2013 Playing Cards Series

A project in Cuyahoga Falls, OH by Mark Allender
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The 2013 Playing Card Series has four unique decks: - "Metal Solids" - "Dragons" - "Helvetica" - "Led Zeppelin"
Backers: 80
Average Pledge Per Backer: $34

Funded: $2,705 of $1,400
Dates: Nov 7th -> Dec 7th (30 days)
Project By: Mark Allender
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Thank you!

December 7th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Stretch goal reached!

December 1st - via: kickstarter.com
The stretch goal of $2200 has been reached! Thanks to all of your support, I will be able to print these on 320 gsm black-centered stock - pretty much the highest quality paper available. Thank you all! Mark  (Read More)

New Reward Level!

November 29th - via: kickstarter.com
We are closing in on the final week of the campaign and I am adding a few final reward levels to sweeten the deal. If any of you have any ideas for rewards and reward levels, please feel free to make a suggestion and I will see what I can do! Here... (Read More)

"Futura Black" T-Shirts?

November 29th - via: kickstarter.com
There has been a lot of interest in the "Futura Black" design. Would anyone be interested in a pledge level reward that included a black t-shirt with a "Futura Black" branded design?  (Read More)

Stretch goal! $2200!

November 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Okay everyone! There are ten days left in this campaign. There is a significant price break where I can get a higher quality paper stock* if we can reach $2200. So let's try to reach that goal! Right now we're at $1557. To reach $2200, we need... (Read More)

Poll - "Futura Black" back

November 25th - via: kickstarter.com
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WE HAVE HIT THE GOAL. THIS IS NOT A TEST.

November 25th - via: kickstarter.com
At roughly 6:30 EST, a pledge came in that put this campaign right at the golden $1400 mark.  So it looks like these are really going to print. Thank you all so much for pledging to this campaign! (I'm going to shoot for $2000.) All the best, Mark  (Read More)

The Delivery Situation

November 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone, As many of you know, this is my first Kickstarter campaign. It is also my first time printing a deck of cards - and I'm doing four at a time. I was originally planning to have these available by the holidays - but it now seems that... (Read More)

Facebook page for Card Design

November 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
I wanted to announce the Facebook page for my card designs. Pretty rudimentary at this point, but there's room to grow. Go there and "Like" it to receive updates of my latest projects! https://www.facebook.com/AllenderCards As a tidbit, my next... (Read More)

Boxes

November 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Here are the boxes for the cards in this series:  (Read More)

Dragons!

November 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello all - just wanted to update everyone again... My daughter has been drawing dragons! Here is the source drawing for the King of Clubs. Source drawing for the King of Clubs I will be scanning these today and getting them ready for card the cards... (Read More)

Making headway on the Futura Black deck

November 14th - via: kickstarter.com
I just wanted to share some progress on the Futura Black deck.  I had been busy working up my own design of classic-style face cards for later use and have decided to cannibalize these designs for the "Futura Black" deck.  To wit: King of Spades I... (Read More)

Change of Plans

November 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey kids, Rather than spend my time in a Sisyphean effort of the Led Zeppelin deck, which would have been a highly sanitized version of my original vision anyway, I have decided to switch it out with another design.  Introducing Futura Black : ... (Read More)

Changes to the "Popular Rock Band" deck

November 11th - via: kickstarter.com
I spoke with an intellectual property attorney and I frankly see no conceivable way to go forward using the album covers on the court cards. I still maintain that I am in the clear with the use of the four symbols and the use of the "Dyer" typeface.... (Read More)

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