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Design & Development / Re: The Smallest Poker Set in the World! I have designed it. Ask me anything!
« on: July 30, 2014, 10:42:33 PM »
Great idea.

You might consider a 56 card deck with the 2 extra cards (on Bicycle, the ad cards) being whole uncut cards. That way you can stack the cut cards on top of one of the whole cards. Then you can put the cut chips into the holes without needing a holder for the chips (the whole card acting as the bottom of a tube). Then after you put the chips in their tubes, you can put the other whole card on top to help hold the chips in place when you put the deck back into the case.

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Playing Card Plethora / Re: Bicycle® OPTIX Playing Cards (KS)
« on: July 30, 2014, 06:45:17 PM »
Thank you for your advice Don.

I looked at your comments on several of the Design & Development posts. I wish I had seen this site's Design & Development section before I started my Kickstarter project, I would have learned a lot from your advice and the others who contribute.

As far as the 'hurting the eyes' aspect, the printed cards don't do this. The cards when viewed on the computer screen certainly do mess with the eyes. The flickering of the monitor (about 60 to 75 times a second on most monitors) is over-exagerating the optical effect. I should have considered this, but I am so used to looking at a computer screen all day as a designer that I didn't occur to me.

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Design & Development / Re: The Discourse Deck
« on: July 30, 2014, 06:24:03 PM »
Just throwing this idea out for consideration. What about a deck that has each card designed by a different artist.

Here is a successful deck that was created to promote designers and illustrators:
https://www.behance.net/gallery/Playing-Arts/11474649

A deck with many artists would promote not just Discourse/52 Plus Joker, but custom playing card design in general. It could be sold/promoted to not just card collectors, but people who like to collect in general, and people who like to collect art, etc.

Like in the example above, each artist would get one card to design as they see fit. The best cards, such as aces, jokers and face cards, would go to the most established designers. The opportunity to design a card (beside the obvious established designers) could be offered to anyone who has had a custom deck receive funding on Kickstarter. Next priority might be artists who had good designs that did not receive enough Kickstarter funding or artists who entered the Discourse Design Contest. If not enough designers are found this way, maybe artists who have posted interesting card designs on Behance.

Each artist would only need to spend the time to create one card (they could even use the art from one of their existing cards if they wanted), in return they would get free exposure/promotion/advertising. Every artist would have their website on their card or listed on the ad cards.

I think Jackson Robinson has earned the right to do the card backs if he wants, or there could be a design contest to vote on it.

The box design front should probably have a Custom Playing Card / Discourse /52 Plus Joker theme, with the back describing the theme and the contents.

I'm sure The Discourse/52 Plus Joker could find a good use for the proceeds.

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Playing Card Plethora / Re: Bicycle® OPTIX Playing Cards (KS)
« on: July 30, 2014, 02:27:20 AM »
Hi everyone,

I’m Randy Coffey the designer of this deck. I am new to custom playing card design. Allan Rousselle was good enough to send me an email and let me know about this forum.

Thanks for your comments, negative comments are usually more informative than positive ones.

My approach on this deck design was to create a graphic design oriented deck that has a minimalist layout with a lot of linear detail. I was inspired by graphic design styled decks like the Metropol NOX, Atelier, Vanda, CMYK, and Helveticards.

It looks like I missed the mark on this one, it certainly looks like my Kickstarter project is not going to succeed. I think the art on this deck is probably too abstract to appeal to the average custom card collector. In fact, most people prefer representational art over abstract art. Oh well, live and learn.

I am not giving up though, I am working on other custom deck designs that are more colorful and have custom illustrations for all of the face cards. After discovering custom playing cards a few months ago, I think it is a great way to create a functional work of art that anyone can afford.

I have researched playing card history and viewed as many custom deck designs as I can find. I have payed special attention to the decks created by the best card designers like Theory 11, Ellusionist, Elite, Dan & Dave, and Cardicians. My goal is to create contemporary card designs, with the detail that the best traditional ornamental decks have.

I am approaching custom card design from the point of view of a designer and illustrator. I would appreciate any advice from collectors and cardists on what you look for in a good custom card design. What do you like or dislike about custom playing card designs?

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