LATEST FROM ANNA....and I emd her back re AT CLOSING
Dear folks,
things are moving along - slowly but they are moving. I'm almost ready to finalize things with the printers but now my contact person is on holiday. BUT:
I have decided on the size of the cards. It took me a while but since I want the cards to be good to use for Grand Tableaus, too, not just smaller spreads, they couldn't be too big.
So they'll be Skat card format: 59mm x 91mm.
The card stock will be the same as for my Tarot cards, matte varnish (no plastic lamination); paper 350g/m2 - so they'll be pretty sturdy.
As for the box, that's what I haven't quite been able to decide yet. I could do a more compact box but then the booklet would have to be separate. Or, I could use the exact same box format as with my Tarot deck, unnecessarily spacious but the LWB would fit in the box together with the cards. For this latter option I haven't got the quote from the printers yet. But it is very likely the one I will pick. As soon as I've decided I can start designing - and I'll post the design online.
For those of you who are interested, I have also uploaded my design for the cards' back - I might still change some details slightly, but the overall design will be this one (it's taken from the Stars card):
http://annak-tarot.at/lenormand/000_back_e.html
The next step will be for me to finalize my decision on the box - and then to sign the contract. After that, I will get sent a first sample print so I can make adjustments to the colour balance, saturation and contrast of the cards where needed.
We're still looking at a printing date some time in September. I'll keep you up-to-date!
Warmest wishes,
Anna