ESP Card design round 2
This is a follow up on my last post. I’m a graphic designer and hobby magician looking to design an ESP deck.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Magic/s/qCoi7mR0uu
I’m still toying with many variations for back designs but I had an interesting idea for this one.
The biggest complaint about ESP cards is that they look too much like playing cards or a magic prop.
So this idea is to make ESP cards more of a DIY piece than a manufactured item.
These are designed at business card size, and can be printed at home on Avery business card paper.
This has several benefits…
- it gets away from them feeling like playing cards or card tricks
- it is more portable than playing cards and fits in a wallet.
- printing them yourself means you can easier make double-face cards, double back cards, leave one side blank, or put your own contact info on the back.
- most ESP decks cost more than a deck of cards. But these however are DIY and you don’t have to worry about folding and tearing them.
This last point introduces another ppportunity: the esp cards themselves can be used as billets. So not only are these back designs marked, but they are designed for Acidus Novus. Then the circle/square cards are perfect for center tears.
The thin-line artwork leaves room for writing on the cards, saves ink, and helps prevent the shapes from bleeding through and becoming visible on the back side.
Let me know what you guys think of this version and what could be improved even more.