ROYAL OPTIK Playing Card Deck

A project in Chicago, IL by Uusi
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Two artistic styles – Op Art and Woodcut – come together to create one completely original playing card deck.
Backers: 1267
Average Pledge Per Backer: $40

Funded: $50,872 of $9,000
Dates: May 16th -> Jun 17th (32 days)
Project By: Uusi
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Latest News

THE RED DECK HAS A SEAL! AND A FEW HOURS TO GO...

June 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Everyone! Hope your weekend was enjoyable! Thanks to you the red deck will also have a seal, but only for those decks backed on Kickstarter.  So just to clarify the seal specifications for both the red & black decks are as follows: Limited... (Read More)

ROYAL OPTIK RED SEAL

June 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Everyone, Thanks to you, we are getting soooo close to releasing the seal for the Royal Optik red deck!! As promised, here is a look at that seal and remember, if we make the red seal stretch goal, (or get very close to it :)), ONLY the red decks... (Read More)

FRAMED UNCUT AND ONE LAST STRETCH GOAL

June 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Everyone! We wanted to send out a look at one of the last available studio pieces in our reward list, the handcrafted frame for our Royal Optik uncut. We are approaching the final weekend of our project and are really excited about moving forward... (Read More)

Royal Optik by Uusi. New red deck. Just a few days left

June 12th - via: maxplayingcards.com
The fantastic Uusi project, Royal Optik, is almost finishing. Funded in a record time, this deck will be printed soon. Furthermore, as they promised, there will be also a red version of this stunning deck. Let me show it and also the full set of court cards. (Read More)

A LOOK AT THE ROYAL OPTIK DIAMOND COURT

June 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Everyone! It is the last week of our project and we wanted to start it out with a look at the final Royal Optik court – the Diamonds!  We are thrilled with the support we have received for Royal Optik so far; thanks to you this deck will come... (Read More)

A FINAL, NEW REWARD & "MAKING OF" VIDEO

June 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi  Everyone! Hope your week has gone well! We want to thank you all for your awesome response to our red Royal Optik deck – we are so excited to be printing both colors for you!! To celebrate we decided to create one more special box that... (Read More)

BIG NEWS – THE RED DECK IS HERE!!

June 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Everyone! We promised you that if we got 700% of our goal that we'd introduce a red Royal Optik deck and make it available to you – but we, like you, just couldn't wait! We're making that deck available NOW! As a trade-off, in order to make this... (Read More)

"FRIENDS OF THE FAMILY" PLAYING CARD CASE

May 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Everyone, Just wanted to give you a look at our "Friends of the Family" Collector Card Case. Only five of these were originally offered and immediately sold out. Since then we've had backers contacting us asking if there was any way we could make... (Read More)

A LOOK AT THE SEAL , THE COURT SPADES & A FEW MORE UNCUTS

May 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Everyone! As promised, we have a look at your Royal Optik seal! We also wanted to show you the Spade Court which features one of the most important cards in any deck – the Ace of Spades.   Also, because we are getting so many inquires for the... (Read More)

300% FUNDED SEALED THE DEAL!

May 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Everyone! Hope your weekend is going well! We wanted to thank you for helping us hit our first stretch goal – we are 300% funded!! This means... Seal only on Royal Optik Kickstarter decks.  We are working on the artwork for the seal and should... (Read More)

COLLECTOR UNCUT SERIES & THE ROYAL OPTIK HEART COURT

May 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Everyone!  We wanted to give you a look at a new reward tier, the "Collector Uncut Series".  Because we are ultimately creating one collection with our playing card decks, we wanted to make this reward available. So many people have been asking... (Read More)

INSPIRATION

May 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Peter and I wanted to thank you all again for another great day yesterday! There are a lot of new people discovering our playing cards, but also so many of you have returned to back us again. Seeing all those familiar names returning to back our... (Read More)

A NEW REWARD ITEM AND A LOOK AT THE RO CLUB COURT

May 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Everybody, we hope you are having a great weekend. Just wanted to let you know that we've added a new reward tier, our Redwood Deck Stands. They are handmade at our studio and the wood selected for these stands was milled from turn of the 20th... (Read More)

WE ARE FUNDED IN 4 HOURS?!!!!

May 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Everyone!!  We just wanted to quickly thank you for such an awesome first day!! We couldn't be more thrilled with your wonderful support! To all our loyal backers who have returned in force, we are truly humbled by your generosity, and for all... (Read More)

Royal Optik. The new piece of art from Uusi

May 16th - via: maxplayingcards.com
As I told you some weeks ago, Uusi has prepared their new piece of art: Royal Optik. No need to say it will be a stunning deck, like Peter and Linnea’s previous creations (Blue Blood and Bohemia). Uusi’s inspiration for this deck came from their love of wood cut prints and a curiosity they have in geometric, eye-bending Op Art imagery. Both use negative space to create volume and movement but differ greatly in how they express it. They chose the wood cut style for the faces of the court because it has such an expressive, traditional quality to it and used the more precise patterns of op art to create the shapes, postures and costumes of the court characters. (Read More)

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