A while back I tinkered was tinkering with some concepts for blood type and allergy tabs often seen on military combat uniforms. One concept I has was a hexagonal modular concept, where each component was its own patch that aligned with others. Here's a conceptualization of the idea with rank, rate (navy job), blood type, … Continue reading Hex Rank Concept
Goita (ごいた) – More design adjustments
Normal life has kept me busy of late. However, I did experiment with a way to honor the traditional Goita tile. But instead of just creating a copy of the shape and fitting all the elements in it (aka tile on a card), I went with a little more subtle, but still apparent approach. Subtle … Continue reading Goita (ごいた) – More design adjustments
Goita (ごいた) – Testing and Revisions
Decided to test out the prototype deck while visiting family, especially since my wife's family is big on games. After reading through the directions, we gave it a try and it turned out to be a fairly quick and fun game. The directions do make it sounds somewhat daunting, but we think some of that … Continue reading Goita (ごいた) – Testing and Revisions
Goita (ごいた) – Prototypes Arrived
The prototype decks arrived from MPC. Overall, not bad. I did notice some spots where I will need to revise the design though. Pawn and score tokens Information cards Poker and mini card comparison These will be distinguishable from future versions for a few reasons. First, the MPC cards a little wider than I had … Continue reading Goita (ごいた) – Prototypes Arrived
Goita (ごいた) – Prototypes
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
Goita (ごいた) – Deck Concept
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
More Goita (ごいた) Work
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
GOITA (new card project)
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)
Yeah, I operate… (naval version)
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)
Lots of things…
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…