool. This is my first deck.. feel free to check out some of my paintings... I am in a mechanical phase so that might be my next direction... So I joined this site to get feed back.. I see some and that's great.. Hopfully  my membership here will help me understand the world of playing cards and the people who really love them. With that said I personally see this deck of cards something I created from talent, patience, time and allot of dreaming. My Facebook and instagram show the full process. If you do not like that's cool but I bet you have a family member or friend you know this would make a great gift for... Thanks guys!!!

Hey Lex,
Glad to have you around, while like what you said, there isn't a deck that can please everyone, I do hope you can take some constructive comments around here and improve on the deck. I have some opinions about the deck and i hope it helps.

Like what has been mentioned around here, i'm not too font of the indices and the sideway pips. Also the indices are huge...Although i highly doubt this deck is meant for poker and card games, the indices and pips make it not as functional as it is suppose to be when holding in a fan or peeking.

Secondly, i'm not too fond of the fact you made the ace feel like a court card and the 10s feel like an Ace. Although it could be a new way of approaching things, it just doesnt feel right to me at least.

Also, the 3 pips at the side on the court cards looks redundant. It feels like it is there to fill up an empty space. I also can see that one of the 3 pips are coloured/designed while some are not. It just lacks some consistency and looks messy. If the 3 pips are a part of your concept somehow, i thought it could be better if better use was made out of it? Probably colouring 1 pip for J, 2 for Q and all 3 for K?

And while i like what you did to the number cards, I was thinking you could tone down the shades a little lighter on some the "floral" background to make the actual pips stand out a little more? E.g. It is getting a little hard to see the number of pips on a black high card like 8 or 9 with so much going on.

Lastly, i feel the card back feel very different from the rest of the deck. While the rest of the deck feels more fluid and flowing, the back feels very hard and symmetrical.

I do hope you do not take offense to anything i said. These are just some of my personal opinions. Irregardless, it is still some nice art work there, and i do wish you all the best for your project and hard work.
 

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« Reply #7 on: August 14, 2014, 04:49:19 AM »
 

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I agree with pretty much everything PurpleIce says. The background on the pips is a bit strong so it's hard to see the pips (on the black suits - reds look great), the 10's look like an ace and the ace looks like a court. As far as artwork goes that's all great, as for it being a deck of cards it does somewhat hinder it's functionality. I also would rather not have the numbers circled. With some tweaking I would probably back this as I quite like the artwork, but for me it is still a little unrefined - especially with all the strong competition around.

If the project doesn't meet the kickstarter goal it may be worth re-addressing these aspects and relaunching as a more useable deck of cards. I would also expect to see a tuckbox to go along with the deck.
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« Reply #8 on: August 14, 2014, 06:06:58 AM »
 

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This is great! I joined soon after so I could get some feed back and I can still also make some
Changes... I would love to pull backers from this site and also your input will help me design a even better deck next time... So what I have so far is circle around numbers.. black cards look more like ink blots lol... I Will try and post some new version before I do the suit. Thanks again.
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« Reply #9 on: August 15, 2014, 02:04:03 PM »
 

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Ok guys I am redoing spades right now.. I will post pics in a couple hrs.. hopefully I am reaching a playing card you will find good to play with and not just art... Also like to say thank you to the backers from this site so far..  one more question ? Excluding art what on the face cards would you like to see changed? Thanks again for any feed back!!!
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« Reply #10 on: August 15, 2014, 02:10:25 PM »
 

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Hey guys my name's lex. I am the man behind the cards... I love the fact that there was already a topic about my project!!!!!...  I can not artistically create work loved by every soul but it's still cool. This is my first deck.. feel free to check out some of my paintings... I am in a mechanical phase so that might be my next direction... So I joined this site to get feed back.. I see some and that's great.. Hopfully  my membership here will help me understand the world of playing cards and the people who really love them. With that said I personally see this deck of cards something I created from talent, patience, time and allot of dreaming. My Facebook and instagram show the full process. If you do not like that's cool but I bet you have a family member or friend you know this would make a great gift for... Thanks guys!!!

