The Design
- The design of these cards is literally a cardistry move. When riffled or dribbled, the cards will reveal this spectacular flipbook effect.
When shuffled, the flipbook effect will be different every time, causing very interesting sequences.
The deck has 54 different backs, making one beautiful sequence out of the box.
- All aces are custom, and the 3,6,9 and the suits all have custom pips.
- The jokers will have our logo without text on it.
About the ad cards:
- The first will have a beautiful illustration showing how the deck is meant to be observed.
- The second one is the card that is held in our logo.
Printing Details
- Printed by USPCC
- Edition of 1000
- Premium paper, Smooth finish
- No reprints
The full design
I want to make more people excited about cardistry. To let them look through my eyes.
Almost every time I show a non-cardist cardistry, they ask me if I can do a magic trick.
I was never really interested in learning magic, so I had to explain cardistry countless times. And I became better at it every single time.
Now the biggest magic trick for me would be explaining cardistry with as few words as possible. Preferably none.
So I created a deck that explains it for me.
With the help of two incredibly talented women, I made a deck of cards that can perform cardistry by simply riffling the cards, just like an old-fashioned flipbook.
Now, it’s finally here. I discovered that by showing the flipbook effect to people was very exciting for both me and the audience! It’s the perfect way to segue into a conversation about cardistry and at the same time seed excitement into the hearts of the audience.
Cardistry is a very young artform, that can be pushed very far. This is my first push, and there are many more to come.
Because what I really see is an infinite way to express, impress and explore a whole universe, and it's all in the palm of our hands.
We chose to customise the 3, 6 and 9. This has a deeper meaning.
“If you only knew the magnificence of the 3, 6 and 9, then you would have the key to the universe.”
-Nikola Tesla
As an artist, I've always been looking for the essence of the universe. Ofcourse it's very hard to pinpoint what exactly that is, because the universe is so vast, it's infinite. Cardistry as an artform performed by thousands, all incredibly complex beings, with an object that holds a small mathematical infinity, reflects the universe perfectly in my opinion. Cardistry is always subjective, but follows the objective math rules automatically. So in a way, this deck is merely a reflection of the universe, a tiny infinity.
You've probably heard that there are more ways to shuffle cards then there are atoms on the planet. That means that every time you shuffle the cards you have new order. Every order creates a new flipbook sequence, that after being perceived, will be never seen again. So don't blink for Blink Playing Cards ;).
Just B Cardistry (that's us!) is about not forcing yourself to be the best, but to just be. All styles are developed by natural practice, which is different for everyone. This is why we carefully selected a number cardists all over the world to make something special with Blink Playing Cards, each with their unique beauty.
