Visions from Wounded Corner (designed by Arcadia)

[Harvonsgard]

Coming to Kickstarter at the end of the month.

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[Strag]

Something about the art style just doesn't click for me. Feels a bit flat. Maybe if there was foil on some of the faces it might work (the red and gold circles for example). Dunno.

[rousselle]

Great design work here, but I agree, the illustration style is not quite my cup of tea. The courts are a little too... cartoon-ish for my tastes.

Still, that's just a point of personal preference. In general, I love the work that Arcadia does, and they really do have a keen eye for design. While I will likely pass on this particular project, I expect it to do well, and I look forward to their next effort! (I'll also keep watching this one, in case they decide to review their court illustrations...)

[macstrat]

I love the illustrations separately, but they dont match with each other. like the aces are a different style from the courts and its throwing me off a bit.

[Entaro]

Man harsh room lol I'm very excited for these, picked up the prototype when they went on sale

[Harvonsgard]

like the aces are a different style from the courts and its throwing me off a bit.

You're not alone there. That was my first thought seeing the aces.

[sjrosenfield]

My first deck is finally ready to go live. I would love to know what you guys think. Share your thoughts.

If you dig it and want to be notified click the link below. It goes live on March 30th on Kickstarter.

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Steve
woundedcorner.com

[Romeril]

That AoS is awesome!! Fantastic photography by the way!!

[sjrosenfield]

That AoS is awesome!! Fantastic photography by the way!!

haha thank you so much my good man

[james001a]

I like these very much, with the exception of the Wounded Corner branding on the tuck.

[Harvonsgard]

Mod merge magic?

[sjrosenfield]

I like these very much, with the exception of the Wounded Corner branding on the tuck.

Thanks for input.. I appreciate you taking a look

[sjrosenfield]

Something about the art style just doesn't click for me. Feels a bit flat. Maybe if there was foil on some of the faces it might work (the red and gold circles for example). Dunno.

Thank you so much for your input. It's definitely not for everyone and hopefully the full foil deck will be unlocked during the stretch goal

[sjrosenfield]

Great design work here, but I agree, the illustration style is not quite my cup of tea. The courts are a little too... cartoon-ish for my tastes.

Still, that's just a point of personal preference. In general, I love the work that Arcadia does, and they really do have a keen eye for design. While I will likely pass on this particular project, I expect it to do well, and I look forward to their next effort! (I'll also keep watching this one, in case they decide to review their court illustrations...)

thank you for your input.. I appreciate you taking the time. Definitely not for everyone. The courts will definitely be in this style.

[sjrosenfield]

I love the illustrations separately, but they dont match with each other. like the aces are a different style from the courts and its throwing me off a bit.

Thanks for your input. Appreciate you taking the time. The aces arent supposed to match the court cards on this. All the aces match and they go with the story of the courts. The whole picture will make sense ones the story is read. These images are definitely of the earlier renditions. The aces have had most of the shading pulled from them as they were a lot different than the courts stolid line work. So they are more the same tyle now still a bit different but they stand alone from the courts.

[sjrosenfield]

Man harsh room lol I'm very excited for these, picked up the prototype when they went on sale

Thank you so much for the kind words. I really appreciate it and hope you dig the prototype. We definitely changed a few things but overall it will be the same.

[sjrosenfield]

like the aces are a different style from the courts and its throwing me off a bit.

You're not alone there. That was my first thought seeing the aces.

Thanks for your input. Really appreciate it. The aces arent supposed to match the court cards on this. All the aces match and they go with the story of the courts. The whole picture will make sense ones the story is read. These images are definitely of the earlier renditions. The aces have had most of the shading pulled from them as they were a lot different than the courts stolid line work. So they are more the same tyle now still a bit different but they stand alone from the courts.

[sjrosenfield]

I like these very much, with the exception of the Wounded Corner branding on the tuck.

Thanks for input.. I appreciate you taking a look

thanks for sharing

[traaaf]

Yeah, that Ace is really nice but I find the court card style pretty meh.

[sjrosenfield]

Yeah, that Ace is really nice but I find the court card style pretty meh.

thanks for checking it out

[Harvonsgard]

I took a closer look and first of all congrats on your deck Steve.
I'd say it's overall a very nice deck but I guess that is what you get from working with Christian Ellingstad, haha.
I'm unisono with Allan that the courts are too comicy for me aswell. A more refined/sophisticated look would suit the deck much better imo.
I'm glad to read that you reworked the aces to make them a little closer to the courts. I would love to hear the reasoning/perspective behind the intentional break in regards to artstyle.
The - let's call it both-ways diptych joker - is a very nice touch; I like that idea a lot and it's the first time I've seen it been done.
That ace of space - as Matt perfectly mentioned above - is very nice.

