Card Back designs - Page 17

Sam Hindrichs · 02-22-2010, 09:03 AM

RH I'm not downing on your designs because I love it when people get creative, but all of your designs are blatantly one way designs. Try and come up with something that is a mirror image.

Another thing, to everyone that is submitting card back designs, take a step back and look at what you are creating. As you look at what you have made, I want you to look at the amount of detail or lack there of in the design you have come up with. Now, take a look at other massively detailed card backs, i.e. Guardians and Arcanes, and think about all the bad reviews those cards get because the printing quality of the design sucks.

I am not saying the card designs that are being submitted are bad at all. What I am saying is that the printing process for playing cards CANNOT give the same quality picture that photoshop can.

Personally, I would like to see ExoMagic have a very basic playing card, but still the design would still have the ExoMagic attitude.

I was thinking something along these lines.
605_brown_thmb.jpg
Lee Asher 605's
aladdin-blue.png
Aladdin's
arrco-red.png
Arrco's

I picked these three cards because I feel like they have a very sophisticated and classy look to them. The only problem with the cards I listed are

Lee Asher cards, one deck = $11
Aladdin playing cards, Finish = fricking weird to handle and get used to.
Arrco playing cards, I can't say anything about them because the only Arrco's I have handled are the streamlines , but the streamlines have the same finish as the Aladdin playing cards.

BTW Alex, I wonder if it is at all possible to get these cards with Tally-Ho finish on Bee stock. That would be one baddass playing card I bet.

Alex Hess · 02-22-2010, 11:44 AM

Yup, we have a choice on the stock we would like the cards to be on.

Alexyn0o · 02-24-2010, 07:12 AM

New design I'm working on,

Opinions/Ideas/Critics/Anything would be much appreciated ! ! !

melvin · 02-24-2010, 08:18 AM

well.. my opinion...
too much blank space...
the angel kinda mismatch the space over there...
just my opinion... no offence...

Alexyn0o · 02-24-2010, 10:38 AM

that, wasn't the final version, wasn't finished,

this is :

..what i came up with..

Sam Hindrichs · 02-24-2010, 10:44 AM

That design is crazy good. Like seriously like 5000 times better than the joker card.

The only thing I am not liking is the amazing amount of detail. The amount of detail is by no means a bad thing but USPCC will never be able to print that card to look the way your picture does.

Next thing about this card is the fact that it has two angels on it. I don't know exactly how well that would fly with Bicycle.

But on a lighter note, this card design is one of my favorites.

Now for my idea on the card design. Under the black swirly stuff around the angels is gray swirly stuff. Can you take that out. That will cut back on the over-abundance of detail on the card.

Alexyn0o · 02-24-2010, 11:01 AM

w/out the gray

Eoin Lavery · 02-24-2010, 11:06 AM

Wow man these are just awesome.
I think you could easily change the angels to something else which will incorporate into the design.
You are the man for these, i tell you, you are awesome at this whole "Computer Graphics" thing.

Sam Hindrichs · 02-24-2010, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alexyn0o

w/out the gray

ok alex this design is looking alot better now with out the shadow but it wasnt the gray i was talking about. I meant the gray design coming out from the four corners.

melvin · 02-24-2010, 04:32 PM

WoA!! awesome!
totally different and way more cooler! thumb up!

what can i say....You Rock!

Alexyn0o · 02-25-2010, 06:16 AM

Lol, just by staring at the card i was able to see all kind of animals, did u guys saw them ?

)

melvin · 02-25-2010, 06:21 AM

i saw an elephant.. LOL ... am i right?

and an angry face...

Sam Hindrichs · 02-25-2010, 09:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alexyn0o

Lol, just by staring at the card i was able to see all kind of animals, did u guys saw them ?

)

This is probably the funniest thing I have ever seen and I am surprised that I didn't see the animal faces yesterday.

Alexyn0o · 02-25-2010, 02:31 PM

here are 12 versions... please let me know what you think, thank you.

Jacob Hatfield · 02-25-2010, 03:00 PM

First off...WOW.

Love the design idea.
I am personally fond of the original Angel design without the gray.
Only issue I have is the Middle.
I do like the middle of "spadeony6.jpg" but it still seems like it is missing something.

