Here's something for those of you who enjoy a nice cup of tea.
You all know Alex Chin, the designer of the Seasons playing cards, don't you? Here's his next project:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/961921619/mood-garden-interactive-fair-trade-and-non-gmo-tea?ref=live

My pledge went to the $8 tier for now, but I should upgrade it if my budget allows. I'm especially curious about the Energetic variety. What about you?

So I just got a newsletter about this, but it doesn't say anything about what it actually is, only how "awesome and revolutionary" it supposedly is. What do you guys think they're up to?

http://houseofplayingcards.com/

The House of Playing Cards is a brand-new endeavor from The Blue Crown that will change the world of custom playing cards forever! We have been working closely with the United States Playing Card Company to offer something that's truly new and different.

Hey guys, I was sketching for the group deck with a deck of tallies next to me, Queen of Clubs on top for reference. You guys should know it's hard to resist handling a deck that's in front of you, right?

Well, since I need to keep the Queen on the top of the deck, I tried doing a scissor cut while keeping the top card in place, and I was mostly successful, but the cut looked pretty sloppy.
Do you guys think it would be possible to make this kind of thing consistent so that only the top card stays and it always looks smooth?

Feel free to discuss possibilities with other cuts as well. I'd be quite interested if someone came up with a solution for the charlier cut.

My oh so lovely backers!
We did it! We stormed the castle, we slayed the dragon, and now we will loot all the treasure. That treasure, your rewards, are now swinging into high gear as I collect all your reward information, prep the files for manufacture and send them to print. Of course, this will take a few weeks to complete and for Amazon and Kickstarter to release the funds. In the meantime, a quick little update regarding the status of manufacturing.
About a week ago, I told you that I was looking to create a better product for you with the opportunity for stretch goals. Since then, you have managed to simultaneously blow my mind, my stretch goal ideas, and my initial $6000 funding goal out of the water. In total, I am 209% over my intended goal and I would like to show you my gratitude with some wicked extra credit for you fine folks.
Every deck will now come with 12 quick reference monthly cards putting the deck at 60 cards total. You can use these monthly reference cards to keep track of turns as well as teach new people the monthly suites. On top of the quick reference cards, each deck will contain an instruction manual with a more in depth discussion of the suites and rules for my favorite hanafuda game, Koi Koi. I'm still waiting for a final quote, but the goal here is to have the cards printed on a higher quality paper with a nice linen finish.
So, that's where we stand! As always, you can contact me through Kickstarter if you have any questions about how to proceed or leave a comment below. I'm super excited for this next part of the process and I can't wait to send you my hanafuda deck. Again, keep an eye out for your backer information survey and thank you everyone for your support!
Keep it classy!
-Sarah

 

I'm sure you have noticed that we have some talented artists here, but why limit ourselves to playing cards?
I'm curious to see what you guys have to show off. Portfolio pieces, midnight sketches, web design, whatever - just post some of your favorite creations.

Alright, I'll start, since I'm the one creating the thread. Here's something I'm working on right as we speak. It's just the beginning, but I quite like the look of it so far so I'll share it with you.
And before you ask, no, it's not meant to be a Queen design.

Has anyone tried the Aladdin 1002 decks? I'd be interested in knowing if the gilding on the edges affects the performance in any negative way. It looks really interesting, and changes from the usual white edges that we get even on black decks.

So my package came in today.
Pictures here:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150410806351778.352421.556486777&type=1

Lots of nice stuff in there. And I kept a sealed LTD for my collection of course. I'm currently sharpie-ing the edges of my shadow masters, and then I'll be playing with my Artifice to break them in.

I've been thinking about this today. How do you guys store or display you cards collection? I'd like to see some pictures, it might give me ideas for mine, as well as making an interesting thread.

Hey, I'm currently getting in the process of designing a new deck and need some advice
To save time and for convenience I'll copy-paste a part of my UC thread:

I was wondering if there was any specific guidelines to follow for the court cards in order to respect the standard pattern. I know about the weapons, head directions etc. but I wanted to be sure that I'm not missing anything. I'm going for custom faces AND pips.

Also, my first design(not necessarily final) is a full-bleed design with fade-to-black borders, and I'm kinda worried about ink chipping as I've heard it usually happens on black decks. What exactly causes the chipping and is it really an issue or just a result of not taking care of your cards?

Well, there we go, those two points are all I can think of for now, but any extra advice is welcome of course