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Off Topic Chat => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: BrainVessel on November 26, 2013, 02:23:02 PM
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Hello all,
I'd like to introduce 'Brain Vessel' to the family of 'the Discourse'. We are two creatives located in Pennsylvania. We love to create 'out of the box' and NOW...'In the box' ideas in the for of a Bicycle Deck. Our most recent venture, tapping into the creation of a nautical themed deck titled, "Sails and Tales".
The illustration of this deck is being executed by 'lead animator/illustrator', navigated by myself(Creative director) and a cleverly written captains log our wordsmith and NOW official 'DeckHand'.
Our deck consists of 36 UNIQUE illustrations. We have been squeezing the creation of this deck in between putting food on our tables, for the past 4 months. We thought it'd be best to join the community and begin gathering some new friends to sail the seas of this nautical adventure.
Stop by of Facebook page for some sneak peeks and our website to get a grip on who we are. Thanks for letting us in, hope to circle back to each and everyone supporting what we feel is the beginning of something special!
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Welcome, do you care for a cup of tea with my teddie bear Dr. Snugglesworth?
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sure thing!
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sure thing!
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I like you! You get +1 rep for being friends with my teddie! :karrit:
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That's a rockin' deck of cards, from the looks of it. So, 36 original illustrations - and 16 unoriginal ones? :))
Welcome aboard - you're among friends!
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That looks awesome! :O
Do you have a link to your Facebook page? I didn't find it on your profile or anything.
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That's a rockin' deck of cards, from the looks of it. So, 36 original illustrations - and 16 unoriginal ones? :))
Welcome aboard - you're among friends!
Thank you. Well, no...haha they are all original but as with most decks there are repeating/duplicates elements.
We are really proud of this deck and should be launching next week.
That looks awesome! :O
Do you have a link to your Facebook page? I didn't find it on your profile or anything.
Yeah, just trying to catchup, get this deck out and put food on the table in the meantime.
you can see some of the pics we've been exploiting on https://www.facebook.com/BrainVessel
We are pumped to launch!! thanks again
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Looking great so far. Can't wait to see more.
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Oh Buoy - Ship Ahoy!
Happy sailing across the seven seas.
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36 unique illustrations, let me guess,
4 aces, 9 red numbers, 9 blue/black numbers, 12 courts, 2 jokers. Only way this makes sense =D
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Thank you. Your work is such a huge inspiration.
Looking great so far. Can't wait to see more.
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;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)
36 unique illustrations, let me guess,
4 aces, 9 red numbers, 9 blue/black numbers, 12 courts, 2 jokers. Only way this makes sense =D
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Ping me if you're anywhere near Lebanon, PA! I'd love to catch up with some other local designers.
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We are located in Mechanicsburg, PA (just outside HBG) We would love to have you over to our studio to talk geek on design and whatevs. Thanks for reaching out!
Ping me if you're anywhere near Lebanon, PA! I'd love to catch up with some other local designers.
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Hello all. As we mentioned on previous threads, WE ARE LISTENING. Now we would like to get your overall opinions about the 2 alternative design of the back. Thanks for everyones input. (Event the texture and the map is reversed, now it comes down to preference of design!) Pips or no pips...that is thy question?
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Hello all. As we mentioned on previous threads, WE ARE LISTENING. Now we would like to get your overall opinions about the 2 alternative design of the back. Thanks for everyones input. (Event the texture and the map is reversed, now it comes down to preference of design!) Pips or no pips...that is thy question?
I would probably be best to keep the deck info to the deck topic - it makes it easier to find everything in a single topic rather than hunting it down on different boards/topics. The only exception is when a deck is still in the design stage and transitions to either production or Kickstarter - it would start in a Design/Dev topic and a new topic would be made in the PCP when the launch was ready to go.
