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Title: Best Designer or Design Team of 2014
Post by: Rose on November 07, 2014, 08:44:27 AM: Best Designer of 2014
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Nominated, not Seconded:
Edgy Brothers for Dia de Los Muertos Bicycle Playing Cards

Nominated AND Seconded:
Jackson Robinson
Randy Butterfield
Mark Stutzman
Paul Carpenter
Uusi - Peter Dunham and Linnea Gits
Title: Re: Best Designer of 2014
Post by: Fess on November 07, 2014, 01:33:20 PM: I nominate Randy Butterfield.
Title: Re: Best Designer of 2014
Post by: Don Boyer on November 07, 2014, 03:09:03 PM: Quote from: Fes on November 07, 2014, 01:33:20 PM
I nominate Randy Butterfield.

For any particular project, or just in general?
Title: Re: Best Designer of 2014
Post by: bamabenz on November 07, 2014, 04:03:48 PM: I think this category should examine a designer/team for all their decks that first shipping during 2014.

Uusi would be nominated for Pagan and Hotcakes.
Jackson for all the 5 Sherlock Holmes decks, Civil War, The Independence, Tally Ho, 52 + joker.
Rick Davidson for Origins
Paul Carpenter for Zenith
etc.

I gotta nominate Jackson Robinson for his body of work.
Title: Re: Best Designer of 2014
Post by: Fess on November 07, 2014, 05:15:29 PM: Quote from: Don Boyer on November 07, 2014, 03:09:03 PM
Quote from: Fes on November 07, 2014, 01:33:20 PM
I nominate Randy Butterfield.

For any particular project, or just in general?

Best Designer of 2014, I nominate Randy Butterfield. All of the 2014 decks he's designed are wonderful in my opinion. Other categories for specific decks aren't there?
Title: Re: Best Designer of 2014
Post by: Will W. on November 07, 2014, 10:12:12 PM: I second Jackson Robinson. I love all his work. Even enjoy his left handed drawings...
Title: Re: Best Designer of 2014
Post by: Don Boyer on November 07, 2014, 11:49:21 PM: Quote from: Fes on November 07, 2014, 05:15:29 PM
Quote from: Don Boyer on November 07, 2014, 03:09:03 PM
Quote from: Fes on November 07, 2014, 01:33:20 PM
I nominate Randy Butterfield.

For any particular project, or just in general?

Best Designer of 2014, I nominate Randy Butterfield. All of the 2014 decks he's designed are wonderful in my opinion. Other categories for specific decks aren't there?

I was just curious. When someone's nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor in a given year, they usually identify the particular performance in which it occurred, especially when the actor is prolific enough to have appeared in more than one film for that year. One performance could be absolutely stellar work while the other could be wooden and lifeless - you'd want the people who saw the second film to know he wasn't nominated for THAT! :))

But no, you need not pick a specific deck - as long as at least one of his decks was released this year, which it was.
Title: Re: Best Designer of 2014
Post by: Fess on November 08, 2014, 03:30:18 PM: Quote from: Don Boyer on November 07, 2014, 11:49:21 PM
Quote from: Fes on November 07, 2014, 05:15:29 PM
Quote from: Don Boyer on November 07, 2014, 03:09:03 PM
Quote from: Fes on November 07, 2014, 01:33:20 PM
I nominate Randy Butterfield.

For any particular project, or just in general?

Best Designer of 2014, I nominate Randy Butterfield. All of the 2014 decks he's designed are wonderful in my opinion. Other categories for specific decks aren't there?

I was just curious. When someone's nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor in a given year, they usually identify the particular performance in which it occurred, especially when the actor is prolific enough to have appeared in more than one film for that year. One performance could be absolutely stellar work while the other could be wooden and lifeless - you'd want the people who saw the second film to know he wasn't nominated for THAT! :))

But no, you need not pick a specific deck - as long as at least one of his decks was released this year, which it was.

There's just no way I could pick only one of Randy's decks to nominate over another of Randy's decks. So only choice left was to nominate this way. :P
Title: Re: Best Designer of 201
Post by: RandyButterfield on November 08, 2014, 04:37:57 PM: Thanks for the nod Fez!!

I'll throw out my projects from 2014, if it will help for anyone thinking about seconding:

White ORNATE and Obsidian Decks, LUXX Decks, Brazil Deck, production work on the Boardwalk Deck (plus a little design work), Draconian Decks, design work on ______ ___ and all of __ __ _______. One of the unlisted projects will be known this month!

