Thursday, July 13, 2017

CCDD 071317—Sylvan Freemage

Cool Card Design of the Day
7/27/2017 - Players enjoy suiting up auras but sometimes need a reason to push past their flaws. Designers want to make fun things playable.

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

CCDD 071217—Leper

Cool Card Design of the Day
7/12/2017 - Reuben has been exploring some -1/-1 counter mechanics on his Tumblr blog, Remaking Magic, and this morning I had an idea in that space.

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

CCDD 071117—Caretaker of Blossoms

Cool Card Design of the Day
7/11/2017 - There are at least a half-dozen cards waiting to be designed around prowess-for-keywords.

Friday, July 7, 2017

Weekend Art Challenge 070717—ukitakumuki

Click through to see the illustration and design requirements for your single  card submission, due Monday morning. Every submission warrants feedback, which you may use to revise your submission any number of times. I will aim to review the most recent submission from each designer.

Thursday, July 6, 2017

CCDD 070617—Gangling Refractor

Cool Card Design of the Day
7/6/2017 - Getting to copy your opponent's kill spell seems like a more fun twist on the kind of spell protection Glyph Keeper offers.

Wednesday, July 5, 2017

CCDD 070517—Draw Blood

Cool Card Design of the Day
7/5/2017 - Putting two half-card effects together to reach the value of a full card, using flavor as the glue.

Tuesday, July 4, 2017

CCDD 070417—Wandering Elf

Cool Card Design of the Day
7/4/2017 - I was surprised to realize this simple card has never been made, after seeing Pasteur's design in the last Weekend Art Challenge.