Dondorf Playing Cards - a few more details
Added 2020-12-15 19:27:37 +0000 UTCLately I have to fight with a lot mood swings so the progress that I've made on the Dondorf deck in the last two, three days was important to get a little sense of achievement.
In all my previous decks the flaps are nearly blank. So it was pretty fun to use this space to design something. The "Poker 52 Cards" text is slightly curved. I'm still not 100% sure if it should be straight or curved. I need to let it sink in first. You can see the half moon curve on top. Like that the whole design is well hidden when the box is closed. Nothing bothers me more when a little piece of the design on the flap protrudes a little on the half moon cutout.
In the last image you see a bit better how the number cards look like. You'll notice that everything is a bit rougher to get the right vintage feeling. The card on top of the 7 of Diamonds is the Joker. This image has been used on tuck boxes and it's also the Jack of Diamonds in several decks. Unfortunately, even after doing some research, I couldn't really figure it out but I think it could be Bernhard Dondorf itself. The founder of the playing card company B. Dondorf. The original Dondorf Joker, "The Jolly Joker" isn't appealing at all to me so that I don't really want to use it for this deck.
It's hard to explain my fascination for the Dondorf playing cards. It's like diving into an almost forgotten world. A journey through time to the beginning of those playing card designs that we still use today, without knowing the origin anymore.
If you also wanna know more about Dondorf, you should check out these pages:
https://www.wopc.co.uk/germany/dondorf/
https://www.wopc.co.uk/germany/dondorf/poker-140
https://www.wopc.co.uk/germany/dondorf/rhineland
Comments
Above all please keep in mind the essence of my first comment : I really like the preview of the deck so far!
Alk Nonymo
2020-12-15 22:38:27 +0000 UTCI think you also see details which are European that I don‘t see - which is great. So it will be different from what people are used to or what they know but everything is still familiar.
Daniel Schneider
2020-12-15 21:14:07 +0000 UTCThese are really coming along!
Daniel Brown
2020-12-15 20:37:46 +0000 UTCHaha , oooopsies, sorry if my comment rang the wrong bell then :D But honnestly, don't "avoid" it, there is something nice with the european feeling as far as there is some modern touches to it. And for sure the touches you put into your fine work with all your decks are always great.
Alk Nonymo
2020-12-15 20:36:13 +0000 UTCGlad you like it but actually my biggest goal is it to avoid an European feeling :D That‘s why I mixed the back design with the American court cards and pips.
Daniel Schneider
2020-12-15 19:40:55 +0000 UTCI like the look of the curve on the tuck Flap. Leaving this there, will allow the entire design to be seen without compromise, even after "breaking the seal".
Kevin Goosie
2020-12-15 19:40:32 +0000 UTCI kinda like this old european feeling with these cards. Not that I don't like modernity, it's just that you seem to do a great work "refreshing" this deck.
Alk Nonymo
2020-12-15 19:30:17 +0000 UTC
