I just ordered 3 prototype decks for Goita (ごいた). Learned a few things in the process today as well. The printer's templates don't exactly match their online deck builder, so I had to make some adjustments on the files, including some tweaks to the score tokens. Also learned it's much cheaper to use image files … Continue reading Goita (ごいた) – Prototypes
Worked out of the basics of the deck. I decided to use the mini card size from PrintNinja as the basis, which is 1.65"x2.5" (still roughly half a Poker card). As of now, the deck will be 54 cards (32 tiles, 4 information cards, and 18 score tokens). The main card, or tiles, didn't change … Continue reading Goita (ごいた) – Deck Concept
The Goita (ごいた) deck is going well. Worked on a back design, with a change in card size (mini cards versus micro). Mini cards are roughly half the size of a poker card (cut across the narrow part), with the exact size varying between printers. Switching to the micro size might not be difficult, using … Continue reading More Goita (ごいた) Work
My family is a frequent backer on Kickstarter, having helped fund many playing cards decks and a few games. A recent backing (Junior Hanafuda) got me thinking about more Asian-style playing cards. We have a Hanafuda deck I picked up a Korean grocery once, and I started thinking about adapting parts of the Bagua deck … Continue reading GOITA (new card project)
You often hear about 'operators'...mostly wannabes. In the military, there are many nicknames for them depending on where they are. One of them is "chairborne ranger," a play on "airborne ranger." I recently picked up a couple of "chairborne ranger" patches to add to my collection. It also sparked a though about a naval version … Continue reading Yeah, I operate… (naval version)
It's been a while since I posted, so here's some quick updates. My second challenge coin project is now in production for a US Ambassador. That project came about from a coin I designed for a conference last year. I may be helping a friend's business soon with graphic support. Should give me some practice … Continue reading Lots of things…
After hitting up friends and family, I have initial survey results for Trigrams. The most striking result is trend on whether to have a full 8-suit deck or split the cards into 4-suit decks Right now, the prevailing thought is offer a 4-suit pack (core suits of Water, Heaven, Fire, Earth and offer the other … Continue reading Trigrams Early Survey Results
I've been re-examining the possibilities of taking Trigrams to production. With more time at home, I've started tinkering with the design a little and also researching costs. This deck has been a small labor of love, being one of 3 decks I've really developed into full concepts. With that in mind, I decided to reach … Continue reading Trigrams Survey
All, even amongst this quarantine, other duties have taken precedence over some of my design work. I do have another coin design in work, but that'll be another post possibly. In the meantime, I was revisiting my Trigram card deck. For Google giggles, I did a search on 'trigram cards' and 'trigram playing cards." The … Continue reading Google results
A friend of mine who runs a local screen printing business (Muddy River Ink) inspired this one. He recently printed some "quarantine and chill" shirts, which sparked an idea for me. In these trying times, humor sometimes does help break the dreary stay-at-home life. So, in that vein, remember to Quarantine and Chill.
