Any chance at a preview art for the Venus deck?

Not yet...art will be in development starting in october but stay tuned for progress updates

Given how much interest I've seen so far, I doubt this will happen, but in the event it does I have some other options to get these decks produced. Worst case is I would refund backers for decks not produced but I think that will be very very unlikely at this point.

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

Hey guys,

Randy and I just posted an update on both the Duel and Grinders campaigns...we're going to offer a cool bonus item to people who back both campaigns and we're giving all backers the chance to vote on 3 options:

-David

Only 20 uncuts are being printed and right now there are 12 left...don't miss out!

-David

Finally launching tomorrow (sept 24th) at 9am PST!

Check out the preview here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/goldklangdesign/1145022630?token=0a77fbce

-David

As you've pointed out, this design is a nod to some of the much older decks that were originally used to play Faro.

I did explore a number of minimalistic options for indices on this design, but ultimately decided to stick with the beauty of simplicity and really showcase the pips themselves. I've attached one example of indices that I experimented with and I'm still considering the possibility of an edition of Ren that uses indices and 4 colors...

Different decks have different strengths and weaknesses. Ren is great for cardistry and magic, and appeals to collectors and designers (and design enthusiasts). There are many decks out there (almost all of them) that do have indices, but as a designer I'm always looking at ways I can push the boundaries of what everyone else is doing while still creating work that I consider to be beautiful. The result is that every deck of Vanda cards is unique and really stands out from the crowd. I'm aware that the playability factor on this deck is low and I admit that I'm unlikely to use the Ren decks to play card games (we usually grab a deck of Mustache cards for that purpose), but I'm really excited to add these to my collection, and particularly looking forward to putting up an uncut sheet (which will look damn sexy, if I say so myself). 

-David

Here ya go, Don...

Violet decks are now available at vandacards.com

Also, there were only 25 uncut sheets printed and 20 of them are for sale so they're very limited...

http://vandacards.com/shop/vanda-violet-edition/
http://vandacards.com/shop/vanda-violet-uncut-sheet/

Enjoy!
-David

Hey all,

As you may know, I have several projects in the works for future Vanda releases. I know what my preferences are and I'm really excited about some of the decks that are planned, but I'm also very interested to hear what you guys think. I feel it's important to get a sense of what you card-lovin' folks like, dislike, and dream about when you envision unpackaging a brand new tuck box. Feel free to answer the questions below or just share any free-form feedback you'd like.

Thanks!
-David

- What is your favorite Vanda deck released to date?
- What are your favorite elements in any of our current decks?
- What were you disappointed about in any of our released decks (in regard to design/print quality...not fulfillment/correspondence)?
- From our instagram feed (http://instagram.com/vandacards), what are you most excited about? and least excited about?
- What outrageous idea would you want the next Vanda deck theme to encompass?
- What else would you like me (as a designer) to know about you or the card collecting community in general?

I'm still not really clear what you mean...

Are you talking about adding a shape outline around the typographic design?

Also I should point out that the spot cards will have standard pip layouts but each small pip will be typographic...you'll see soon

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

All orders placed through Vanda Labs will ship out tomorrow and should arrive as soon as tuesday.

Bacon Playing Cards are now available on the http://www.vandacards.com website and you can order more than 2 decks (as well as add other Vanda decks to the same order).

There are exactly 14 uncut sheets available (only 25 were printed and some were damaged in transit).