Thanks for your replies guys.

This is great. I always felt it looked like a keyboard of some sort but was confused by it so was genuinely interested to see what experts thought.

I asked question somewhere else and got the reply ‘cos he’s the suicide king and mentally unstable people are often musically gifted’, which didn’t ring true seeing as we kind of know the suicide thing is more attributed to bad reproduction.

So, you're looking at making a deck that's essentially like International Standard playing cards, but using twice the number of suits and a few extra ranks....

Yeah kind of. They’re normal cards. I was intending to make the extras eventually for the video game anyway so was thinking I would look and see if it was something people look for in physical format/ collectibles.

My approach is modular though so I’m thinking...

Vol1 - standard pips four families regular set
Vol2 - alternate pips four additional families but still regular format
Vol3 - basically expansion. Would feature the extra cards for all 8 suits and some bonuses bits and pieces

Plan to Kickstarter vol1 and do it if it gets interest, and if vol2 and vol3 seem viable put them in as seperate kickstarters after? Seems cleaner than having confusing rewards that trigger the different volumes although part of me feels like one Kickstarter for all three with the vol2 and 3 as high rewards/ stretch goals could work

Quote from: jezzurp on June 27, 2018, 04:40:01 PM

Yes, that's exactly what I meant! I think it makes it more consistent, how does that feel to you?

And YES!
Here is the Back Design ( 2 version ) & Fanning(am I using the right word?) mock up,
I am pretty sure that most of you will like the design (but maybe not included the red circle & Japanese word XD)


(Still thinking should we make a day light/ light blue sky background version to help us hit the goal of funding)

I really like the way this back design fans around

Yes, that's exactly what I meant! I think it makes it more consistent, how does that feel to you?

Hey just wanted to say, new to this site but its been really cool reading this thread and seeing your progress and revisions. The cards look so much better as a result of your openness to take on the feedback of the folk on the forum and it's great to see the progression! Good luck with everything!

EDIT - Disappointed to just see your funding failed... I actually think the branding/ pack design and arguably the backs look less polished now than the actual cards because of all the great revisions and hard work you have done on the cards? I wonder if you worked up that key art to similar style/ standard and polish you have done elsewhere you might reap the rewards?

I wonder if the heart pip might look slightly better if it was mono like the rest tho i.e. the detail all in white instead of the black part.

Seriously though they're really good and that's the only constructive criticism I can think of on art side

Look forward to copping some when they come out

Name or your nickname or Stage name. Which ever you would like us to address you as
No stagename... just Jamie, or jezzurp or whatever (I get called a lot worse)

Where you are from. Because members of the forums come from all over so we would love to know if we have fellow countrymen/women in the house!
I'm from Southsea which is in the island city of Portsmouth on southcoast of England.

Are you a Cardist? Magician? Collector? a combination of the 3?
I am an artist, work in video game industry and I always loved cool decks of cards. Recently started working on a custom deck initially for use in a video game I was making as a personal project but then started really getting into researching the history of the pips and stuff, and the cultures I was using as visual ref the project ballooned a bit. When friends and colleagues saw them and started asking me to get some printed so they can have some I realised I should probably look into getting physical versions made!

What got you into the arts?
I guess answered above. Not sure I qualify as being into 'the arts' as in performance and such but I am a visual artist and work in video games. Predominantly have been UI/UX artist and web developer for most of career but also done a lot of photography and painting and also always been a nerd for pixel art.

How you found out about the forums. We are always secretly curious
Actually googling for info about best suppliers. Was hoping to find a forum where I could ask people who really know their stuff about the print suppliers and pros and cons. Even from lurking I think I have learned a fair bit but wanted to ask some questions etc too and I guess just interact with other people who are nerdy in a similar way to me. I was actually trying to register for a little while but was stuck in a loop until I messaged Don and he helped me out.

Say hello!