Introducing Sip-To-Suit Cards About Coffee.  A deck of premium playing cards that breaks down coffee making and drink recipes into informative and thoughtful infographics.

The deck offers quick-draw access to brew ratios, grind size, temperatures, and durations for popular brew methods as commonly recommended and practiced by the coffee community. There are also educational coffee tips for beginners, and drink recipes for anyone who adores coffee.

 

 

 

 

 

Packaged as a deck of cards, Sip-To-Suit eliminates the hassle and time of sorting through online resources or piles of notes to find the right brewing parameters and drink recipes. 

The cards are compact enough to be stored away, yet easy to retrieve when needed, making it the perfect companion when you need quick reminders on those brew parameters.

Flipping through pages of notes or resorting to online resources to locate your brew preferences is slow and inconvenient, especially when you haven’t had caffeine yet! 

The Sip-To-Suit Cards quickly provides the essential information you’d need to finish your ideal brew!

All Method Cards indicate common brew values as recommended and practiced in the coffee community around the world.

The Waterproof Edition deck is stored in a handy plastic hard case.  Designed for quick access to your brewing parameters, making it the perfect companion by your coffee station!

 

 

Whether you are a serious pour over fanatic or a curious coffee drinker who is interested in stepping into the world of craft coffee, Sip-To-Suit is your perfect partner.  Think of the cards as a time-saving quick-reference reminder to all the essential brewing information at your fingertips. The delightfully illustrated cards are also great fun for any card game players as well as coffee lovers to collect and admire!

 

 

 

 

Find it fast! Information is arranged and grouped by suits and color to ensure brew methods, drink formulas, and coffee fundamentals can be located quickly.  

PRO-TIP – The method cards are ordered by brew method involvement (that’s preparing, brewing, and cleaning!) from a more complicated #10 card, like a vacuum pot, to a simpler #2 card, like a pour over cone.

The drink cards are ordered by their typical coffee drink strength, from a stronger, more intense #10 card, like an Espresso Romano, to a milder #2 card, like a milk-based Latte.

 

 

 

We’ve spent a tremendous amount of hours on validation research and development of these cards ensuring the information/data from the coffee community is accurately communicated. 

We’ve refined the artwork and design of each card for optimal usability and readability. Every card is meticulously designed, carefully illustrated, and packaged into a fun custom design tuck box.

Above picture shows a closeup of the 3 BREW METERS (left) and brew timeline (far right). And check out that glorious linen-finish on the card stock!

 

 

All artwork printed to very high standards on air-cushion linen-finish premium card stock. They look precise, clean, and crisp!

 

 

Learn more about our design journey through this series of short videos, covering the tuck box design, card back design, and the Waterproof Edition packaging.

 

TUCK BOX DESIGN JOURNEY (Duration: 3:00)

CARD BACK DESIGN JOURNEY (Duration: 2:45)

 

 

 

We’ve reached out to close friends who are coffee fanatics to find errors and mistakes. We got in touch with baristas/trainers, and even magicians/card collectors around the world for their thoughts on the Sip-To-Suit deck – and we’ve listened!!  

The feedback we received to date has been truly valuable and validating, resulting in many multiple-rounds of design and content refinements. We’re very confident that you’ll love how the deck has turned out!

Here’s a couple of comments we’ve received about Sip-To-Suit:

 

 

 

 

Each edition features its own unique Joker card designs. Collect both editions and challenge your playing guests to spot the differences!

 

Card back design is specifically customized for each deck to ensure each edition is uniquely different in the family.  The iconic “Hexagon” in each theme color was inspired by the chemical structure of Caffeine.

 

 

 

To celebrate the beauty of a finely pulled espresso shot, we’ve selected the rich creamy Crema as the theme color for this Standard Edition deck.  This variant utilizes the Copper Crema color as an accent throughout the entire deck, including the unique custom tuck box with a matching color print motif inside it!

 

 

 

The Waterproof Edition deck was created for daily use by your coffee station to ensure cards are easy to wash and clean in the unfortunate event of a spill.  All 56 cards in this edition are made of a matte-finish synthetic PVC material for durability, longevity, and are 100% waterproof!

Other unique design touches that are exclusive to the Waterproof Edition includes:

Waterproof cards are made out of thin but durable synthetic PVC material, and are completely washable under running water!

Matching front and back brand labels for the plastic clear case on the Waterproof Edition deck. Label material will be water-resistant, making it easier to wash the plastic case when needed.

 

 

We are excited to announce the offer of STANDARD EDITION uncut sheets as an Add-on item. Uncut sheets are printed sheets of playing cards pulled straight off the factory press at USPCC (The United States Playing Card Company) prior to being cut and boxed. These are great for collecting and perfect for displaying on your coffee bar wall!

• Limited availability: 10 sheets 
• Price per sheet: $35
• US shipping: $10
• International shipping: $23
• Ships in a mailing tube

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We ship to the U.S, the U.K, Europe, Asia, Australia, and many other countries around the world with tracking information. Please note that door-to-door tracking for international shipments may be unavailable in some countries or very limited once the package leaves U.S. borders.

The standard price for shipping depends on which reward you have selected and which country we are shipping to.  Note that international backers are responsible for any potential customs duties and taxes, but we will work with our fulfillment partner early on to ensure the transit journey is as smooth as it can be.

Please also know that there are always potential shipping and delivery delays during the global pandemic. We truly appreciate your patience. We are committed to working towards our promised shipping schedule, and we guarantee that you will receive your reward.

For added peace of mind, we have Backerkit already setup to take care of our surveys (final order and shipping address confirmation) at the end of the campaign. We also have Gambler’s Warehouse here in Texas standing by as our order fulfillment partner. Both companies have years of experience and a renowned reputation in crowdfunding. You are in great hands!

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions regarding shipping to your designated country. We’ll absolutely do what we can to get you answers!

NOTE: Please understand that we do not ship to the following countries due to shipping service limitations during COVID-19:

 

 

Art of Caffeination was founded by Vincent Lam, a coffee enthusiast and a professional industrial designer with 20 years’ experience in consumer and medical product design. He is the recipient of multiple design awards, including Red Dot (German international design prize awarded by Red Dot GmbH), iF (International Forum Design GmbH in Germany), and IDEA (International Design Excellence Award, held by IDSA – Industrial Designers Society of America) Awards.

 

A special thanks to Alexandru Miclea (Instagram handle @m.alekz) and Simon Gautherin (Instagram handle @simon_barista) for their extra thoughtful feedback on the design and coffee content on the cards! And Giles Dawe from Hyperstarter for guiding us early on this project!

 

 

A little more about how the Sip-To-Suit Cards came about.

 

 

Our high-level schedule plan. We just need your backing to get to print production.