NEO:WAVE by Montenzi

[montenzi]

Hmmmyes. I think borderless works better for this design. Do you know the guy who can put USPCC's decks into 3rd party boxes? Ideal solution - to print boxes in China (as I have no idea how to produce this box with cold foil elsewhere) and cards with USPCC. Remember - it's a gradient! I can't use one color foil in this project. Silver foil will be overprinted by the color/gradient I need.

[Bruno]

Guru.

We need th'Guru ....

[guru]

Hmmmyes. I think borderless works better for this design. Do you know the guy who can put USPCC's decks into 3rd party boxes?

For that, you may want to contact folks @ CloveStPress here http://www.clovestpress.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; or Eddie from GW.

[montenzi]

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[montenzi]

Hi! Did not work on the project in January.

Some fresh ideas about the right corner band style:

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[rousselle]

[shermjack]

Nice! Looking very much forward to this deck!

[montenzi]

thanks))

[montenzi]

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Still working on the style. New KoD, KoH. Updated hair style for all Kings. The style is not confirmed. Should I use same hairs?

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[Bruno]

Well .... are all kings dark ?
Sorry ....

[montenzi]

Well .... are all kings dark ?
Sorry ....

they must be
Brutal Kings and pretty Queens

[Bruno]

.... and bloody awesome decks, I guess !
They're yours Alexey ....

[montenzi]

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[montenzi]

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[montenzi]

Left box is the original one. Do you think that other two are better?

p.s. box's sides will be tweaked before the release if I go with #2 or #3. Front bottom boxes are all #3

And yes...I like #3 Well...back design ???

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[MagikFingerz]

I still like #1 the best

[montenzi]

I still like #1 the best

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[montenzi]

Ok. It's my 2nd attempt to add borders And now I'll keep them in the release. IMHO borderless version of the back looks cheap (for this design).

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[Bruno]

sigh.

[montenzi]

sigh.

Design is a process. I am very limited by the borderless back design. It does not work well with court cards. I can also change the color scheme from green . It''s the WAVE deck

Deep blue sea color test:

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[montenzi]

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[Bruno]

One more sleep ....
Let us coalesce !
With a rip snortin' bordered Wave ....
Deep Dynamic Blue.

[montenzi]

Yes Bruno. Just need to start and finish ... not really

NEO:WAVE Ultra edition:

The Antarctic sea ice)). Ultraviolet.


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[Bruno]

#whatabouthe>antarctic<
Weddell Ross Mawson McMurdoe Shackleton ....

¡ Whiteout !

Of course, I do very much like your 'Deep Blue Antarctic' too.

[flashcards]

I'll admit that I did not care for the original design; hated it actually. I own your other decks and was frankly disappointed. However, I really like the direction in which you have gone. The waves on the faces really flow now. I agree with your decision on the bordered back- I think border less would look a bit cheap. The "lightning bolt" back really improves the visual interest. The ice blue really sealed it for me however. I think bold colors rather than pastels really makes the back design feel more powerful. I would to see an "ice" green. In any case, this is quickly turning into a "must have" for me. Keep up the good work- it's only getting better.

[MagikFingerz]

I'll admit that I did not care for the original design; hated it actually. I own your other decks and was frankly disappointed. However, I really like the direction in which you have gone. The waves on the faces really flow now. I agree with your decision on the bordered back- I think border less would look a bit cheap. The "lightning bolt" back really improves the visual interest. The ice blue really sealed it for me however. I think bold colors rather than pastels really makes the back design feel more powerful. I would to see an "ice" green. In any case, this is quickly turning into a "must have" for me. Keep up the good work- it's only getting better.

I have to disagree, respectfully of course. The lightning bolt is exactly that, and thus is more removed from the original "wave" concept IMO. I also think not offerings these in a borderless version would be a travesty, but I think everyone here knows my feelings towards borders

Totally agree about the faces though, they have greatly improved!

[montenzi]

yes, thanks for ideas and comments!

1. I think I am not ready for Kickstarter this Saturday

2. I have not posted ULTRA edition cards. Of course they are ready. It''s not a big deal. Same faces will be used BUT with horizontal symmetry instead of vertical one. Second difference - the background.

3. I am trying to catch the right color scheme for the ULTRA edition back/tuck

[rousselle]

I have to agree with everything Tom said above: if there were a borderless version, I would be totally ordering a bunch more. I will still back the project if there isn't a borderless option, but your original ideas of a borderless back really worked for me, and would pry more money out of my wallet.

Different strokes for different folks, and all that.

I also agree that your court cards and faces are looking much stronger than they were, and I already liked them in general from the outset.

[Bruno]

what tom and rousselle said ....

when you're ready for it, I'll be salivating with the best of 'em ....

[> I sea what you did there <]

[montenzi]

Still cannot create anything good with the borderless back Every single version looks cheap

Current status:

1. I want to mute bright red by adding line waves to both sides of the card
2. I think the ULTRA edition is ok without a band and with different symmetry
3. Back colors should not be too bright (they will be darker when printed)
4. What about this background style? Playable?

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