I sort of like the cartoon gangster characters.

And this is why the guy has a chance with this. I (and others) don't like it, but you (and others) do, so it's just personal taste and that's how novelty items sometimes roll.

And that's why Baskin Robbins has 31 flavors. Oops, looks like it's 45 now.

So it looks like I'm a day late in getting this thing out and I may need a couple more. Stayed up until about 3 in the morning working on some of the final graphics and I still couldn't get it all finished. Gonna finish up the jokers today and post 'em here. Then we're on to really nailing down the financial logistics. Emailed Legends Playing Card Co. to get a quote for 1000 decks, their MOQ. I hope to do business with these guys. Their paper decks are amazing.

Now that you said that, I'm gonna PM you when it hits! Ha. The 2nd and 3rd ideas, I think, are much more conducive to a 2p2-type of audience. Hardcore poker players, some pros, I'm sure, casual players, and even some people who never even considered buying...poker paraphernalia are going to want the 2nd thing. The 3rd is going to interest just about any poker player in one way or another, as well. It's sooooo tough to talk about without giving anything away. This isn't just hype, guys. It's gonna be cool.

^ Love this. Too bad we can't "like" a post on 2p2.

it's not for me, but idk if anyone suggested this

the case, it should be the shape of a violin case since you have the whole mob theme going...

Very good idea, but not feasible, unfortunately. I don't know how the printing process works, but I know this is doable and cost-effective. Also scalable, should I happen to sell--ahem!--a thousand of 'em. Ha.

fair enough, just figured i would throw out the idea.

good luck with it.

Thanks, man. Much appreciated!

This is such great advice, I wish I'd given it.

It is. Seems so obvious. But, at inception, it all spawned from the hard-candy-hit-list-gangster thing. I didn't think it would be such a tough sell or such a logical stretch/leap. Take the figurative...and make it literal.

Something about the combination though still intrigues me. It's not to say that I don't believe there's any merit to separating the two ideas, it's just to say that the contrast between something as innocent as candy combined with something as sinister as murder...I don't know! Lol There's just something to it. Combine the pretty colors and graphics with the dark imagery of a hit list and I think it's a cool premise. I have to know if others will think so, so I'm going forward with the cards largely as featured in the pics. It's not that I'm married to what I did, that I'm being stubborn, or I think anyone in this thread is wrong. It's just that, ultimately, I am responsible for the success or failure of this project on the whole, and I think I gotta stick with the original idea. It may fail miserably, it may have been twice as successful had I changed the yellow to green, or chosen to do the all gangster or all candy thing, but I am willing to go forward, pretty much, as is. I did heed some advice though and that's why I'm choosing to do the cards alone to start. Honestly, I don't remember if it's in this thread or the other one on the other site, but I'm on my phone and I can't look it up so easily.

Where the project stands now is I am making any last-minute corrections, adjusting the dimensions of the graphics of the cards, and submitting to legends playing card company to see if it's something they can--or want--to do. Need a quote and, if it's better or as good as MakePlayingCards.com, I'm going with Legends.

New and improved Tommy Two Times.



And the cops for the jokers! (Finally.)

Black...



...and red.



And, the completed cards.





Bracing myself for thoughts. :P

Is the red red?

I meant to put quotes around "red," but I forgot. It's CMYK Magenta, just like the hearts.

Who is M. Garza?

M. Garza is Mario Garza, AKA "El Guapo", AKA me. Figured it wouldn't be visible on the card anyway. Why not?

Nice project, one needs a hobby .

Your designs are awful in every respect, and I wouldn't be found dead touching your chips or cards, but it's a free country and I hope you are having fun with it .

thoms! So great to you here, adding value with your wonderful posts.

We will put that in the negative response box, thoms! I don't care too much for the designs either, but your review was a bit harsh for the HP forum. BBV or NVG might be a better place to flame.

Not troubled by the content of Thom's post, just tilted over his use of a space before periods ending his sentences...

;-)

This is a nearly coherent post! Kudos to me.

I wasn't troubled, either. I was just a bit amused as to why he bothered.