Hey Lex,
Glad to have you around, while like what you said, there isn't a deck that can please everyone, I do hope you can take some constructive comments around here and improve on the deck. I have some opinions about the deck and i hope it helps.

Like what has been mentioned around here, i'm not too font of the indices and the sideway pips. Also the indices are huge...Although i highly doubt this deck is meant for poker and card games, the indices and pips make it not as functional as it is suppose to be when holding in a fan or peeking.

Secondly, i'm not too fond of the fact you made the ace feel like a court card and the 10s feel like an Ace. Although it could be a new way of approaching things, it just doesnt feel right to me at least.

Also, the 3 pips at the side on the court cards looks redundant. It feels like it is there to fill up an empty space. I also can see that one of the 3 pips are coloured/designed while some are not. It just lacks some consistency and looks messy. If the 3 pips are a part of your concept somehow, i thought it could be better if better use was made out of it? Probably colouring 1 pip for J, 2 for Q and all 3 for K?

And while i like what you did to the number cards, I was thinking you could tone down the shades a little lighter on some the "floral" background to make the actual pips stand out a little more? E.g. It is getting a little hard to see the number of pips on a black high card like 8 or 9 with so much going on.

Lastly, i feel the card back feel very different from the rest of the deck. While the rest of the deck feels more fluid and flowing, the back feels very hard and symmetrical.

I do hope you do not take offense to anything i said. These are just some of my personal opinions. Irregardless, it is still some nice art work there, and i do wish you all the best for your project and hard work.


           I like your ideal for the piping...I will incorporate. Very great ideal thanks for your contribution.. :D
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« Reply #11 on: August 16, 2014, 02:53:07 AM »
 

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Hey, Alex,

Please feel free in the future to use the "quote" feature more often and combine your replies into a single post.  It's easier to understand with all of the referenced quotes included and takes up less space when it's all in a single post.

Ah, PurpleIce, my young Cardawan - you'll make an excellent Card Knight someday!  :))  May the Deck be with you!

Now, back to you, Alex!

I would like you to go back to Kickstarter and search for a deck called Bicycle Amazing Adventures.  Michael Mindes created a deck that I'm rather fond of, and that your deck should be more closely emulating in terms of the design.  Your art's pretty good, but there's so much extraneous stuff in the way we can barely make it out in the mess.  Compare that to the courts in Amazing Adventures - the steampunk outfits are clear and easy to distinguish, there's a lot of negative space to allow the artwork to really shine, the cards don't have giant title flags getting in the way of the lovely artwork and the cards are of a standardized design layout from suit to suit.  Better still, the spot cards are unique but familiar in their design, so people adapt to using the deck very quickly.  I'm less of a fan of the typeface used in the indices, but everything else is spot-on.  The back design is perfectly suited to the deck's theme.

Now, look at your deck.  Strip away the unnecessary line work and pips that serve only to clutter the design.  Take your anime character and see if you can make them two-way designs - the only two-way design I'm seeing in the whole deck is one of the two jokers - and jokers are rarely two-way in a pack of cards!  Take those indices, use an easier-to-read typeface and size them so your artwork isn't "crushed" by them taking up so much room.  Make the indices a standard width (if you aren't using a custom font, adjust the kerning to make it so) and make the value letter or number twice as tall as the suit pip.  If you're really in love with your spot card designs, follow the example of the red cards - make the pips black with the curlicues and such around them in RED, so they'll match thematically and stand out a lot more.  A faded shade of red would work exceptionally well.  Think of a better back design, and for the card gods' sake, ditch the plastic box!  Get a real tuck box - even a blank white one with a window is better than those plastic THINGS, which are better suited for decks sold at cheap roadside souvenir stands all along the East Coast, right next to the postcards and the salt water taffy!  If you can do a custom box, fantastic!  I just read a little deeper and see you're making a custom box.  This begs the question, "Why the hell are you showing plastic boxes AT ALL?!?"  They're NOT part of the finished product, but people will assume as much because you put them there.

