Description
– This was launched as a Kickstarter project on 6 Apr 2020. In 30 days, 95 backers had contributed HK$135,003 or SGD$23,060 out of HK$100,000 goal, to bring this project to life.
– Check out the official trailer from 808 Magic here
– 12 Collections Special Collectible Boxset available here ->
https://carousell.com/p/1070387228
* This was *never* printed by USPCC. I have no clue why other shops or sellers will market it as such. Anyone who says so seriously needs to do their homework. As the designer said in the Kickstarter page, this was printed in 808 Magic’s Taiwan Factory.
* See photos for what is printed on tuck box. It should say
Manufactured by 808 Magic & TWPCC,
Designed by Illuminate Design Studio,
All rights reserved. 2020 Made in Taiwan
🌟 Please check out the Kickstarter page as it’s full of details about the design inspiration.
“Regaining classicism, running through history and origin. A timeless classic – Zodiac Portents Playing Cards. Advisor: Astrologist Bob Chen. Proposal writing: Astrologist Peng Fei Dai.
🌟 About the Story
“A great traveler in heavens,The planet was depicted as a Winged Globe.When it becoming visible,Mankind as ushering in a new era.”
Dr. Zecharia Sitchin – The Earth Chronicle 1 : The 12th Planet
It was said that an unknown planet called “Nibiru” has long trajectory like comets. According to the Sumerian cuneiform record,Nibiru orbits the sun for 3,600 years.
After about 300 years, it will return to the solar system again.
Nibiru is the 12th planet outside the planets of solar system which are universally acknowledged as Sun, Venus, Mercury, Earth, Moon, Mars,Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.
Dr. Sitchin devoted his entire life to studying the origins of humans and proficient humanity’s oldest Text – Sumerian Cuneiform. The designer derived great imagination and understanding of archeological evidence from the works of Dr. Sitchin when he studied the Zodiac.
The word “Zodiac” as we know it, is from the culture of Greece and Babylon, but the image of the animals and names can be found in Sumerian cuneiform much earlier, which called the constellation UL.HE, which means the shining animal. That is how the constellation came to be charming and mysterious.
The Zodiacs have carried the most ancient civilizations to the present times. The designer combined the astrology elements and the skill of the modern design to create this classic Zodiac Portents playing cards which pays tribute to the astrologers and Dr. Zecharia Sitchin.
🌟 About the Design
1.Name
Astrology is a common symbol and language of the universe and human beings.The sky means the hope and the future we pursue. The earth means the past we came from and the origin place. The designer named the cards “Zodiac Portents” based on the astrology and houses.
2.Classification
Astrology has 4 elements which are Fire, Earth, Wind and Water. It is a simple classification but the key to understand Astrology.
FIRE SIGN / Red / Spade
Aries, Leo, Sagittarius
Trend, Spirit, Strength, Sill
EARTH SIGN / Gold / Club
Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn
Substance, Principle, Structure, Sense
AIR SIGN / Blue / Diamond
Gemini, Libra, Aquarius
Relationship, Connection, Relativity, Mind
WATER SIGN / Purple / Heart
Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces
Soul, Bubble, Field, Feeling
For the classic elements he referenced a important astronomy book “Atlas Céleste de Flamstéed” written by John Flamsteed, a astronomer and Fortin, a cartographer. It published in London in 1729.The book he referenced is the reprinted version in Paris in 1795.
He redrew the images, kept most parts of the classic, and combined modern elements. For example, Capricorn combined elements of the Sumerian Civilization.
🌟 About the Deck
– Special custom backs and faces
– 56 cards (54 cards + 2 Jokers + 2 Gaff Cards)
– Box made of high-quality royal black card, Gold Foil and Embossed
– Full Pantone special Color print.
– Print in Taiwan 808 Card Factory using high level Casino paper and finish.
– 3 Type Special collection dozen Box
🌟 Open each tuck box and you will see the number of palaces to which the constellation belongs, and a short phrase representing this constellation. The left and right sides are where the constellation belongs. Symbolic suit of classification. Laser embossing was used to hide a Milky Way inside the card box
🌟 About the ACE
Through the classification rules of fire, earth, wind and water, in the constellation to which they belong, the matching color matching will be changed accordingly.
Ace of Spades
Part of it is corresponding to the main picture of its constellation, and the other three Ace are by the main vision Clubs , Diamonds, Hearts, etc. recombined by elements.
🌟 About the Number Cards
Among the most distinctive parts, they put the phase diagram in astrology, integrated with the point system. Contained by the astrologer from the first century AD. The phase diagram as defined by “Ptolemaic”.
🌟 About Face cards
Combined the astrolabe phase diagram and put Hexagram in the head card back.
🌟 About the Joker
The image of ancient astrologers is used to show that ancient astrologers mostly served the emperor,and put tools to create the astrologer,Including the astrological disk at the foot, the astronomical instrument, holding the telescope in hand, ruler and so on.Its reference was the European astronomical documents in the 16th century.
🌟 About the Gaff Card:
Here is the main visual totem of the core concept. Added a short description of the background of the story, including the twelfth celestial body.The orbital chart also shows once again the world view from which our human astronomical knowledge originates.
The other one is a symbolic introduction to the twelve signs of the zodiac.
🌟 About the Card Back
Extended the main design elements of the card box, combined with the constellation symbol to which the deck belongs,The dominating planet symbol is also placed on the left and right sides. With white border and two way pattern logic design, this is a friendly design for magician.
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