The Dogma Deck - A Custom Deck

DanteVex* · Feb 25, 2012

In close collaboration with a friend of mine, we're introducing the Dogma Deck.

Below are a few pictures of the process (so far).

Leave your opinions below.

William Draven · Feb 25, 2012

Nice subtle one way back design.

ReservoirRed · Feb 25, 2012

Im not too fond of the back design.

Why is it called the dogma deck?

DanteVex* · Feb 25, 2012

The back design was inspired by the Bee's simplicty, as far as the name, it's temporary (just something we called it at the time).

Of course, seeing the back design through a photo compared to the actual card are two different things.

DanteVex* · Feb 25, 2012

William Draven said:
Nice subtle one way back design.

Thanks. Any feedback would be appreciated.

rich23 · Feb 25, 2012

I agree with Reservoir on the back design

DanteVex* · Feb 25, 2012

rich23 said:
I agree with Reservoir on the back design

Each to their own, but I accept your opinion.

rich23 · Feb 25, 2012

Not sure if you been to http://www.kardwell.com
if not check out some of there card designs maybe you can get some more ideas

eostresh · Feb 25, 2012

Instead of a fade to black try fading it with the border...such as with the stinger. See how that looks.

DanteVex* · Feb 25, 2012

rich23 said:
Not sure if you been to http://www.kardwell.com
if not check out some of there card designs maybe you can get some more ideas

Thanks, I'll check it out.

eostresh said:
Instead of a fade to black try fading it with the border...such as with the stinger. See how that looks.

Definitely. I'll see, and try that out.

Crede · Feb 25, 2012

I think it looks pretty sexy, actually, I really like those shades of red and green on the court cards. The back is fine I suppose, not my favorite, but decent, although I agree that a border would look better. Lastly (and I'll admit this is hard to do), it'd be really cool if you could design your own court cards. So often we see custom decks with the bicycle court cards on a different color scheme, which is what it seems like you've done. But custom court cards-- ex, Sentinels-- really make a deck unique and special, if you can design them according to the theme of the deck. Just some thoughts is all.

DanteVex* · Feb 25, 2012

Crede said:
I think it looks pretty sexy, actually, I really like those shades of red and green on the court cards. The back is fine I suppose, not my favorite, but decent, although I agree that a border would look better. Lastly (and I'll admit this is hard to do), it'd be really cool if you could design your own court cards. So often we see custom decks with the bicycle court cards on a different color scheme, which is what it seems like you've done. But custom court cards-- ex, Sentinels-- really make a deck unique and special, if you can design them according to the theme of the deck. Just some thoughts is all.

Appreciate the support, and the feedback. As far as a border goes, it's something we're experimenting with. The court cards, as of right now, will stay the same.

SilenceD · Feb 25, 2012

Not too shabby. The back is nice and simple. I prefer cards with white borders for magic purposes.

DanteVex* · Feb 25, 2012

SilenceD said:
Not too shabby. The back is nice and simple. I prefer cards with white borders for magic purposes.

The cards do have a white border, unless you're referring to the black faded edges of the image. Yes, a simple and clean approach is what we were going for.

AKong · Feb 26, 2012

I'm not particularly fond of that shade of green....looks like poison and vomit to me. Also, I think the diamond shapes are a bit too "sharp".

DanteVex* · Feb 26, 2012

AKong said:
I'm not particularly fond of that shade of green....looks like poison and vomit to me. Also, I think the diamond shapes are a bit too "sharp".

OK? The BEEs were used as a reference for the backs of the cards, hence the shapes and direction of the cards.

DanteVex* · Mar 1, 2012

I'm wondering, what does the members think of the Ace of Spades idea so far? This is one example....

http://i.imgur.com/H8yWU.png

Ang · Mar 1, 2012

DanteVex* said:
I'm wondering, what does the members think of the Ace of Spades idea so far? This is one example....

http://i.imgur.com/H8yWU.png

It looks cool, just add some color so we know what it'll really look like.

GarethNg · Mar 1, 2012

DanteVex* said:
I'm wondering, what does the members think of the Ace of Spades idea so far? This is one example....

http://i.imgur.com/H8yWU.png

It looks like if you put more time, it will look awesome but right now it looks a bit deformed.

DanteVex* · Mar 1, 2012

Ang said:
It looks cool, just add some color so we know what it'll really look like.

I'll do so.

GarethNg said:
It looks like if you put more time, it will look awesome but right now it looks a bit deformed.

Definitely. Thanks for your thoughts.