Custom designed playing cards — by Stephen R. KowalskiPrinted by Legends Playing Card Co. — Diamond FinishConcentric is now live on Kickstarter:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/faume/concentric-deck-printed-by-legends-playing-card-coConcentric was developed with the help of The Discourse:
http://www.playingcardforum.com/index.php?topic=6857.0Concentric is a fully custom designed deck of playing cards with a geometric theme. Each of the suit symbols (pips) are broken down into a group of 4-6 primary shapes - circles, diamonds, and half-diamonds (triangles).
The pips on each card are unique to that card. Using a number of layered, concentric shapes equal to the value of the card to make up each pip. For example, the clubs pip is made up of three circles and a triangle. The 6 of clubs uses 6 concentric circles in each of the three circle spots. It’s not exactly practical to count the number of circles on each card, but the effect is there to provide a quick visual shorthand to reinforce the value of the card.
The pip layout follows a similar concentric idea. The layout is comprised of three rings around the center with each pip perpendicular to the ring it is on. The center ring is really just the lone pip in the center that you see on the 5, 7, and 9. The second ring is most clearly shown in the 6. The outer ring is isolated in the 4. This layout allowed me to use larger pips to better show the detail of the concentric shapes than the traditional layout of rows of pips facing either up or down would allow.
I primarily use the traditional red and black for the suits. However, each suit also has its own individual color. In traditional playing cards, the courts for each suit all use the same color scheme. I wanted to give each suit a more individual identity for easier identification across the table, stronger visual unity within each suit, and to put my own twist on the traditional designs.
I have custom designed the font for the cards primarily based on Futura. My aim was to keep round portions as circular arcs and corners as sharp points to mimic the circles and diamonds that make up the pips. The other objective was to maintain consistent width for each number and letter for a consistent look when the cards are fanned in your hand.
The back design uses the elementary shapes that make up each pip to create a concentric, radial pattern.
The custom designed tuck box uses the beautiful long tongued Legends tuck box design. The long tongue makes for an easily opened pack that stays securely closed. The tuck will feature embossing on 4 faces plus the tongue.
Prototype Tuck
I have structured the Pledge tiers in such a way that the higher the level you back, the lower the price you pay per deck. It costs less to ship in bulk, so I'm passing those savings on to you. These cards are designed to be used, so back for enough to play and save!
Additionally, there are NO additional charges for shipping anywhere in the world! Because decks will be shipped directly from the Legends fulfillment center in Hong Kong, shipping costs are lower overall and roughly equal country to country.
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