King of Hearts Puzzle

• Designed and cut a classic playing card out of 1/8” clear acrylic to create a custom puzzle of over 500 pieces!

• Designed in Rhino & Illustrator, by looking to an original playing card and customizing one side to relate to the story of the Suicide King

  • Check out this website for more on the history of the Suicide King

• The original design was tweaked to have softer curves, reducing some of the sharp geometry that is inherent in the design of playing cards

  • This was done for aesthetics as well as to prevent sharp edges of acrylic

• Once the design was finished, it was prepped for laser cutting, and then each piece was pulled and the color groups were back painted according to the original design

  • I opted for a warmer white background, to age the card slightly, as well as changing the typically duller blue for something more bold

• Finally, the puzzle was assembled and put together in a clear acrylic frame that I created to display it on my wall