The Design Deck Teaches Graphic Design

Learning how to design something is what started the whole DirektConcept.com thing. We are proud to say we’ve come a very long way, but there is still plenty that we can learn and accomplish. If you too are trying to improve your designs skill set or are just getting started, the Design Deck of cards is perfect for learning graphic design and playing your favorite card game at the same time. Printed on Bicycle stock cards, you’ll learn everything from good design strategies to design terminology, quotes from famous designers, history of design movements and much more. Why not learn all of this while playing poker at the same time? It just seems to good to be true, doesn’t it?

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Hitman GO is Exactly What You're Thinking

It would actually be kinda scary if you wanted to be a hitman, but if you’d like to get your fix without really going out there and killing someone, Hitman GO for your iPad is the right solution. You’ll be known as Agent 47 trying to conquer challenging puzzles that let you show-off your assassination skills, trek through secret passageways and off-limit areas, all while you use the tools of the trade. The visuals make the game easy to navigate, while different ways of completing each level make a nice little twist on the game. Start thinking of strategies now because you’ll be needing them later.

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Someone Built a Portable N64 Handheld System

If you had to do a double-take on the title, don’t worry it’s understandable. We were just as shocked as you when we found out that someone had really built a portable N64 handheld system. According to to the builder himself, the handheld utilizes a 3.5″ screen, a Rumble Pak, an Expansion Pak, a GameCube analog stick and provides up to four hours of battery life. The creator mentioned something about selling them in the future. What do you think? Would you buy one? We’ll just have to wait and see if the build becomes a consumer reality. It’s absolutely amazing what can be born through a forum.

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Mystery Box Playing Cards

What’s more mysterious than J.J. Abrams himself? Well, his Mystery Box Playing Cards are, of course. However, these are not just your regular playing cards. They were designed and developed as a monument to mystery, to pay tribute to the love of magic, wonder, and infinite possibility. The collaboration with Theory 11 and Bad Robot features a wooden handcrafted lockbox made from 100-year-old reclaimed wood, 12 decks of playing cards and an included alphanumeric combination lock keeps your cards safe. Finally, each deck is individually wrapped in letterpressed kraft paper, with the Mystery Box question mark emblem printed on the front, and the option of unwrapping it or letting the mystery deck take on a story of it’s own – it’s in your hands.

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Dia De Los Muertos Playing Cards

Honoring the dead is a huge part of Mexico’s traditions, so why not make it a tradition at your poker parties and add the Dia De Los Muertos Playing Cards to your growing stack of decks. Not only will you be adding a tradition, but you’ll be playing with a pretty cool looking deck of cards. All of the designs have been traditionally inspired by Mexico’s Day of the Dead (Dia De Los Muertos) and you’ll find that the face cards are beautifully illustrated with skulls, skeletons and colorful detail – backers even have the chance to choose the fourth King in the deck, deciding between their “Priest” and “Artist” designs that will be revealed as the campaign is funded. Most notably, the deck will be printed on Bicycle playing cards, so you won’t have to worry about quality.

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Genuine Wooden Cover For Your PlayStation 4

One thing about these next generation consoles, is that they don’t really stand out due to the boring black color that they come in.  The German-based company Balolo decided to take action into their hands and they pumped out a Genuine Wood Cover for your PlayStation 4. It claims to be the first and only wooden cover for a PS4 and is surprisingly only .7mm thick. There are a variety of wood finishes to choose from and you can even mix and match the different kind of woods for different areas of the PS4. The first 1000 pieces sold will be engraved with a serial number, come in a wooden box and all being 100% made in Germany. No more boring PS4 to look at while you play Call of Duty for 12 hours.

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Sony Project Morpheus

It seems that the massive pledges for virtual reality devices via Kickstarter have inspired the big dogs to come out with a device of their own. Sony Project Morpheus was unveiled earlier to the public at a Game Developers Conference 2014 event called Driving the Future of Innovation. The new virtual reality headset prototype for Playstation 4 was unveiled at the conference an d it features a 1080p LCD display, a 90-degree field of vision, and will integrate with the PlayStation Camera for tracking and PlayStation Move for motion control. Detail on features are limited at this time as a release date has not even been set. For more information, visit The Verge.

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Play Your Old Nintendo Games with the Analogue Nt

You pulled your Nintendo out of the dusty attic after 20 years to find that it didn’t work (real surprising). Sure, it’s a bummer, but if you are so eager to play your Nintendo video games, the Analogue Nt allows you to do so. Not only does it allow you to play NES and Famicom games, but it allows you to do it in style. Although it’s designed around the heart and brain of the NES, it stands out from any other video game system due to the fact that it’s precision fabricated from a solid block of aircraft grade aluminum. That’s about all we know so far, features and availability are set to be announced at the end of March.

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Mini Beer Pong

Expanding on your drinking game activities along with making it a little too convenient is Mini Beer Pong. Hauling your regular sized beer pong table around can get pretty annoying, so this new drinking gem is making it easier for us to take it to a friend’s house party, on vacation, tailgating or simply moving it around the house. The set is handcrafted from locally sourced oak in Minnesota, sits in at just two-feet long, uses one-ounce cups and spring-loaded ball launchers to shoot tethered balls into the oppositions cups. Chances are you might even turn this into Mini Vodka Pong thanks to the one-ounce cups. When you are done getting belligerent, just fold it up and move it on to your next destination.

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Game Frame

It took us years to breakout of the computer pixelation world, but for God knows what reason, technology like Game Frame is bringing forth a modern interpretation of those much simpler days. In an age of 4K and Retina displays sometimes going back to the basics can clear the mind and make you think even deeper. The 256 LED light display is made to show off pixelart with 40 new pre-installed animations from pixelart legend eBoy, while SD storage allows you to transfer thousands of your very own pixelart. Configure it to display images that best fit your taste, dictate how long each image is displayed and at the end of the day you’ll be a bitmap master.

Available HERE.