Introduction
Magic: The Gathering and many card games are based on variance; or the semi-random nature of how the cards are arranged in your deck. This leads to many unfortunate or frustrating circumstances (unhype), but also ones that are incredibly exciting(hype):
I believe many people in this class may have seen this clip before, here's another one:
This is a single week “icebreaker” project. There are no real restrictions on this one so use this as an opportunity to show your style, what you got, etc. as latter assignments may feature significantly more restrictions, or specific deliverables. All you have to do is create a card which I can randomly pick when I need to call on folks, or create groups.
Objective(s)
- Create a card which can be printed and used when I need to call on folks randomly, or create groups.
- Help me have something to connect to your name to help me to memorize it.
- Show your idiosyncratic style or approach.
Final Submission
- A .PNG or .JPG of a 2.5"x 3.5" image at 150DPI or 300DPI. This will be 375px x 525px or 750px x 1050px respectively for reference.
Requirements
- If you've done one before, you must make a new one!
- If the resolution, trimming, or printing is obviously compromised in some way, you will be asked to reprint it.
- The card image must contain the following information.
- Your name (and or preferred name, if applicable)
- Your preferred pronouns.
- The semester (ie Fall 2025)
- The name or course number of the class
It does not need to be in English, but if uses letters not in the Latin alphabet (Cyrillic, Hangul, etc.) please provide one for pronunciation purposes. Please make it relatively readable.
The card image must contain some kind of other content: A drawing of an OC, a stylized self-portrait, a photo you like, a pattern, etc. You must create this content yourself (please at least manipulate an image; do not lazily copypasta something from Google Images).
The card image must contain some kind of other content: A drawing of an OC, a stylized self-portrait, a photo you like, a pattern, etc. You must create this content yourself (please at least manipulate an image; do not lazily copypasta something from Google Images).
Grading
This assignment is pass/fail; meaning you will get 100/A+ if you simply follow the requirements above. You will lose points (10 points or one full letter grade), if it is uploaded late, and an additional 10 points per week it is late. You will additionally lose points proportional to stated requirements not being met.
The image must print out at the physical size listed above because I will be printing them out and putting them into a standard-sized card sleeve (ie the ones used for Magic: The Gathering and Pokemon). If for some reason you want to parody a Yugioh or Tarot card, that is fine but know they are typically different sizes. Do you, don’t worry about me. Some people take a while to get a hold of this but show me what you’re into, what you want your work to look like, don’t try to anticipate my preference. Additionally my taste is quite bad.
If you are using photographs consider treating them; tastefully. People sometimes just add photographs without adjusting their contrast, adding a filter, collaging them, or something of that nature. Here’s a couple of tutorials with different ways to stylize your images.
Past Examples
People sometimes simply interpret this as, "make a Magic/ Pokemon / Yu-gi-oh" card which is not entirely the intention. So here are some (good) past examples:
(Card for Bailey Hummel, Spring 2021, Community Design)
(Card for Harlan Reo, Spring 2021, Community Design)
(Card for Julia Ettkin, Spring 2024, Community Design)
(Card for Sean Cortes, Spring 2024, Community Design)
Relevant Dates
Week 01 → 08/24/2026 →
- Introduction!
- HW → Complete and Print!
Week 02 → 08/31/2026 →
- Collection!