Check your project's home page for a few things:
  • You should have black bars on the "pinup" deck from the 1950s as well as the nude version of your design.  Kids do wander through KS all the time and parents would be less than pleased to hear you're exposing them to pornography.  For the same reasons, remove all of your videos and replace them with PG-rated versions or nothing at all.
  • Check your spelling!  "Heroin" is a dangerous narcotic made from poppy plants while "heroine" is a heroic female lead character!
  • Have someone proofread your project for grammatical errors.  If you're not a native English speaker or didn't develop writing skills in school, you're not alone - hire professional help!
  • The little joker from the "swim" deck is flashing a boob and looks like it belongs in the unrated version of this deck!
  • Did you know the link to your Facebook page is dead over at the KS project page?

Please take everything I've said here as a) constructive criticism, since I really like seeing deck designs go from decent to great with the right amount of tweaking, and b) with a grain of salt, as these are the opinions of one man - I have some experience consulting for playing card designers, but in the end these are my opinions and they may fly directly in the face of what you're trying to accomplish with your deck.  Feel free to cherry-pick or utterly ignore anything and everything I've said.

As with any aspect of design, there are rules and you can break the rules - but not simply if you're breaking them for no good reason, or worse, out of a lack of awareness.  Break the rules infrequently at most, know the reasons why you're breaking them and insure that they make sense, not just to you but to anyone you want to be interested in your work.

EDIT: on the Queen of Clubs and the Queen of Diamonds, It's "Divine", not "Devine".  Divine would be something of the heavens or that is exquisite and beautiful, while Devine - it it existed as anything other than a proper noun or family name - would probably be the act of removing vines from a specific place...
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« Reply #12 on: August 16, 2014, 04:01:11 PM »
 

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« Reply #13 on: August 16, 2014, 04:04:46 PM »
 

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working on clubs and spades at the moment. I do have tuck box designs I will update Kickstarter and this thread as soon as I am done. Thanks!!
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« Reply #14 on: August 16, 2014, 04:07:21 PM »
 

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A few tips.

Use the same typeface on the numbers on the court cards as well.  You can make an art deck that looks pretty AND make it highly functional at the same time.  If a deck is too difficult to use, people will stop using it - or worse, not buy it in the first place.

Make the index pips red for the hearts and diamonds, especially since they're red in the middle of the card.

Are you aware that your indices for the hearts look like you're marking the cards as spades?  A heart, colored black and inverted, looks a LOT more like a spade than a heart.
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« Reply #16 on: August 16, 2014, 10:30:56 PM »
 

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I like it with two exceptions.....

The circle around the indices and the sideways pips....
I was thinking the same thing, the circles are unnecessary, but whoa looks like a lot of work and effort has gone into this, the creative part in the middle of the numbers (although slightly unreadable) is actually a style I like, Well Done! A tattoo Deck I like.
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@alexanderliss - It's great that you are taking in some of the suggestions, but I think you compromised your deck a little to much.  Yes, your deck is now functional, but I did like your original pips.  Not the indices with the circle, but the artwork in the middle.  Your indices now are a bit boring.  If you could come up with a indices like this guy did it would be nice.  Also, as a suggestion if you could make the back of your card like in the same style as your pips and "2-way" meaning a mirror image that would also look nice.  Right now it seems your back of card is a bit to simple with your talents and it's "1-way"  In your courts, it's great they are "2-way", but you need to have a better transition from one side of the card to the other.   Your KoD has a good transition, but do you really want the diamonds to be black?
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@alexanderliss - It's great that you are taking in some of the suggestions, but I think you compromised your deck a little to much.  Yes, your deck is now functional, but I did like your original pips.  Not the indices with the circle, but the artwork in the middle.  Your indices now are a bit boring.  If you could come up with a indices like this guy did it would be nice.  Also, as a suggestion if you could make the back of your card like in the same style as your pips and "2-way" meaning a mirror image that would also look nice.  Right now it seems your back of card is a bit to simple with your talents and it's "1-way"  In your courts, it's great they are "2-way", but you need to have a better transition from one side of the card to the other.