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Don,
Thank you for the response. My apologies, I am a 'Newbie' to forums and not necessarily aware of all the do's & don't or unwritten rules. :)
Hello all. As we mentioned on previous threads, WE ARE LISTENING. Now we would like to get your overall opinions about the 2 alternative design of the back. Thanks for everyones input. (Event the texture and the map is reversed, now it comes down to preference of design!) Pips or no pips...that is thy question?
I would probably be best to keep the deck info to the deck topic - it makes it easier to find everything in a single topic rather than hunting it down on different boards/topics. The only exception is when a deck is still in the design stage and transitions to either production or Kickstarter - it would start in a Design/Dev topic and a new topic would be made in the PCP when the launch was ready to go.
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welcome to the forum- Looks to be a good project for KS. Good luck.
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Thank you very much. We we cant wait to leave the dock tomorrow morning!! Gonna be a fun journey!
welcome to the forum- Looks to be a good project for KS. Good luck.
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Welcome! I like the design, looking forward to checking it out upon launch.
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Thank you, glad to hear! Appreciate the support!
Welcome! I like the design, looking forward to checking it out upon launch.
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We have officially launched http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/glummies/seven-seas-playing-cards hope to SEA you there!
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Can't believe i missed the EB already!! haha, what type of finish are these made with again?
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Can't believe i missed the EB already!! haha, what type of finish are these made with again?
USPC's default finish for custom deck projects is Magic Finish on an embossed stock. You actually have to request the old standard finish!
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I don't know Don. From the information I got from USPCC, It's either Embossed or Smooth as the finish. People seem to think there is some kind of finish sprayed on the cards which doesn't seem to be true. I'll double check with Tiffany.
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I don't know Don. From the information I got from USPCC, It's either Embossed or Smooth as the finish. People seem to think there is some kind of finish sprayed on the cards which doesn't seem to be true. I'll double check with Tiffany.
There's a lot of confusion about that.
Technically, "finish" is the texturing of the card. Embossed or smooth are your choices. The texturing used to be applied in the coating applied to the surface of the cards through the use of cloth rollers - hence the reason why many textured finishes are named after varieties of fabric, such as linen, linoid, cambric, etc. Those were the fabrics used to make the rollers which applied the coating to the card, resulting in a finish that looked like the fabric's "footprint".
As USPC changed hands a number of times going from the classic card manufacturing days to today, many of the processes used to make cards were modernized (a.k.a. made less expensive). These days, the finish of a card is either flat (smooth, ivory, etc.) or embossed (air cushion, linen, cambric, etc.) and sold under a variety of the old trade names. The embossing is created by pressure from steel rollers with a regular pattern of bumps, creating the dimples in the card's surface - the coating no longer plays a part in the actual finish of the deck. However, for marketing purposes, USPC never updated the terminology, hence why coatings like "Magic Finish" are called finishes rather than coatings or sealants or some other technical term.
So, you have exactly four choices of finish and coating when ordering cards from USPC. The "finishes" I list are actually the coatings!
Smooth - standard finish.
Smooth - Magic Finish
Textured - standard finish (the default for most decks USPC makes, in particular their major brands' basic models).
Textured - Magic Finish (the default for custom decks, unless the deck designer specifies otherwise).
Smooth decks these days are fairly uncommon, though there are some still in production, such as Streamline, Aviator and the "Ivory" finish versions of any CARC deck made by USPC to date. Some of their novelty decks like "The Dog", "The Cat" and "American Flag" decks use a smooth finish as well.
Most of the line is, instead, embossed, because of how the pockets of air created by the embossing gives the cards improved glide characteristics against each other and any firm surface, much like how a golf ball travels further if it has a dimpled surface rather than a smooth one. Interesting fact: the guys at "Mythbusters" proved that a car with a dimpled surface will also travel with less wind resistance than a car with a smooth surface, raising the interesting design idea of selling cars that look a lot like the surface of golf balls for greater fuel efficiency without a need for making modifications to the engine...
Now, if you don't mind, Russell, we are intruding on someone's introduction topic...
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They will be air-cushion!
Can't believe i missed the EB already!! haha, what type of finish are these made with again?