There’s a simple joy in the way this wallet/card-holder opens up like an accordion!

Rather appropriately named the Ta-Da!, this card-holder from hardgraft is all about joyous fanfare! Constructed around a simple idea with simple materials, the Ta-Da!’s design is a pretty neat example of the end-product being greater than the sum of its parts. It opens up much like an accordion-styled folder, revealing space for seven cards that you can slide right into its slim, simple leather slot-system. When you open the case out though, the cards fan out, equidistant from each other, making them easy to access and pretty fun to look at too. Storage for 7 cards gives you enough space for payment cards, membership cards, and access cards that you may need to carry around with you on a day-to-day basis. If you’re looking to stash some cash too, the Ta-Da! comes with a neat little slot on its front to store a few banknotes. Ultimately, everything is secured by an elastic band that wraps around the wallet, giving it the appeal of a mini-Moleskine. Take the elastic off and the wallet instantly opens up to reveal your seven cards… Ta-Da!!

Designer: hardgraft

DECA Deck Box: What Card Packaging Should Be Like

A group of kids under the name Hedron Design have come up with a better deck box. Instead of an upright box with a lid that opens upward, Hedron’s DECA houses cards in a horizontal position and has a lid that opens diagonally. The design provides easy access to the cards inside. You can use it as a tray to hide your deck while playing, and you don’t even have to take the cards out of the box to play.

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DECA has an acrylic lid, but for its base you can choose from a variety of acrylic colors and finishes or even have it made of wood. According to Hedron, DECA can carry up to 100 sleeved cards.

Shuffle your browser, let me cut it, then pledge at least $25 (USD) on Kickstarter to get a DECA as a reward.

[via Nine Over Ten]