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« Reply #20 on: August 17, 2014, 04:18:14 PM »
 

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@alexanderliss - It's great that you are taking in some of the suggestions, but I think you compromised your deck a little to much.  Yes, your deck is now functional, but I did like your original pips.  Not the indices with the circle, but the artwork in the middle.  Your indices now are a bit boring.  If you could come up with a indices like this guy did it would be nice.  Also, as a suggestion if you could make the back of your card like in the same style as your pips and "2-way" meaning a mirror image that would also look nice.  Right now it seems your back of card is a bit to simple with your talents and it's "1-way"  In your courts, it's great they are "2-way", but you need to have a better transition from one side of the card to the other.

100% AGREE !

Did he really change those pips that much?

The indices are still a little messed up.  They're also at uneven heights from each other and many are too close to the edge of the card.

BTW: why "inked anime"?  I get that this is like tattoo flash art, but I don't recognize any of the characters from any anime I've ever seen.  There's a word for anime characters on paper - manga.  "Anime" is the Japanese term for animation - even a tattoo can't lay claim to that unless you're implanting some pretty intense hardware into your subject's body...
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Manga books where not the norm in the earily 80s every
Thing Was coming from anime.. We also use to call it japanamation..lol. This deck is from anime influence.. I personally like the indices close to the edge for peeking
In a tight fan... Thanks for the input every one...
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Manga books where not the norm in the earily 80s every
Thing Was coming from anime.. We also use to call it japanamation..lol. This deck is from anime influence.. I personally like the indices close to the edge for peeking
In a tight fan... Thanks for the input every one...

Close to the edge is indeed good - but consider this.

When manufacturing playing cards, almost no companies get the alignment and registration 100% correct.  The back is rarely aligned perfectly with the front with no margin of error.

Now, when the cards are being printed, and later being cut, the printer has to choose which side is the more important of the two to focus on getting closer to perfect.  That side is the back - if the cards are cut off-center, the uneven margins will look bad and for symmetrical backs can even be considered as having a one-way mark.  Legit poker players hate one-way marks because with a little pre-arrangement, one can use that to know something about the cards being dealt to each player.

There are limits, therefore, as to how thin of a margin goes on the back.  Being off by a millimeter is not as easy to spot when a card has a wide-enough margin around the back design, but becomes very easy to spot when dealing with thin margins.

So, it's established that the back ends up being the more important of the two for correct alignment.  This means that if you don't allow for enough of a margin or blank space around the face, including the index, you may find portions of your indices ending up on the wrong cards in the wrong places.  This is not to say that you shouldn't put them near the cut line, but there's near and there's NEAR.  Yours are mostly NEAR - and some aren't so near because the alignment of your indices varies from card to card, a no-no in functional playing card design.

I'm very familiar with the term "Japanamation" - a term that's NEVER used in Japan.  I also remember the old VHS tapes that cost $30 for two episodes - some entire series are that much these days and on higher-quality formats.  Perhaps for you manga wasn't the norm, but for many, it was - especially the older manga that had broad appeal and from which an anime movie or TV show was created.  The manga format didn't explode in the US until the '90s and the '00s, but the same can be said of anime becoming closer to mainstream.  There are still many in the US who think of animation and comics as a children's medium, while in Japanese society nothing could be further from the truth.

