SurrealScapes Deck (KS) Relaunched

[Zaid]

Folks,

The Kickstarter campaign for the SurrealScapes deck has been approved and is ready to launch! I plan to launch the project on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 10AM California time. California is GMT-8:00 so you can figure out what time that would be in your part of the world. There are plenty of early bird slots available, and you can pledge for 1, 2, or 3 decks at early bird pricing. You can also add on as many uncut sheets or art prints as you want at any pledge level.

EDIT: Kickstarter preview link replaced with actual project link, here:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/274810086/surrealscapes-body-art-photography-playing-card-de

[Don Boyer]

I'm looking forward to the launch, but unfortunately will be sleeping when it begins - no early birds for me, I guess.

I took the liberty of editing the title a bit.  I'm trying to get new deck listings to follow a certain recognizable format.  It was a little tiresome seeing every third topic here begin with "NEW DECK: blahblahblah."  Editing down "Kickstarter" to (KS) allows you to have a bit more info on the launch time - and once it's launched, you can delete everything past (KS) and continue using this topic for your deck.  We try to keep decks limited to one Design/Dev topic and one PCP topic.

Speaking of which - anyone wanting more info on this deck can also check this Design/Dev topic about it.

[Pacis]

That's some great news. Looking forward to this launch.
Good job, Zaid!

[Zaid]

Pacis, thank you for the kind words! I've put a lot of effort into this deck and I hope it gets funded!

Don, there are plenty of early bird slots, so unless this deck is ridiculously popular, I'm sure you'll be able to get on on early bird pricing.It will be 1pm when the campaign launches. What time do you wake up? 

[Don Boyer]

Pacis, thank you for the kind words! I've put a lot of effort into this deck and I hope it gets funded!

Don, there are plenty of early bird slots, so unless this deck is ridiculously popular, I'm sure you'll be able to get on on early bird pricing.It will be 1pm when the campaign launches. What time do you wake up? 

On Tuesday, perhaps 7pm EST, +/- 1 hour.

I'll back even if I miss the early bird.  I really like this deck.  I love art decks that are also highly functional - sure signs of good design in action.

[Zaid]

The SurrealScapes Deck Kickstarter campaign is now live! Here's the long link:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/274810086/surrealscapes-body-art-photography-playing-card-de

And here's a short link to redirect: www.surrealscapes.net/kickstarter

You can use the short link to pass the word and boost the signal about the project!

[Pacis]

Done
Nice short link.
Great job, Zaid!

[S.C.]

The SurrealScapes Deck Kickstarter campaign is now live! Here's the long link:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/274810086/surrealscapes-body-art-photography-playing-card-de

And here's a short link to redirect: www.surrealscapes.net/kickstarter

You can use the short link to pass the word and boost the signal about the project!

done and done!  looking forward to seeing these decks in person!

[Zaid]

Thank you all for your support! I'll be pounding the pavement to get the word out!

[Don Boyer]

Dropped in my early bird pledge just now - I really hope this project is a success!

[Zaid]

EDIT: The SurrealScapes Deck Kickstarter campaign is 11% funded. 29 more days to go! There are plenty of early bird slots still available so get in on the project now!

Use the following easy link: www.surrealscapes.net/kickstarter

[Zaid]

98 backers, $1,818 funded. Progress is a little slow but it ain't over till it's over! You can still get in on this project for $8 or less per deck with US shipping included!

[GBAllison]

OK, this project has been re-launched.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/274810086/surrealscapes-body-art-photography-playing-card-de-0?ref=search

Prices are the same ($8 early bird, $10 regular), but the funding goal is lower ($12K, down from $15K).
Right this second, only 39 early birds left.  And this time there aren't any half-early birds at $9 ... it's either $8 or $10.
Early bird for TWO decks drops from $17/pair to $15/pair.
Regular price on a pair is the same ($19).

I haven't done a full comparison, but it's still USPCC.
Here' the rewards matrix:



Wow ... I just realized that no one ever posted pix of the cards themselves ... here ya go ...

[Zaid]

Thanks for posting this! I was just about to get to it.

Yes, there are only two early-bird levels this time instead of three, but the price for the earliest-bird 2-deck pledge was always $15 on the first project. It was the middle early bird pledge level that was $17, and that level is now gone for this project. But there are plenty of early-bird slots left as there are early bird levels for 1-, 2-, and 3-deck pledges.

I dropped the funding goal sightly by reducing my estimates for shipping and fulfillment costs, so I'm operating on the hairy edge now, but hopefully the project will actually succeed this time. I'm thinking it will be the addition of the T-shirt that does the trick. ;-) I've also reduced the project duration to 21 days, down from 35 days, because I don't want to wait that long this time to see if the project will succeed or not. And maybe the shorter duration will compel more people into action.

Here are some shots of the actual prototype deck that I had the USPCC make for me:

[Pacis]

That's great, Zaid!
I can see the changes. Pretty good job! Congrats.
Pledged

[Zaid]

That's great, Zaid!
I can see the changes. Pretty good job! Congrats.
Pledged

Thank you for your support! We've already hit more than 10% funding in less than 24 hours, so it's a good start. I hope it keeps up at this pace because that will be what's necessary to make this thing fly this time.