Bicycle Card Project

1. How does the design that you created demonstrate your knowledge of playing card design?

When learning how to design a traditional card top, we learned that there should be symmetry and repetition exhibited throughout the card. I showed symmetry on all three of my designs, and also repeated a design element on all three cards, namely the stomach of the owl from my picture card.

1. How would the rest of the deck look? What would you do for the other picture cards? Please describe in detail?

If I were to create the rest of the deck, they would all be similar in style and color. For all my number cards, they would have the kind of 3D, kind of abstract suit like the diamond shows. For my picture cards, I would create other detailed owls that match the king, keeping the idea of the Lynbrook Owl the central design.

1. How does your design demonstrate your knowledge of adobe illustrator?

My design shows my knowledge of the program because of my extensive use of the gradient tool. Additionally, much of my time was spent using the pen tool, drawing out the interior design of the owl, a motif I used on all of my cards.

1. What do you feel was the most challenging part of this project and why?

The hardest part of this project was finding a way for all of my cards to match, as well as leave my stubbornness from my original design behind. I originally created a deck based off of Lynbrook High School, showing teachers on my picture cards. After discussion, though, we decided to only go with an owl, an idea that I didn’t originally like but had to conform to, so I could successfully complete my project.

1. If you can change one requirement what would it be and why?

If I could change any one requirement, I would make it that you don’t have to do one of each type of card. I would have liked to do a bunch of picture cards and done my original idea.