Hello everybody, before I'm asking for help
I really love playing card since I was a junior high school it was on 2009 - until now
but that time I don't have hardware and software to make a playing card design
now I have
and I had a few collections, and this year I hope can collect the latest and what I missed few years back
so I needed help
I wanna make my very first playing card
I needed to make a tuck box / a case box, can you guys help me where to find this template
a few last years I had from bicycle and HOPC but, I forgot to save where the file is
and the second I need to know the list of Finnish that playing card is made and
the third did everybody had a seal design template?
and the last where can I find the mock up of playing card that exactly like bicycle playing card or any other deck
and thank you for helping me
Hello,
First, you need to decide what company you'd like to use for making your deck. The largest company in the US for that kind of work would be the US Playing Card Company (USPC), which as of December 31 is now a subsidiary of Cartamundi, a global playing card and board game maker that's based in Belgium. USPC still operates fairly independently and the two companies do take custom orders separately - I think Cartamundi does their custom work for US orders in Belgium.
There are some smaller manufacturers - among playing card collectors, the Expert Playing Card Company (EPCC) based in New York City and the Legends Playing Card Company (LPCC) based in Hong Kong are very popular for the high quality of work they produce. There are other companies specializing in custom work as well, like MakePlayingCards.com, etc.
My point to all this is that before you can work with a template, you need to know who your printer will be - while some printers have similar templates, many printers use entirely different templates, even down to the number of cards on a deck sheet - it can typically vary from 54 to 56 cards, depending on the size of the card.
When you've decided on a printer, contact that printer and ask them for their templates - all of their templates: cards, boxes and seals. You have the option of using standard seals or no seal at all - custom seals are going to drive your costs up on the deck, possibly to the point of breaking the budget.
You'll need to consider EVERYTHING about your project. Foil? Metallic inks? More template work, because there's more print runs needed to make them, and a higher cost. Embossing or debossing on the tuck box? Something else, like a metal foil or a matte finish? Again, more templates, more costs. Will the cards be cello-wrapped in the box or will the box be cello-wrapped, or both? Custom brick boxes? Casino-grades stocks? All these things will need to be discussed with your printer. Some printers will require you to go to a third party for certain work - USPC doesn't make their own tuck boxes for casino-grade (thicker stock) decks.
You'll also be expected to be at least somewhat knowledgeable about dealing in graphic design and print work. If you aren't, talk to someone who is first before you start making your inquiries.
Best of luck to you!
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