Hey all,

In case you haven't heard, the next project in the Vanda Artists Series lineup launches today on Kickstarter (in about 6 hours from now).

This is the first deck of an 8-deck series called "The Planets" and it features planet #1: Mercury.

You can check out the campaign draft page at:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/goldklangdesign/2118485605?ref=337353&token=1a1e3819

I hope to see you all there!
-David

I just realized that I hadn't yet started a thread for this new deck, so here goes...

Duel Playing Cards is a deck designed by Joelle wall and we'll be launching a Kickstarter campaign for it soon. The goal is to produce the red version of the deck and printing of the blue deck will be a stretch goal. These will be printed by USPC and I'm working on some other cool stretch goals / add-on items. If you have any requests/ideas for these items, please share

Links for more info:
http://vandacards.com/artists/
http://www.joellewall.com/work/duel-playing-cards/

-David

Violet Edition of Vanda Playing Cards will be available at http://vandacards.com on June 9th and orders will ship out immediately. This deck is similar to the original Crimson Edition deck (which is sold out) with 4 new gaff cards.

A couple special coupon codes for you guys useable at vandacards.com:

coupon code: VIOLET
$6.95 each when you purchase 4 or more

coupon code: VIOLET35
35% discount off entire cart for orders over $100 (includes all Vanda products).

Specs:

Vanda Playing Cards - Violet Edition
Limited run of 2500 decks
Printed by USPC
Bicycle stock
Magic finish
4 gaff cards for magic
No seal (easy access)

Hey guys,

I've been wanting to create a typographic deck since before I launched the original Vanda decks over 2 years ago and have finally decided what I want to do with it.

The deck will be created using hand lettering, then digitized and cleaned up a bit. Every pip in the deck will be typographic and each card will have a unique design with a different type style for each suit.

I've been inspired by Emmanuel's process of creating one card each week and will be following a similar timeline with this project. Every card will be laser cut in baltic birch wood at 5"x7" and they will be numbered sequentially in standard deck order. These unique wooden cards will be available for purchase along with the final printed decks.

You can check out weekly photos on the Vanda instagram feed (http://instagram.com/vandacards) and I'm planning to set up a blog with more info as well.

I think I'm happy with the layout of the pips and general structure for the card faces, but will welcome input on the back and tuck when we get to that point.

-David

Just wanted to share with you folks the reverse (Dutch) auction that's happening right now on the Vanda website.

Basically, pricing starts at list price and drops every 10 minutes until the 100 decks available are sold out or pricing reaches $1, where it will remain until sold out.

More details here: http://vandacards.com/dutch-auction

Hey all,

I would like to invite you to participate in our May 2013 Top Fans Contest.

You gain points by sharing, liking, and commenting on any posts on the Vända facebook page and you can view the leaderboard as the month progresses. The top 5 fans on the leaderboard at the end of May will win prizes including a signed uncut sheet and signed decks of Mustache Playing Cards.

Here's the link with details:
https://www.facebook.com/VandaPlayingCards/app_204648952912266

Thanks and good luck!
-David

Facebook promo to give away a FREE Eclipse Edition Polaris deck to every single kickstarter backer:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=191264707683242&set=a.139477979528582.33635.139114036231643&type=1&theater

Also, Polaris precision metal dice are now available:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/goldklangdesign/polaris-new-deck-from-vanda-playing-cards-printed/posts/390088

-David

Hey all,

The new Vända website launched today with an online store. Now's your chance to purchase Golden Edition decks while they're still available!

http://www.vandacards.com

-David

Yes, that's correct - I've decided to release the 'Golden Edition' Vända black deck as part of the current kickstarter project. This is the slickest black deck you've ever seen, featuring the same innovative bold design of the crimson deck + metallic gold and silver inks on the card fronts, backs, and tuckbox.

I've also spoken with Joe Porper and we are releasing the Special Vända edition GOLD PORPER CLIP. This is the only gold porper clip available and will be created as a Porper signature design.

Additional reward levels have been added to accommodate the addition of the 'golden edition' decks, black uncut sheets, and the gold clip.

