Magna Carta Anniversary Playing Card Set Playing Cards by Alexander Chin |
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| DESIGN NAME: Magna Carta Anniversary Playing Card Set PRIMARY FUNCTION: Playing Cards INSPIRATION: The design focused on a growing world through information revealed by the user's interaction with the project, starting from packaging and ending with product. Packaging takes a micro look at the event with pleated linen embossing - textured after knight uniforms of the time, partial reveals of family crests, and the 1215 Magna Carta itself. A larger story is formed with illustrations based on real people and Jokers that feature authentic illustrations of the King's seal inside. UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The collector's playing card industry has redefined the function of 'PLAYING' to 'DISPLAYING OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: Packaging can be used to display up to 4 different images based on position and facing on a shelf. They can also be displayed on their sides that when fully assembled create a mural. This is the first product to market that provided multiple display options and a side display which brought a higher sense of ownership to collectors who want to control their displays. PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project was launched and funded September 2015 in Chicago. FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Packaging Design |
PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: Concept illustrations start in pencil. Vellum is layered for opportunity to add extra detail and then inked. Images are then scanned to be vectorized in Illustrator for added line weights. Images are polished with gradients in Photoshop and submitted to The US Playing Card Co for printing. SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: 65mm x 12mm x 90mm (Per Box) TAGS: playing cards, Magna Carta, King John, Seasons Playing Cards, Royals, Rebels, luxury playing cards, card series RESEARCH ABSTRACT: Focus lay in integrating the Magna Carta story within the interactive system. Designing connecting edge moments that correlated with the tension of the Magna Carta emphasized the story of disbanding and uniting factions and families with both the mural signing and the family crests. By becoming the only decks in market that display side images in an otherwise text-filled display, these decks have become crowd favorites and are already influencing the way the market sees package design. CHALLENGE: The biggest challenge of the project was illustrating the mural in the framework of dissecting pieces. Planning and designing for the different purchasing options and the ways the decks could be arranged meant ensuring the most popular combos would make sense. Because of the fixed width segments it also meant ensuring legibility of stand-alone images. This was difficult given that it was based on an existing image and had to be reinterpreted to fit the template of the display system. ADDED DATE: 2016-03-01 03:44:34 TEAM MEMBERS (1) : Alexander Chin IMAGE CREDITS: Image #1: Photographer Alexander Chin, 2015 Image #2: Photographer Alexander Chin, 2015 Image #3: Photographer Alexander Chin, 2015 Image #4: Photographer Alexander Chin, 2015 |
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NAME: Seasons Playing Cards, LTD PROFILE: Since 2011, Seasons Playing Cards has been consistently focused on crafting high quality decks for the world with a dedicated passion for what they do. Through the artistic world of card collecting, they strive to create memorable products for the community that give inspirational pause to your day. |
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Magna Carta Anniversary Playing Card Set Playing Cards by Alexander Chin is Winner in Packaging Design Category, 2015 - 2016.· Press Members: Login or Register to request an exclusive interview with Alexander Chin. · Click here to register inorder to view the profile and other works by Alexander Chin. |
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