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Mustache Playing Cards (new deck from Vända) now Live on KS

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Hey folks,

Coming soon to kickstarter: Mustache Playing Cards

Attached is a mock up of the tuckbox. More images to come...

Also, we're running a promo contest with prizes including mustache decks and CASH money :)
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I wonder if the QoS will look like hikeba's avatar :P
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Here's where I'm at with the back design - trying to decide between purple and gray...thoughts?
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Well I feel there are so many black decks these days, a deck with more of a "fun" color, of purple would be best, especially since the box looks cheery and colorful.

I think if you went with a deeper purple, and (as Evan will probably mention) thinner borders, it will look a lot better.
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Loldudex2 wrote:Well I feel there are so many black decks these days, a deck with more of a "fun" color, of purple would be best, especially since the box looks cheery and colorful.

I think if you went with a deeper purple, and (as Evan will probably mention) thinner borders, it will look a lot better.
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slightly thinner borders and slightly richer colors...
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Here's the look of the four suits...
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They both look great, interesting take on a using a quirky idea such as a stach to make a pretty sweet deck of cards :D

Both colours work imo, i think it has to depend on the face cards before we can make a decision on the back colour
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I like that much better. Now another idea is to rotate the center mustaches 45° (or would it be 17.5°), so the mustaches look like they are spiraling in a pattern, I think would be interesting conceptually. Just an idea though.
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I think with the faces this colourful (a very good change), perhaps the back being grey would work better
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I was going to say thinner borders, but I see you already did that. This is such a clever, original deck!
Personally, I like the gray back design best.
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I would like to see you possibly choose a different color for the back.
You are using earthy and primary colors for the front. The purple is a little jarring when placed with the front colors.
I would choose the grey or like to see another color. Maybe a tan
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After seeing the faces I have to correct myself and agree with the consensus on grey or indeed another color like Utterfool proposed.
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Evan wrote:Personally, I like the gray back design best.
I agree.

If the fronts are going to be 4 different bright colours. Making the backs a nice neutral gray is a good call.
Otherwise it's just ... too ... Much ... COLOOUR!! AAAAHHH!!! :o

...sorry. :roll: I lost my head there for a second.

Otherwise, I like the deck. Nice, clean and simple... but still interesting.
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Maybe one of the gaff cards can have Hitler mustaches... :)
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samurai007 wrote:Maybe one of the gaff cards can have Hitler mustaches... :)
That would just be a short thick line! :lol:

Edit: I guess if it was incorporated on a pip, it might work.
Also reminiscent of Charlie Chaplin and Groucho Marx.
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samurai007 wrote:Maybe one of the gaff cards can have Hitler mustaches... :)
That would just be a short thick line! :lol:

Edit: I guess if it was incorporated on a pip, it might work.
Also reminiscent of Charlie Chaplin and Groucho Marx.
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The faces are pretty cute, but I kinda feel the back design has a little too much white for my liking.
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Love the color and the pips, it's kind of simple, funny, and colorful.

Ohh...I saw Freddy Mercury on the tuckbox :lol:
the tuckbox remind me of Queen's Album - Hot Space, which I love the cover pretty much.

and I'd say, I'm gonna love this deck pretty damn much :D

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I'm definitely leaning towards the gray back and have been experimenting with gradients on the repeating patterns.
I also have a completely different concept for the back...I like both designs so I'm curious what you folks think...
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I like the last picture the best.

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I like the first design better, but I can't decide on which of the two variants I prefer. I think I would also like to see a variant which is "more" symmetrical, like being mirrored vertically as well as horizontally (if that makes sense). I don't know if it would be better, but I'd want to see it to compare.
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I like the first design better as well, with a preference toward the right one with the alternating gray and white. I find it more mesmerizing, especially at a distance.
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...?

Only one of those links is a deck of cards, though it looks like just an art project and not a deck that was produced in any quantity. Also it is not mustache themed (though it incorporates a couple mustaches on two of the court cards, as do most decks of cards) and it hurts my eyes :p

I've looked around quite a bit and found that there are some "mustache playing cards" but pretty much every version of those is a regular deck with a single mustache image slapped on the back. This deck is a complete concept with a unique style for cards :)

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I don't like this deck sorry, the moustache is a trade in this moment. And why surfing on this now !?
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This deck is really growing on me. I strongly prefer the first design, but I cannot decide between both those variants. Also, if all those things in the back design are mustaches, how about making them brown or black?
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I really like the original back design, but maybe invert the colours.
This will create a more unique border, while the mustaches will be closer to the colour they actually would be in life.

I'd love to see that.
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davegk wrote:...?

Only one of those links is a deck of cards, though it looks like just an art project and not a deck that was produced in any quantity. Also it is not mustache themed (though it incorporates a couple mustaches on two of the court cards, as do most decks of cards) and it hurts my eyes :p

I've looked around quite a bit and found that there are some "mustache playing cards" but pretty much every version of those is a regular deck with a single mustache image slapped on the back. This deck is a complete concept with a unique style for cards :)

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As concerns your deck, @David, – I think the idea isn’t original but it’s realized quite well. I understand the back design but I am not a fan of it. I like number cards. When I look at them I feel that I want to smile. It’ll be interesting to see court cards. Will I pledge? I don’t know. Will I support it on my blog? I guess yes, why not. So take it easy. And it wasn’t about plagiarism at all.
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okay, after further exploration, here are 3 versions of the back alongside the faces...please lemme know which one you think goes best with the fronts.
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