Akoha Card Cases
Over a great dinner with some Akohans last night in SF, we talked about a few short-term, mid-term and long-term ‘quick fixes’ that could help them be more effective at playing missions and getting missions confirmed. One little, but oh-so-useful, issue that came up (which has been echoed by many of you in the past) is “the carrying case”. Akohans, you want a case to put your cards in. This falls squarely on my shoulders — and the little bit of research that I’ve done has shown that there are many business card cases, but few ‘playing card’ sized ones that would be easy to carry in a bag. Sooooo… I’m going to do something that I always feel embarrassed about doing and ask for help:
Have you ever seen a card-case that you think would be ideal for carrying Akoha cards? This is something that’s ideally not too big (easy to carry in a purse, or pocket) and that will protect the cards from the regular wear and tear that happens when they’re totted around for an extended period of time amidst wallets and other magical items found in pockets and purses.
If you haven’t seen one first hand, what about on the Internet? Is there a case that looks affordable, comfortable (no jagged edges or spikes!) and useful on a website somewhere in the world? We’d be happy to give business to someone that can keep up with the demand — even better if they’re a burgeoning independent artist!
Want to help us crowd-source this even more? You could ask on Yahoo! answer, Mahalo or any other Answers site that you’re affiliated with.
Thanks for reading this, thanks for helping. Something small like this might help people bring cards around more often, which in turn will get people thinking more about kindness, which in turn will raise the amount of missions played.
Feel free to use comments, email me (sean at akoha dot com) or catch us on Twitter — whatever you’re most comfortable with. I’ll synthesize the answers once we get enough.
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You could try talking to “Fruitshop” in Taiwan. I bought an excellent business card case from their booth at MacWorld - http://www.fruitshop.com.tw/EN/Products/Bone_card_case.html
Soft silicone case, magnet to keep the tab closed, thumbhole to push out card. Really nicely done. Might be a good template for an Akoha card case.
(and if you’re around at the Web 2.0 Expo, I can happily show you mine in person — I’ll be at Ignite on Wednesday)
Hey Rod, looks great (but I can’t load the site right now, I suspect i’m having DNS issues). I’d love to meet you in person at w2e. Let’s co-ordinate on Twitter!
Austin,
When I was in the credit card processing business we used something like this with our logo as a give-a-way. Easy, cheap, effective and liked. They were used repeatedly and for years. Let me know if the link does not load. I can also refer you to another supplier.
PS: Avoid Magents at all costs. It damages the mag strip on CCards, watch batteries etc….
http://www.ctlaminating.com/Pages/ID/Rigid_Card_Holders.html
I’ve been searching the web, trying to find card holders made of some recycled/natural/organic material, and all I can come up with is the recycled circuitboard business card holder (of which I have one): http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/supplies/5d15/. Not what I had in mind for you, though, and the size won’t work.
Don t mess *Playing an act of kindness* with a cheap & non eco-social product. there should be enough potential in the akoha followers to build or find a appropriate case. i would feel bad playing a smile to somebody, taking the card out of my box which was made in one-shift-operation in asia somewhere …
Great idea and I think, in keeping with the spirit of Akoha, this must be put out to perhaps a group of local artisans, like Ontario Art School in Toronto for example. It would also garner Gov’t financial support in that way and help aspiring artists!