Playing Card Deck Design Tips (mattgyver.com)

The article shares practical, step-by-step advice for designing a complete custom playing card deck, from planning the required artwork and creating rotated symmetry to preparing print-ready CMYK files across tools like Illustrator and Photoshop. It also covers deck layout in Illustrator, margin/safe-area considerations for readability, and choosing card stock and manufacturers for better handling. The author concludes with packaging options, including tuck-box alternatives like handmade leather pouches.