Thanks, Randy
Title: Re: Best Designer of 2014
Post by: bamabenz on November 08, 2014, 05:03:12 PM: I second Randy Butterfield.
Title: Re: Best Designer of 2014
Post by: Fess on November 08, 2014, 05:59:09 PM: You're welcome Randy. It's FES no Z. a Fez is a hat. :P
Title: Re: Best Designer of 2014
Post by: Card Player on November 08, 2014, 08:40:44 PM: I nominate Mark Stutzman... Gatorbacks, Legends, Whispering Imps
Title: Re: Best Designer of 2014
Post by: Anderson on November 08, 2014, 10:40:50 PM: Third Randy Butterfield for White ORNATE decks.
Title: Re: Best Designer of 2014
Post by: Marcus on November 10, 2014, 05:45:32 PM: Quote from: Card Player on November 08, 2014, 08:40:44 PM
I nominate Mark Stutzman... Gatorbacks, Legends, Whispering Imps
Seconded.
Title: Re: Best Designer of 2014
Post by: Anthony on November 12, 2014, 06:51:18 PM: Nominate Paul Carpenter for Zenith
Title: Re: Best Designer of 2014
Post by: bamabenz on November 12, 2014, 07:07:05 PM: Quote from: Anthony on November 12, 2014, 06:51:18 PM
Nominate Paul Carpenter for Zenith
Seconded.
Title: Re: Best Designer of 2014
Post by: CherryNukaCola on November 14, 2014, 02:43:48 AM: Tough call, but nominating UUSI for Hotcakes and Pagan.

Anyone want to nominate Lortek or Brain Vessel for me? :)
Title: Re: Best Designer of 2014
Post by: bamabenz on November 14, 2014, 03:21:09 PM: I second Uusi -- Peter Dunham and Linnea Gits.

/bama
Title: Re: Best Designer or Design Team of 2014
Post by: PrincessTrouble on November 21, 2014, 05:22:56 PM: Edgy Brothers for Dia de Los Muertos Bicycle Playing Cards
Title: Re: Best Designer or Design Team of 2014
Post by: Nurul on December 06, 2014, 11:24:43 AM: Randy Butterfield
Title: Re: Best Designer or Design Team of 2014
Post by: Don Boyer on December 07, 2014, 12:11:48 AM: Quote from: Nurul on December 06, 2014, 11:24:43 AM
Randy Butterfield

Already. Nominated. And. Seconded...
Title: Re: Best Designer or Design Team of 2014
Post by: Don Boyer on January 02, 2015, 12:38:03 AM: Nominations are CLOSED! Voting has begun. It ends in 14 days.
Title: Re: Best Designer or Design Team of 2014
Post by: Collector on January 13, 2015, 12:58:08 PM: Underestimated designers of 2014 - Lotrek (Grotesque), Rick Davidson (Origins) and Lorenzo Gaggiotti (prototype of 17 deck).
Title: Re: Best Designer or Design Team of 2014
Post by: Don Boyer on January 14, 2015, 12:10:02 AM: Quote from: Collector on January 13, 2015, 12:58:08 PM
Underestimated designers of 2014 - Lotrek (Grotesque), Rick Davidson (Origins) and Lorenzo Gaggiotti (prototype of 17 deck).

Interestingly enough, two of those three are in the running for Best New Designer of 2014...
Title: Re: Best Designer or Design Team of 2014
Post by: Jamm Pakd Cards on January 14, 2015, 07:39:39 PM: This is tough, all of these guys are really great! I like all of their work!
Title: Re: Best Designer or Design Team of 2014
Post by: sae2111 on January 14, 2015, 08:37:11 PM: That 'is' tough. The Imps and Royal Optiks are my favorites right now. I don't know if I could pick one...
Title: Re: Best Designer or Design Team of 2014
Post by: Collector on January 25, 2015, 07:13:23 PM: Quote from: Don Boyer on January 14, 2015, 12:10:02 AM
Quote from: Collector on January 13, 2015, 12:58:08 PM
Underestimated designers of 2014 - Lotrek (Grotesque), Rick Davidson (Origins) and Lorenzo Gaggiotti (prototype of 17 deck).

Interestingly enough, two of those three are in the running for Best New Designer of 2014...

Ok, agree, the most underestimated designer of 2014 - Lotrek (Grotesque).