The Hearts

metrodeck Ace of Hearts
Ace of Hearts
metrodeck Two of Hearts
Two of Hearts
metrodeck Three of Hearts
Three of Hearts
metrodeck Four of Hearts
Four of Hearts
metrodeck Five of Hearts
Five of Hearts
metrodeck Six of Hearts
Six of Hearts
metrodeck Seven of Hearts
Seven of Hearts
metrodeck Eight of Hearts
Eight of Hearts
metrodeck Nine of Hearts
Nine of Hearts
metrodeck Ten of Hearts
Ten of Hearts
metrodeck Jack of Hearts - Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower
Jack of Hearts
Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower
metrodeck Queen of Hearts - Statue of Liberty
Queen of Hearts
Statue of Liberty
metrodeck King of Hearts - Brooklyn Bridge
King of Hearts
Brooklyn Bridge

The Spades

metrodeck Ace of Spades
Ace of Spades
metrodeck Two of Spades
Two of Spades
metrodeck Three of Spades
Three of Spades
metrodeck Four of Spades
Four of Spades
metrodeck Five of Spades
Five of Spades
metrodeck Six of Spades
Six of Spades
metrodeck Seven of Spades
Seven of Spades
metrodeck Eight of Spades
Eight of Spades
metrodeck Nine of Spades
Nine of Spades
metrodeck Ten of Spades
Ten of Spades
metrodeck Jack of Spades - Staten Island Ferry
Jack of Spades
Staten Island Ferry
metrodeck Queen of Spades - Central Park / Strawberry Fields
Queen of Spades
Central Park / Strawberry Fields
metrodeck King of Spades - New York Public Library
King of Spades
New York Public Library

The Diamonds

metrodeck Ace of Diamonds
Ace of Diamonds
metrodeck Two of Diamonds
Two of Diamonds
metrodeck Three of Diamonds
Three of Diamonds
metrodeck Four of Diamonds
Four of Diamonds
metrodeck Five of Diamonds
Five of Diamonds
metrodeck Six of Diamonds
Six of Diamonds
metrodeck Seven of Diamonds
Seven of Diamonds
metrodeck Eight of Diamonds
Eight of Diamonds
metrodeck Nine of Diamonds
Nine of Diamonds
metrodeck Ten of Diamonds
Ten of Diamonds
metrodeck Jack of Diamonds - Grand Central Terminal
Jack of Diamonds
Grand Central Terminal
metrodeck Queen of Diamonds - Times Square
Queen of Diamonds
Times Square
metrodeck King of Diamonds - Empire State Building
King of Diamonds
Empire State Building

The Clubs

metrodeck Ace of Clubs
Ace of Clubs
metrodeck Two of Clubs
Two of Clubs
metrodeck Three of Clubs
Three of Clubs
metrodeck Four of Clubs
Four of Clubs
metrodeck Five of Clubs
Five of Clubs
metrodeck Six of Clubs
Six of Clubs
metrodeck Seven of Clubs
Seven of Clubs
metrodeck Eight of Clubs
Eight of Clubs
metrodeck Nine of Clubs
Nine of Clubs
metrodeck Ten of Clubs
Ten of Clubs
metrodeck Jack of Clubs - Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Jack of Clubs
Flushing Meadows Corona Park
metrodeck Queen of Clubs - Bronx Zoo
Queen of Clubs
Bronx Zoo
metrodeck King of Clubs - Chrysler Building
King of Clubs
Chrysler Building

The Joker

metrodeck Joker - Coney Island
Joker
Coney Island
Home
metrodeck metrodeck Metrodeck - Ace of Spades

The Hearts Suite and the Ace of Spades. The Ace was inspired by NYC’s manhole covers. I saved some of the more colorful cards for this one. An unexpected bonus was seeing how some ink-heavy backgrounds enhanced the look of the cards.

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Prepping the ink. Enamel was the only thing I found that printed (and dried) effectively on the plastic cards. To make the ink usable you have to add thinner. Too much thinner and the ink bleeds—too little and it closes up the screen within seconds. A total 2,268 cards were printed, wih over 4,000 pulls.

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Designing, collecting, and printing the cards has been my official after-hours pastime for almost two years. Each face card needed four colors to print—approximately 8 hours work. Many thanks go out to the staff at Gowanus Print Lab for their encouragement and support!

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The deck comes packaged in a custom 2-color, die-cut and letterpressed tuck box printed by Mama’s Sauce Print shop. The design also follows the subway transit theme.

Metrodeck - Jacks of Diamonds Metrodeck - Jack of Diamonds Metrodeck - Joker Metrodeck - Queen of Diamonds

The cards were inspired by landmarks across New York City, including Grand Central Terminal, the Staten Island Ferry, Coney Island and Times Square.

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