Noteworthy Northsider

This is a set I originally designed in 2013 for Chicago Cubs players. I redesigned the set prior to the 2015 National Convention, adding a back and giving it classic vintage look. I then redesigned it in January 2017 to continue my Cubs collection. It has now taken on a life of it's own as I attempt to collect signatures of living Cubs alumni.

2013 Version (V..5): This version is a horizontal card with a pinstripe background and a small player picture in top right corner.

2015 Version (V.1.0): This version has the yellow border to it with a more formal look, again, I was going for a vintage style.

2017 Version (V.2.0): This version is a cleaner, more modern take. I wanted a different style of signature area & love how it worked.

2018 Version (V.3.0): This version is out a year sooner than I thought it would be, but I had a creative spurt. This set has more of a traditional card look to it, and features a full photo, which I needed to use as it's really difficult to find pictures of some of the players in a high enough quality.

2019 Version (V.4.0): I was going to run with the 2018 version for awhile, but I got an itch & rebuilt the set again. I thought the card had a late-1980's, early 1990's feel to it when I put it together.

2020 Version (V.5.0): I really liked the 2019 version of this run, but got hit with a creative bug and came up with a new design sooner than I thought. Went back to a horizontal design, but tried to spotlight the player against a black & white background for their picture.

Early 2021 Version (V.6.0): This set parallels the Commit to the Indian and Monsters of the Midway sets I created around the same time. Horizontal fronts and vertical backs with some more advanced design elements.

Late 2021 Version (V.7.0): Just had a stroke of Bold creativity. I moved back to a horizontal design, with a cut out of the player in front of his name in bold lettering and the iconic Wrigley Field scoreboard in the back.

Early 2022 Version (V.8.0): One of my favorite versions I created. I mocked it off a team set that the Cubs created in the Mid-Eighties, but wanted to include the 4 stars of the Chicago flag, and then added some elements similar to what one would find in some of the upper-tier Topps print runs.

Early 2023 Version (V.9.0): I really enjoyed the 2022 Topps Stadium Club look and wanted to parallel it a bit. Full bleed pictures that were faded into the background with the player popping in front. Another or my faves.

Mid 2023 Version (V.X): For the tenth edition, I went with a front that I thought was very clean and simple, and super simplified the back to mock the 1984 Topps Football All-Pro Backs.

Late 2023 Version (V.X1): Another fave. The Chevrons were the inspiration on a Topps Inception style background. These just developed smooth and natural. I kept the simplistic design for the back.

Early 2024 Version (V.12.0): I went back to a horizontal format for the fronts of these cards, I originally had it vertical, with the framing of the player at the top, but flipped it and I thought it just looked better. I continued with the simplistic design on the back, which I really think leaves the card looking clean.

Mid 2024 Version (V. 13.0): I got a bug in me and mimicked a Panini Hockey Enshrinements design on the front. I was looking for something with a bit more balance on the front between player and autograph. Don't know if it's a fave, but I liked the design.

Old School (2011) & 2013 Version (V..5):