For the tuck, I have a bit of diffraction foil fatigue, not gonna lie but I'd say for Visions it is fitting. What I would have done differently are two things: 1. is I would have written by Wounded Corner - just a small thing that rounds it up for me though. Secondly speaking of rounded; from top to bottom you have Playing Cards in an arc, Visions diagonally and Wounded Corner horizontally; I'd do Wounded Corner in an arc, too. ( \ ) makes more sense aesthetically for me.

The card back is nice, classic. I would have wished for a tad more ornate but minimalism is en vogue currently so . The teal/turquoise is nice. Silver/platinum is always meh for me, especially when the edges become silver gilded as well but that's a matter of personal taste, too.

TL;DR: Not for me but a good deck that will find a lot of fans.

Best of success for the campaign Steve and already break a leg for the production because they sure will fund .

[sjrosenfield]

I took a closer look and first of all congrats on your deck Steve.
I'd say it's overall a very nice deck but I guess that is what you get from working with Christian Ellingstad, haha.
I'm unisono with Allan that the courts are too comicy for me aswell. A more refined/sophisticated look would suit the deck much better imo.
I'm glad to read that you reworked the aces to make them a little closer to the courts. I would love to hear the reasoning/perspective behind the intentional break in regards to artstyle.
The - let's call it both-ways diptych joker - is a very nice touch; I like that idea a lot and it's the first time I've seen it been done.
That ace of space - as Matt perfectly mentioned above - is very nice.

For the tuck, I have a bit of diffraction foil fatigue, not gonna lie but I'd say for Visions it is fitting. What I would have done differently are two things: 1. is I would have written by Wounded Corner - just a small thing that rounds it up for me though. Secondly speaking of rounded; from top to bottom you have Playing Cards in an arc, Visions diagonally and Wounded Corner horizontally; I'd do Wounded Corner in an arc, too. ( \ ) makes more sense aesthetically for me.

The card back is nice, classic. I would have wished for a tad more ornate but minimalism is en vogue currently so . The teal/turquoise is nice. Silver/platinum is always meh for me, especially when the edges become silver gilded as well but that's a matter of personal taste, too.

TL;DR: Not for me but a good deck that will find a lot of fans.

Best of success for the campaign Steve and already break a leg for the production because they sure will fund .

Thanks for the words Harvonsgard. I appreciate the support and confidence. I hope it is well recieved.

There are definitely many design aspects of the deck that people would think would look better if done differently, and that's totally ok and understandable based on so many opinions and styles. The tuck box made its rounds through many designers in the community before I ever shared it, and they all said they wouldn't change a thing on it. Just minor things that "normal" people would never notice. There is a law around design that those who do not design don't understand. So that's why designers do things the way they do. lol

As for the difference in style ont he courts and aces? I asusme you mean more shaded elements in the aces and none in the courts? I think because originally the aces were designed to not have color on them and the shading showed more depth in the design. The final aces have very little shading on them.

Thanks again for your time

[Harvonsgard]

There is a law around design that those who do not design don't understand. So that's why designers do things the way they do. lol

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[Entaro]

Anyone happen to see if Steve set a time for release on this?

[Harvonsgard]

If you use instagram just ask him there, he is pretty open to clarify questions there.

[masagin303]

I'm afraid I must say that I also see a difference in style between aces and courts. And I would really love to see the deck more in the style of the aces. I don't know how to say it but those aces looks antique and traditional, but those courts look like from a kids book. They just don't match. Love those aces by the way...so beautiful! Love the tuck case and card backs as well. I'm on the fence here but probably will grab some in the end.

[Stud722]

I'm afraid I must say that I also see a difference in style between aces and courts. And I would really love to see the deck more in the style of the aces. I don't know how to say it but those aces looks antique and traditional, but those courts look like from a kids book. They just don't match. Love those aces by the way...so beautiful! Love the tuck case and card backs as well. I'm on the fence here but probably will grab some in the end.

I tend to agree. When I saw the tuck, I had high hopes. When I saw the back design, I had high hopes. The aces really look great if you ask me. I really enjoy the art on them and the vibe of them. The court cards on the other hand, just not what I was hoping for. The art does seem almost low budget kids book art or something. It is hard to describe. I do enjoy Deckin' Around shows and was really interested in backing this project, but seeing that the courts do not really match the aces and rest of the deck and that there will not be any early bird specials, not so sure I will be backing.
Best of luck with this deck, I am sure that there are many others that enjoy the style and art. I will look forward to the next deck.

[vasta41]

I like these a lot. But I don't "$24 for 1 deck, shipped" like them. Not even close.

[Harvonsgard]

[Azid]

Very nice project & i hope it reaches all strech goals, backed it a few minutes after launch.
Secret hint: check the strech goal for the 3rd deck