Nerds & Jocks Decks

[RandyButterfield]

Hey UC!

I haven’t posted any in-progress designs in quite a while, so I,figured why not.

I’m working on my next collaboration with my buddy, Mike Wilson. Mike and I did the OCULUS and Pollock Decks together.

Our new project is a fun one! The Nerds & Jocks Decks are semi-custom and are inspired by 80’s movies. I have six Courts finished so far, and those six reference Revenge of the Nerds, Weird Science, general nerds and jocks 80’s culture and Animal House (technically made in ‘78, but I think it paved the way for the craziest of the 80’s movies)!

They’ll be printed by Expert (Taiwan Printer). The Tucks will have similar features as the Pollock Tucks - Premium Matte paper stock and clear UV Spot Ink in strategic areas. Embossing will be a Stretch Goal.

Instead of a custom Brick Box, these will have a custom 4-Pack Box! The VHS Tape design is the bottom panel. I’m not sure yet if the 4-Pack Box will have clear UV Spot Ink (like the Pollock Brick Box did).

We’re shooting for a February Kickstarter. Below is a bunch of images. Please let me know what you think.

Thanks, Randy

[RandyButterfield]

Another Tuck Render, and some Renders of the 4-Pack Box

[BaconWise]

These look great, Randy! I think embossing would take this to the level it deserves, so I'm glad you are considering that for a stretch goal.

I would suggest having the top and bottom of the 4-pack box retain the VHS image like on the bottom. In my opinion that would look better than images of the two tuck boxes.

I can't wait to see more images and I look forward to February! I know JR is doing an 80s deck in 2020 as well, so I think next year is going to be, like, totally radical.

[Harvonsgard]

LOL ... fun theme. Lovely executed. The only minor flaw for me is the customized pips. I get that you wanna leave no detail untouched but the way they look now is kinda meh for me. The rest is awesome and funny.

Imagine the M on the jocks tuck with actual fabric - Will never happen due to costs. But wouldn't hurt as a possible strech goal as well.

[BaconWise]

Imagine the M on the jocks tuck with actual fabric - Will never happen due to costs. But wouldn't hurt as a possible strech goal as well.

That was one of the first things I thought of. I figure if JR can do a knitted tuck case (Deck the Halls), why not have a felt M?! You could also have a piece of cotton fabric for the pocket on the nerd deck. It would be easy, right?!

[hsbc]

They're well done for sure but the theme is not for me

[RandyButterfield]

Thanks for the input everyone!

I’ll keep everything under consideration when finishing the design over the next few months.

I thought about utilizing Expert / Legends’ ability to incorporate embroidery onto the Tuck Box, but that’s only available with their China Printer. We definitely want to use the Taiwan Printer! Plus, I don’t have trust in it’s ability to align well with actual 4-Color graphics (with Jackson’s Holiday Tuck and the Legends’ Persian Tuck, there was just the embroidery + plain Tuck material). The M would also need to be reduced / moved to fit fully onto the front panel, which would take away from the overall design. And yep, the cost would be exponentially higher.

A quirky design like this will most likely only draw in around 300-400 Backers (if that). Mike and I are going in expecting this, so we’re not planning to go nuts with crazy materials and print features.

Thanks, Randy