HudsonDesign wrote:(The thoughts that ran through my head on this one)
Then I see whos doing it and think What! After all the people loved Draconian so much why trash your reputation on something so very stupid....
Ahhhhhh!!!! God damn it! I like it. And the more I look at it the more I like it....
He should be proud of this deck.
Hey Hudson,
I am VERY proud of this design!! I don't worry about my reputation with Deck designs. If I did, I probably wouldn't have ever done a Fabergé Egg theme, or worked with BM Poker Mike on the original UC Deck. I look at Deck designing this way - as long as I'm enjoying it, I'll keep doing it. The day it becomes a chore, I'm done. If I had to design the fancy, elegant, baroque... designs over and over again, I would go insane and be finished quickly! I think it's necessary to throw in an odd theme every now and then. Luckily my day job (
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This section from yesterday's Kardify reveal sums it up pretty nicely:
"The short answer for why I decided on a Bowling themed design is I enjoy Bowling. Part of the long answer is to challenge myself and stay sharp. Designing Playing Cards is a creative outlet for my hectic, deadline-driven day job. During the day, I have the honor to work with some of the best Spirits, Wine and Beer brands from around the world. A lot of the projects are creative, but a good number of them are limited to specific Brand Standards and extremely tight deadlines. Designing Playing Cards at night allows me the chance to take my time and create something unique.
Over the past couple years, I've noticed that my Contract / Freelance Deck assignments are mostly going for the high-end Luxury vibe. I enjoy doing those type of designs, but if I'm doing Luxury designs for assignments, the last thing I want to do for a personal design is something with a similar feel. That's a recipe to become lazy and complacent! So, I chose to take a chance and create a design around a fun Bowling theme. It was some of the most fun I've had designing a Deck!"
Here's another image from the KS Campaign. I thought a Metal Coin didn't make any sense for this design, so there are custom Wooden Nickels!! They will be Add-Ons of $6 per Set of Four. This design has a LOT of personal history / info spread throughout, even the Wooden Nickels. The cities and copyright dates on the backs correspond to locations I've resided in and the dates I was born or moved there (I had to leave out Mt. Pleasant, MI - my College town).
thanks, Randy