I'm simply pointing out that anime is an animated art form seen in films and on television while manga is the still art you're creating.  Perhaps if it was a drawing of an anime character, then I could understand calling it anime as well, but it's not - none of your characters have appeared in any animation anywhere; they're of your own creation.  It's like calling a painting a statue or calling a car wheel an anti-matter hyperdrive.  Then again, many people in the US, especially non-collectors of either art form, would make exactly the same mistake, so if you want to keep the error in, go ahead.  It doesn't make it any less of an error, but as long as you make money from it, who cares?

If you're going to be an artist, know your art form.

BTW: you can attach up to FIVE images to a single post, not just one.  Combining them makes for easier reading and less wasted space.
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Wow... Thanks for all the help.. sorry I am not perfect. :(
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Wow... Thanks for all the help.. sorry I am not perfect. :(

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I like the improvements I've seen to this deck. I think the pips and courts are looking much better now, I just can't get on board with the card back or tuckbox so i'm still not pledging on this just yet. There's just too much good competition around at the moment.

The artwork is great though, It's just a shame the full package isn't coming together in my opinion.
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Wow... Thanks for all the help.. sorry I am not perfect. :(

No one here expects perfection, especially on one's first deck design.  A desire to improve is good, as is taking other people's suggestions and ideas into account.
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Files to big sorry for the post.
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Ok I am working on tuck box.. I tried posting pics early this morning but my files where to big... I Have changed the card back and evened out the indices. I also remade the indices and spaced them a little further from the edge. Indices Are all correct color and easier to understand. Once again I would like to thank you guys for your input. I made a deck of cards you guys help me make it better.
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Why is the art for the court cards inconsistent in both style and scale?

The indices are improved but are still a bit too baroque.  Indices should be simple and easily read.
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That is the great thing about anime any thing goes. Machines being powered by souls or dolls created for battle lets not forget black-hole high school hero that time travels every time he is kissed.. I really do not see any rules. Some of the cards are scaled do to art. I just started creating drawings so scaled may ruin the art. Next time I will keep this in mind. The only Indices that are scaled different are the kings. Thanks once again for your input.
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That is the great thing about anime any thing goes. Machines being powered by souls or dolls created for battle lets not forget black-hole high school hero that time travels every time he is kissed.. I really do not see any rules. Some of the cards are scaled do to art. I just started creating drawings so scaled may ruin the art. Next time I will keep this in mind. The only Indices that are scaled different are the kings. Thanks once again for your input.

I didn't say that the indices were off-scale - I was referring to the ART.  The indices are simply hard to read.  But hey, it's your artistic vision; I'm just a playing card design consultant with a handful of successful clients, so what do I know, right...?  I'll get out of your hair - have fun raising your goal funds!  I mean you're already at 7% eleven days in - you should have NO problem making the remaining 93% in the next 19 days with one hand tied behind your back!
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You know if I created my deck the way you wanted and made my goal that would be great for you.. People pay me to do their vision... This is something created and put on kickstarter... My first and if it does not reach its goal that's fine... It's my time money and energy my art. It's simply art. I have had allot of views, cancellation, advice so I feel like my time has been spent well. My kick starter is slow but I am still here changing stuff around and updating backers creating new art for the tuck. I am sure if I paid you for your skills you would give me direct line of direction. Do not get me wrong the free advice you have given to me well be re-read over and over again... So thanks.
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@alexanderliss - To me, you took a step backward; Your deck is no longer functional.  That is the key.  After the deck is functional, you can do whatever you want artistic-wise.  I don't think you know all the rules yet.  I see you have lots of energy and ambition, but this doesn't work.  NOw you can break some of the rules and make it work.  I've seen it, but you can't break all the rules and make it work.  Stick around and read older posts and you will see the light.  Thanks once again for your input...
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I still have time..lol I am determined to do this right. Here is a tuck box design.
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That back sorta reminds me of this deck.   

Now! that was a deck of cards.   I see the same colors.  You're the artist you can do whatever you want. 
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Those do look great.  I think I picked the colors because when I think of magic I think rich velvets and stuff.. What is that deck called...?
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