-Jacob

02-22-2010, 09:03 AM	#241 (permalink)
Sam Hindrichs V.I.P. Join Date: Oct 2009 Current Trick: A self made packet trick Magic Type: Card Magic Location: Chester, Illinois Posts: 631 Thanks: 59 Thanked 30 Times in 23 Posts	RH I'm not downing on your designs because I love it when people get creative, but all of your designs are blatantly one way designs. Try and come up with something that is a mirror image. Another thing, to everyone that is submitting card back designs, take a step back and look at what you are creating. As you look at what you have made, I want you to look at the amount of detail or lack there of in the design you have come up with. Now, take a look at other massively detailed card backs, i.e. Guardians and Arcanes, and think about all the bad reviews those cards get because the printing quality of the design sucks. I am not saying the card designs that are being submitted are bad at all. What I am saying is that the printing process for playing cards CANNOT give the same quality picture that photoshop can. Personally, I would like to see ExoMagic have a very basic playing card, but still the design would still have the ExoMagic attitude. I was thinking something along these lines. 605_brown_thmb.jpg Lee Asher 605's aladdin-blue.png Aladdin's arrco-red.png Arrco's I picked these three cards because I feel like they have a very sophisticated and classy look to them. The only problem with the cards I listed are Lee Asher cards, one deck = $11 Aladdin playing cards, Finish = fricking weird to handle and get used to. Arrco playing cards, I can't say anything about them because the only Arrco's I have handled are the streamlines , but the streamlines have the same finish as the Aladdin playing cards. BTW Alex, I wonder if it is at all possible to get these cards with Tally-Ho finish on Bee stock. That would be one baddass playing card I bet. __________________ Last edited by Sam Hindrichs; 02-22-2010 at 09:07 AM.

02-22-2010, 11:44 AM	#242 (permalink)
Alex Hess Exo CEO & Founder Join Date: Aug 2007 Current Trick: Venus Trap Magic Type: Street/Closeup Location: Valparaiso, IN Posts: 1,997 Thanks: 128 Thanked 289 Times in 110 Posts	Yup, we have a choice on the stock we would like the cards to be on. __________________ Follow us! Facebook \| Twitter Alex H. Founder/CEO ExoMagic

02-24-2010, 10:44 AM	#246 (permalink)
Sam Hindrichs V.I.P. Join Date: Oct 2009 Current Trick: A self made packet trick Magic Type: Card Magic Location: Chester, Illinois Posts: 631 Thanks: 59 Thanked 30 Times in 23 Posts	That design is crazy good. Like seriously like 5000 times better than the joker card. The only thing I am not liking is the amazing amount of detail. The amount of detail is by no means a bad thing but USPCC will never be able to print that card to look the way your picture does. Next thing about this card is the fact that it has two angels on it. I don't know exactly how well that would fly with Bicycle. But on a lighter note, this card design is one of my favorites. Now for my idea on the card design. Under the black swirly stuff around the angels is gray swirly stuff. Can you take that out. That will cut back on the over-abundance of detail on the card. __________________ Last edited by Sam Hindrichs; 02-24-2010 at 10:47 AM.

02-24-2010, 11:06 AM	#248 (permalink)
Eoin Lavery Hexcruncher Administrator Last Achievements Join Date: Aug 2009 Current Trick: Tarantula Magic Type: Card, money, levitation, ExoMagic Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 470 Thanks: 83 Thanked 62 Times in 47 Posts	Wow man these are just awesome. I think you could easily change the angels to something else which will incorporate into the design. You are the man for these, i tell you, you are awesome at this whole "Computer Graphics" thing. __________________ "Stay hungry, stay foolish." - Steve Jobs Questions? E-mail me at: eoin@exomagic.com Skype me @: Hexcruncher

02-25-2010, 03:00 PM	#255 (permalink)
Jacob Hatfield The Keeper of the Blog Administrator Join Date: Feb 2009 Current Trick: Curbie Magic Type: Close-up Location: Michigan Posts: 846 Thanks: 15 Thanked 10 Times in 8 Posts	First off...WOW. Love the design idea. I am personally fond of the original Angel design without the gray. Only issue I have is the Middle. I do like the middle of "spadeony6.jpg" but it still seems like it is missing something. -Jacob __________________

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