Tales from the Trade

Tales from the Trade

Unique Custom Card Games are being invented now more than ever

More unique custom card games are being invented now, more than ever, by Ad Magic clients, and we are proud to be a part of their ingenuity.  It never ceases to amaze me when inventors contact us and they have designed new custom card games or custom board games for…

Emotional Hazards of Wall Street Trading Exposed in New Card Game

The Fear and Greed Game - one of the many custom card games recently printed by Ad Magic - is a unique game that is not only fun and exciting - but it also teaches the user valuable lessons about the stock market.  Many games have tried to capture the…

Career Playing Cards help life coaches focus clients

When we are very young - like "tween" age -  we get these career ideas into our heads - I wanted to run a record company and have a big office in the city with a window overlooking the city streets and cool music acts coming in all the time.…

Grand Canyon Custom Playing Cards Feature A Stunning New Back Image

The new order of the Grand Canyon playing cards came in - and the art is even better ! With a brand new back featuring a beautiful rainbow across the sky- the Grand Canyon Playing Cards are an even better version of themselves!! Featuring a custom hang tab built right…

Ad Magic makes playing cards for National Geographic

National Geographic Magazine contacted us for some special playing card decks to use at their symposium in Washington DC this past week in June.  The symposium celebrates explorers from around the world.  The card deck is actually a playing card game featuring some of the world's top explorers. This deck…

Using Customized playing cards to replace a catalog

Can a playing card deck replace a catalog?  Maybe - why not.  Check out the deck Standard Motors has created.  This deck of customized playing cards shows the parts carried by the company and features great photos of the products themselves. Easy to mail - inexpensive to print, unique and…

The greatest testimonial from National Geographic magazine for making their custom card games

We just got the greatest testimonial from National Geographic magazine for making their custom card games.   Had to share!!  Will show pics pf the cards next week after they are revealed at the symposium in Washington DC     We are very grateful to Shari and the AdMagic team…

Personalized Playing cards for Celebrities

I  have to admit that brushes with fame - as I like to think of them - are definitely one of the percs of this job.  I will never forget the time we made custom poker chips for Slash to give to a friend of his for a present -…

Custom card decks – why the art is always unique

There is no mystery in advising a client how to properly set up art for custom card decks - as long as we know exactly what they are trying to accomplish.  Ad Magic is a company that offers a lot of unique printing options - in fact we offer more…