Joe DiMaggio - latest custom autograph cut card

So here is the latest of my customs...Joltin' Joe DiMaggio style.



The autograph is about 3.6" wide therefore forcing me to put it at a slight angle to make sure it will fit properly on a standard sized card, although I toyed with the idea of making it a "tall boy" size.

Awe! Some!

That is one fantastic looking card man, truly great work.

I love the background pictures you used.

Casey

caseya10781 said:

Awe! Some!

That is one fantastic looking card man, truly great work.

I love the background pictures you used.

Casey

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Thanks, these are a blast to do and have really become the focus of my collection recently.

The photos worked well, and it actually turned out better than I expected due to the awkward shape/size of the autograph.

Very nice, bro!! Awesome work!!

Nice job on that one! Have you thought about making them bigger than the standard card size, like maybe 8x10? I've seen 8x10 photos paired with an autographed notecard in a frame, but with your design skills you could incorporate the cut into an 8x10 photo or 8x10 collage similar to the designs you make for the smaller cards. I don't think I've ever seen something like that, and it would be truly unique.

Amazing card! Nice job... do sell customs? Please shoot me a PM if you do, thanks.

mrwhitesox30 said:

Nice job on that one! Have you thought about making them bigger than the standard card size, like maybe 8x10? I've seen 8x10 photos paired with an autographed notecard in a frame, but with your design skills you could incorporate the cut into an 8x10 photo or 8x10 collage similar to the designs you make for the smaller cards. I don't think I've ever seen something like that, and it would be truly unique.

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To me, there is just a "feel" about a baseball card, that an 8x10 doesn't have. Also, these customs are roughly 100pt thick (like a patch card) so it's a great feeling card when it's done. Plus, these have full backs as well, although I rarely show the mock-ups of the backs.

Regardless, it's an interesting idea and I may try that with a Bill Nicholson photo and autograph to see how a 5x7 works out. It would be a single-sided piece, just a "frame" around one of Nicholson's standard large 3x5 autographs.

Great design, Mike! I really hope you do cutouts of his name, I'm sure you're not but it looks awesome with the shadows. The slanted cut looks great too. Man, that just barely fit. Nice job getting it all on.

LOVIN THE CUT YOU DID FOR ME!!!!! FOR EVERYONE THIS WAS DONE BY MIKE!!!!!!

Very nice. BTW I have a Teddy Ballgame incoming that we will have to chat about.

Have you ever though about sticking one on Ebay .01 auction style and seeing what it got? I think they look amazing and could get popular quick among collectors.

wideright said:

Great design, Mike! I really hope you do cutouts of his name, I'm sure you're not but it looks awesome with the shadows. The slanted cut looks great too. Man, that just barely fit. Nice job getting it all on.

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The "shadows" in the name is simply an effect on the type and cutting it out would look a lot different...worse I believe simply due to the lack of the holes in the "O", "A", and "D". Regardless, I have a few things up my sleeve that I'm trying out...so this idea isn't that far off.

Big Mac McGwire said:

LOVIN THE CUT YOU DID FOR ME!!!!! FOR EVERYONE THIS WAS DONE BY MIKE!!!!!!

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Glad you like it, that McGwire signature shape is tough, tough, tough to work with

Musial Collector said:

Very nice. BTW I have a Teddy Ballgame incoming that we will have to chat about.

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Sounds good, as long as the Williams signature isn't really wide. The back of this DiMaggio actually features a Ted Williams quote.

AKA Coastal said:

Have you ever though about sticking one on Ebay .01 auction style and seeing what it got? I think they look amazing and could get popular quick among collectors.

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I haven't, and frankly, the way eBay seems to be running these days I'd be hesitant the think it would go for much anyways. Also, it would probably be in my best interest to get anything I wanted to sell slabbed by JSA...even though I know the autograph is good. Although it's a thought, especially with this one. Of note, one of the customs that I had done for a board member is currently up on eBay.

Anyway, thanks again for the comments guys...I really appreciate it. This has really rejuvenated the hobby for me.

Another fantastic design.From the pictures to the text to the signature itself everything seems to work.

While the cut out theme is cool in theory, it would definitely look less cool in real life; however, embossing the letters printed with the same effect may look pretty cool.

BunchOBull said:

While the cut out theme is cool in theory, it would definitely look less cool in real life; however, embossing the letters printed with the same effect may look pretty cool.

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I don't doubt that actually embossing the letters would look great, but is virtually impossible without getting a custom "one off" die specific for this one card. And at roughly $250 for that die, it's not in my best interest.

I would also love to do spot varnishes, spot satin, laminates and foil on these, but with a single card as the production run it is simply too expensive.

The design is great.Nice and simple and clean.

200lbhockeyplayer said:

Musial Collector said:

Very nice. BTW I have a Teddy Ballgame incoming that we will have to chat about.

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Sounds good, as long as the Williams signature isn't really wide. The back of this DiMaggio actually features a Ted Williams quote.

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It should be here either tomorrow or Tuesday.
By the looks of it, it will be very close.
Fingers crossed as I think it would look nice next to the three below.

Musial Collector said:

200lbhockeyplayer said:

[quote="Musial Collector":2n5o9t88]Very nice. BTW I have a Teddy Ballgame incoming that we will have to chat about.

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Sounds good, as long as the Williams signature isn't really wide. The back of this DiMaggio actually features a Ted Williams quote.

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It should be here either tomorrow or Tuesday.
By the looks of it, it will be very close.
Fingers crossed as I think it would look nice next to the three below.
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Either way, we can probably make it work.

The DiMaggio signature was too wide if it was perfectly straight, so to accommodate the width I just laid it out with a slight angle.

200lbhockeyplayer said:

caseya10781 said:

Awe! Some!

That is one fantastic looking card man, truly great work.

I love the background pictures you used.

Casey

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Thanks, these are a blast to do and have really become the focus of my collection recently.

The photos worked well, and it actually turned out better than I expected due to the awkward shape/size of the autograph.

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You're work is so nice and well made I might have to work a deal with you (if interested) to make me a custom from the Will Venable signed note card I bought to make a custom myself. The designs you come up with and your craftsmanship are WAY better than mine.

Shoot me a PM if you'd be interested.

Casey

I'm not a fan of custom cards at all, but that is really really nice!