Madison, April 18, 2015 — Independent design studio, Studio Blue Penguin, launched their custom designed Basketball Playing Cards on Kickstarter on April 16. Just in time for the Playoffs, every card in this deck was custom-illustrated from scratch to provide high-quality finish unlike any basketball playing cards before. The card back and tuck box design pay homage to the history of basketball, while individual face cards feature recognizable players from 4 different teams, and the number cards use their custom suits to create unique designs.

Being an avid fan of basketball and custom playing cards, designer KC Youm stated that he was frustrated with the lack of quality in basketball-related cards available in the current market. Historically, many high-quality, custom playing cards found success using Kickstarter, and Studio Blue Penguin hopes to use the platform to share its project with other basketball enthusiasts.

Studio Blue Penguin spent over 4 months on this unique custom deck, which focuses specifically on players from the West. They hope that the success of the first campaign will allow them to create its counterpart, a second deck focusing on the East.

Studio Blue Penguin will release more information throughout the campaign, which ends on May 16, 2015.

To learn more about this project, please visit Basketball Playing Cards on Kickstarter.

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I graduated from University of Notre Dame in 2012 with a Graphic Design and Marketing double major. Since then I worked at a healthcare software company as a consultant, which required me to travel all the time. While the job paid well, I realized that money wasn't particularly making me happy and that design is my true passion. I worked in number of different design positions but want to explore the freedom and creativity that comes with designing on my own rather than for a client.