The plan for our outcome was to design the cards, get them printed design the manual and sleeve, and also get those printed.
We verbally reflected on Simons's opinion of our prototypes and our own thoughts about what we had created.
The creases which we had to iron were:
- The box needs to be a beautiful object in order to appeal to the consumer and make them want the product within their space.
- Did we want compartments for each thing within the box?
- Can there be cards that work with no wifi?
- Is this product supposed to be portable?
- What exactly did we want to put into the manual?
- We needed to decide on the exact sizing of the cards including thickness.
Our solutions were:
- Rather than creating a box out of origami, we were to purchase a more professional box online, in which we could fit our cards and manual within.
- No, the box would be a flat A5 magnetised flap box, to keep it clean and professional. Kieran took on the challenge of designing a grip that would hold the deck in the box and stop it from moving around the box.
- Yes, not every card will involve NFC tags. In fact, the A-Z suit does not include any at all. However, we planned to design 2 of each suit to show the client that using them without wifi is possible in case this question did arise.
- Yes, the product can be portable, we will box the cards within their own box to ensure the consumer can slot them perfectly within their pocket.
- The manual will contain a short passage about how to use the cards and a key explaining what each of the different suits is. On the back of the folded piece of paper, there will be a poster where the consumers can see the artists who were involved in creating that deck.
- We decided that the easiest way to do this was to replicate a traditional pack of cards. Choosing this way also helped us create a product that was portable.