Avery Stermel, Cindy Lam, & Madeline Ong
Project Synopsis:
As a group, we are creating a set of informative playing cards inspired by Pokemon/Yu-Gi-Oh cards that are based on deep sea creatures with a focus on deep sea sharks. Each card will have their own “character” and have a power/ability that makes each creature unique.
Week 3 Update:
This week, we discussed the format of the cards. We decided to go with the format that Madeline has done in her sketches from last week and created a template using InDesign.
Below is the how the template currently looks like with a few font variations.
We also used a sketch as a placeholder to show what the card will look like at the end.
After some deliberation, we went with the font in Template 2.
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| Template 1 |
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| Template 2 |
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| Template 3 Each card is 5in x 7in (12.7cm x 17.78cm). |
Overall, the cards will have both the animals' common name and scientific name with a small description of the animal below. Following the description will be their special ability that we created that fits each animal. Further, there will be a tag located on the top righthand corner that displays the strength of the animal from a scale of 1-5 (5 being the maximum strength).
Some Examples of descriptions and abilities that we have so far:
Atolla Jellyfish/Atolla Wyvillei
Description:
Species of Deep-sea crowned Jellyfish. Bioluminescent - Scientists mimic their glow to attract deep sea creatures for research.
Ability: Alarm/Captivating Flare
Emits a swirling pattern of glowing blue light in distress, allowing you to summon a creature card with an offence stat larger than your opponent's strongest on field. If you have none, the opponent is temporarily stunned and skips a turn.
Frilled Shark/Chlamydoselachus anguineus
Description:
Considered a living fossil because of its primitive, eel-like physical traits. Its common name, the frilled shark derives from the fringed appearance of the six pairs of gill slits at the shark's throat.
Ability: A Thousand Needle Trap
The shark extends its long flexible jaws and lunges, 300 recurved, needle-like teeth sinks into a creature on field with a "Soft Body" Trait. The animal is snagged and swallowed whole. Remove the attacked card from active play.
Mariana Snailfish/Pseudoliparis swirei
Description:
A species of snailfish found at hadal depths in the Mariana Trench. It is apparently the top predator along certain stretches, feeding on tiny crustaceans in a deep-water habitat with few larger predators.
Ability: Ghost of the Abyss
The Marianna Snailfish has adapted to have transparent skin lacking in pigment, thinner muscles and incomplete skulls in order to have the flexibility needed to survive in a dark and high pressure habitat. When this card is in active, animals on the field will be immune to environmental effects.
Gulper Eel/Eurypharynx pelecanoides
Description:
The most notable feature about this eel is its incredible jaws that makes up a quarter of the total length of its body. They can grow up to 3ft (91cm) and have a whip-like tail that creates light-emitting photophores to lure prey.
Ability: Gaping Black Hole
The Gulper Eel is able to expand its mouth, lined with sharp teeth, into a large pouch. Allowing it to swallow prey much larger than itself. When this animal is on the field, target one opposing creature with equal or higher strength stats and remove it from play.
Firefly Squid/Watasenia scintillans
Description:
With a lifespan of about one year, these bioluminescent squids migrate to the shores of Japan during the spring to mate and reproduce. The average length of an adult squid is about 3in (7.6cm) and are covered in light producing photophores.
Ability: Twinkling by the Dozen
The Firefly Squid emits bright blue lights from the many photophores that cover its body. The largest photospheres can be found on the tips of its long arms which produces the brightest light. When this animal is in play, choose one of the opponent's cards and return it to their hand or choose one card that was destroyed on your field and return it to your hand.
Cookiecutter Shark/Isistius brasilensius
Description:
Reaching up to 22 in (56cm) in length, this shark has a long cylindrical body with a short snout, large eyes, and light-emitting photophores that covers its underside. It also has a dark brown "collar" around its throat and gills.
Ability: Razor Sharp
The Cookiecutter shark can have more than 30 teeth lining its upper and lower jaws. These sharks are known for ambushing its prey and biting round chunks of flesh off from other marine animals with its powerful jaws. This animal gains 100 attack points for every identical shark currently in play.