Check out the details here: http://kck.st/Q8aARz

I'm giving away 10 FREE SIGNED UNCUT SHEETS on Facebook today.
Details here: http://www.facebook.com/VandaPlayingCards

-David

The other thread was starting to get long so I figured I'd post a fresh one now that the project has officially launched.

Now accepting backers for the Vända deck - http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/goldklangdesign/vanda-playing-cards-redesigned

Please 'like' the facebook page  - http://www.facebook.com/pages/V%C3%A4nda-playing-cards/139114036231643
I'm planning to hold some drawings for cool prizes like signed art prints - all fans of the facebook page will be automatically entered in the drawings. Also, be sure to share the link on your own wall or the walls of friends to help spread the word and get enough backers to make this deck possible. I may hold separate drawings with better prizes specifically for people who have shared photos or links.

The Vända deck has just been featured on maxplayingcards.com in a blog post:
http://www.maxplayingcards.com/en/2012/09/10/the-minimalist-and-innovative-vanda-deck/

Again, here's the details of the deck:

the highlights:
- minimalistic, completely innovative deck design
- simple, sleek, bold, and sexy back design
- simple corner symbols (combined card value / suit pip)
- all cards are rotationally-symmetrical (a feature that’s completely unique to vända deck)
- unique new rotationally-symmetrical center pip symbols for hearts, spades, and clubs
- bold graphic ace designs
- unique diamond-shaped pip layout grid
- typographic court cards
- Bee casino-quality card stock (printed by US playing card company, maker of Bicycle and Bee brands)

magician features:
- three double-backed cards (red, gold, and purple back designs) for flashy color changes
- gimmick card (13 of diamonds)
- plenty of white space on all cards – perfect for signing chosen cards (and visible to an audience)
- smooth color change effect to/from adjoining number cards (2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 8-10)
- color change effect from ace of spades to back design
- ‘magic’ air-cushioned finish for easy handling and flourishing

Thanks!
-David

Greetings all,

I discovered these forums recently and wanted to introduce myself. I'm a graphic designer / poker enthusiast and I've been playing card games in various forms my entire life.

I've been perusing kickstarter quite a bit lately and have been impressed with the results that many of the card deck projects have shown, so after months of conceptualizing, I finally started designing my own deck creation.

It's called Vända (Swedish, meaning 'turn / reverse / shift / flip / twist'). I'm getting ready to print the demo version of the deck that will be used to make the promo video and photos and hope to launch on kickstarter within the next month.

I can't reveal any of the card face designs yet, but I will say that this deck is the most innovative deck I've seen (from a design standpoint). Everyone I've shown it to so far has been blown away and is extremely excited about getting a deck (or a whole bunch of decks). It will have some amazing features that magicians will find useful and a very clean, modern look that designers and card players will drool over.

In the meantime, you can check out the logo on the website: http://www.vandacards.com
I will keep you updated and let you know when the kickstarter project is ready to launch.


update (8/26/12):

Okay, I've decided it's now time to unveil the details of the Vända deck...

Here are the highlights:

- minimalistic, completely innovative deck design
- simple, sleek, bold, and sexy back design
- simple corner symbols (combined card value / suit pip)
- all cards are rotationally-symmetrical (a feature that's completely unique to the Vända deck)
- unique new rotationally-symmetrical center pip symbols for hearts, spades, and clubs
- bold graphic ace designs
- unique diamond-shaped pip layout grid
- typographic court cards
- Bee casino-quality card stock (printed by US playing card company, maker of Bicycle and Bee brands)

magician features:

- three double-backed cards (red, gold, and purple back designs) for flashy color changes
- gimmick card (13 of diamonds)
- plenty of white space on all cards - perfect for signing chosen cards (and visible to an audience)
- smooth color change effect to/from adjoining number cards (2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 8-10)
- color change effect from ace of spades to back design
- 'magic' air-cushioned finish for easy handling and flourishing

Attached are some preliminary photos of the proof copy of the deck (better quality photos will be coming soon).

-David