New back design

...someone DID do a trades themed deck, and it was done in a hand drawn realism style, like turn of the 19th/20th century style. How would your deck compare to that? I feel like not correcting at least some of these things and not making any changes you are shrugging your shoulders and being lazy, ...

Alright now have a gander. I can't guarantee that you'll like it any better, but at least you'll see more of the designs, plus a detail of the back. You make a good point. Probably this deck isn't designed for cardists and magicians. So I should've expected this kind of response in a forum like this...

I was excited to see this launch. I am a big fan of Mike Rowe and his mikeroweWORKS Foundation. He is a huge advocate for trade schools and how they can be a viable alternative to a traditional college education. I was thinking, if this project is in any way decent, I will shoot it over to his inbo...

New on Kickstarter - The Trades
Honoring the folks that build and craft the world we live in every day.
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All right - I took the advice of the ones who said the figures should increase in size across the numeral cards. To wit: https://ksr-ugc.imgix.net/assets/017/346/717/cba83756e4b6ddcf9b8cbc9de0e6eb0d_original.png?w=639&fit=max&v=1499011030&auto=format&lossless=true&s=12199a7b8d784...

$12 for a NPCC deck?? That's a huge NO NO... Good luck though... Beg pardon? Let me put it in simple words: You can't expect people to pay a Ferrari price for a Skoda... I guess that nowadays $12 is the standard price regardless of the printer. Tell you what - that was the cheapest I could make the...

jerichoholic wrote:Well you tried this deck before with a $1200 goal and barely got any support and so far it looks about the same amount of support.

Yup, but hey, I got a FEELIN' this time will be different!

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sms69x wrote:$12 for a NPCC deck?? That's a huge NO NO...
Good luck though...

Beg pardon?

That's a pretty ambitious goal Yeah - well, what can I say? I'd prefer not to go with MPC on this one - I'd prefer a more premium card. Unfortunately I'll have to contend with a 1000 minimum print. That goal is as low as I can make it and not lose money on it. And I'm proud of the designs. I know t...

JuFiN wrote:could have the amount of points or turns in the designs correspond with the number value of the cards. So although you dont have regular pips, the amount of ink on the card does still increase with the card value.

I could. Lemme think about it.

Please put similar things on each suit. Your JoC has a slant line on it but the KoC has dots. Put slants on the Clubs for example. The QoH has the dot connected to the lies so have all Hearts like that. Not a fan of no real pips either. I see you like quirky but this is too odd for me. That's cool ...

This project is now live; https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ma ... cards-npcc" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I am getting ready to launch Curious Keyholes on Kickstarter - a new deck featuring radially symmetrical figures derived from a minimalist depiction of the court cards. These will be printed by Noir Arts and will include free international shipping. https://ksr-ugc.imgix.net/assets/017/140/253/9a71a...

Now live on Kickstarter: http://kck.st/1NohYrW" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="windo...

NEW COVER.png The previous Kickstarter campaign for these decks wasn't funded, so I am relaunching at three times the price, with fewer options, and a third less duration in the campaign. I was also thinking of making them harder to buy and having the cards actually insult you while you use them (a...

Just a note, if anyone is interested in my previous INTERFERENCE series, you can add a set of these onto a pledge for this campaign for $25 (includes postage).
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I have learned to generally stay out of the fray on my admittedly weird deck projects, but I should say on this one that the experience of actually holding and using the face design on these cards is substantially better than a flat display of them on a screen. The above images seem loud and oversti...

Here is Type+Color, a unique typographic deck, now live on Kickstarter: http://kck.st/1TPvW6m" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(thi...

"Farbschemata" has been reimagined as the "Type+Color" series Check it out! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/markallender/type-color-playing-cards-0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick...

ADD-ONS AVAILABLE for XEROGRAPHY Playing Cards:

Add $12 to your Pledge to add a single INTERFERENCE deck (either black or white) or add $20 to add a set of two INTERFERENCE decks. Additional postage costs included. Thanks!

I've had a few comments from people saying they'd support this campaign if it were printed by a different company (like Legends) Your thoughts?

Just a quick note of explanation, the reason I used live models instead of more traditional court cards was so that I could experiment with non-digitized photographs on office copiers. An artistic choice, that's all. Thanks m

Here is my new playing cards project in Kickstarter. All of the artwork was run thru an office photocopier and enlarged five or six times before being digitized, thus creating the contours and complex color separations that you see. http://kck.st/1Ovf5nk court1.png court2.png back & pips.png In ...

Oh - and that's not a crackle effect.

Hey man - thanks for the kind words. Feels good to read those once in a while.

Here is the topview of a prototype deck I made in preparation for this campaign: The top (and bottom) 1/8 inch of each card is identical.
Thanks again! (Back this project early and often!)

Nine days left, kids!

Added pips to the indices

I just added an art print as an add-on for this campaign.

Here's the hearts: