Over the holidays we have received our first submission of final card art! It's wonderful. Thank You VIRGINIA! As soon as a few more pieces are submitted, we will start posting them to the blog so you will get a taste of how the deck is coming along.
Don't forget that the current deadline for submitting final card art is February 27th, 2012.
Finally, we are trying to find qualified artists with a web presence in Puerto Rico and The US Virgin Islands. If you know of any, please send us their info as soon as possible to info@artinhandcards.com. Currently, we are asking that the artist actually live in these locations but as the deadline looms, we may loosen our rules a bit. SO....... if you know of any artists and you aren't sure where they actually live, send us their info anyway just in case.
Happiest New Year to you all - Cheers - Dione Goyett
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
The Use Of The Digital Suits & Numbers
A few of you have noticed that previous 'City' decks have stylized suits and numbers designed by the artists. This is a trend we started with our first deck, the Charlotte deck, and by refining our guidelines in subsequent decks, we managed to create increasingly functional cards. However, we have decided to try a different avenue for the National deck for a few reasons.
First of all, we are going to market this deck to much larger national retailers and felt that if we were ever going to opt for standardized markings in our commercial decks, this would be the time to try it. Secondly, we created an institution deck last year that used the standardized markings and surprisingly (to us anyway), this did not detract from the artistic integrity of the images. SO....the decision was made.
I know you all will be absolutely thrilled with the outcome. We have been looking over the styles of all the contracted artists and are getting SO EXCITED about how this deck is coming together.
Be sure to send any questions you have about the process and we will aim to answer them as best we can here on the blog for all to see. No question is a bad one. This can be a confusing process and we want to make sure you are all totally comfortable with every step.
Cheers - Dione Goyette
First of all, we are going to market this deck to much larger national retailers and felt that if we were ever going to opt for standardized markings in our commercial decks, this would be the time to try it. Secondly, we created an institution deck last year that used the standardized markings and surprisingly (to us anyway), this did not detract from the artistic integrity of the images. SO....the decision was made.
I know you all will be absolutely thrilled with the outcome. We have been looking over the styles of all the contracted artists and are getting SO EXCITED about how this deck is coming together.
Be sure to send any questions you have about the process and we will aim to answer them as best we can here on the blog for all to see. No question is a bad one. This can be a confusing process and we want to make sure you are all totally comfortable with every step.
Cheers - Dione Goyette
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
The USA Deck Update - New deadline for final artwork!
We are getting closer and closer to finalizing participation in our latest deck but we are still waiting for confirmation from artists in a few states. Due to the fact that the holidays are fast approaching and we want to give you artists as much creative space as possible, we have decided to extend the final artwork deadline to Monday, February 27th, 2012. You are all more than welcome to submit your artwork at any point leading up to the deadline, but for those that need the extra time, we wanted to make sure you had it.
Monday, November 28, 2011
The USA Deck Update
Welcome to The Art In Hand Artist Update Blog.
You can check here on a regular basis to find the latest information on the progress of latest deck. Here I will post amended deadlines, answers to your questions, and process updates.
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We are so excited to see what you come up with for your designated card. Feel free to send us samples of your work as you move through the process. We will post them here for us all to see.
You can check here on a regular basis to find the latest information on the progress of latest deck. Here I will post amended deadlines, answers to your questions, and process updates.
Subscribe to this blog in order to receive emails when new updates have been posted, otherwise just check back periodically to get caught up.
We are so excited to see what you come up with for your designated card. Feel free to send us samples of your work as you move through the process. We will post them here for us all to see.
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