Unity Deck on Kickstarter

Music enthusiast from New Jersey, Dexter Amistad, is fascinated with playing cards and began collecting them. He established a Facebook group called DripDrop Sounds and ShuffleCut52 to bring together individuals who share a passion for playing cards and music. As the group thrives, Dexter came up with an interesting playing cards project. He envisioned a deck which is designed by a group of playing cards designers known in the community. The designers agreed to this interesting pitch, and the decks are finally coming into fruition. Introducing Unity Deck.

The Unity Deck features designs created by renowned playing card designers within the community, showcasing both established and emerging talents. While the back design is uniformed, the face design will varied on every card.

Each designer is assigned a card to which they designed with the theme of the deck: Music and Cards. Some would work on the Courts, and some would work on the Numbers (in which he/she designed four of the same value yet different suits).

Other designers are assigned to design the tuck box as well as the extra thank you card and Jokers. There is an additional card that contains a variety of card back designs to honor the designers who had submitted their back designs. It is a one-of-a-kind Frankendeck that sends the message of unity.

The Unity Deck is available in three different editions based on the color of the tuck box and the chosen card back design. “Only For Fun” Edition features turquoise color scheme box with back design done by Bivas Bhattacharjee. “Just For Fun” Edition features ivory white color scheme box with back design done by Ritu Bhattacharya. “To The Sky” Edition features leather dark brown color scheme box with back design done by Marianne Larsen. All the cards will be printed by Kingstar Playing Cards.

For each of the Editions, there are three different versions. In the Basic Version, the cards are as standard as possible with no special features. In the Premium Version, the cards are printed with holographic foil layer on both sides. In Ultra Version, the cards are both having holographic foil layer on both sides and gilded with patterned metallic foil – “Only For Fun” features linear rainbow pattern, “Just For Fun” features prism gold pattern, “To The Sky” features radial rays pattern.

The tuck box for the Unity Deck is designed to look like an ancient tome, complete with the filigree decorations. The front side features an embedded French Horn. The back side features an emblazoned treble clef. The side of the box listed all the designers who contributed to the creation of the deck.The box is made of premium matte stock with a subtle foiled layer along with detailed embossing. These tuck boxes can be found on all the different editions and versions.

Pledge starts from $12 for the Basic Version OR $18 for the Premium Version on Kickstarter. You can get the Kickstarter Exclusive Ultra Version Set with the collector’s box for $79.