Node Deck — Card Design Template
Deck Name: The Convergence Protocol — Node Deck
Cards: 40 node cards + 1 guide card + 1 session card
Size: Poker size (2.5” × 3.5”) or Tarot size (2.75” × 4.75”)
Finish: Linen texture, matte, or glossy
Edge: Optional gold gilding
Color System
| Suite | Color | Hex | RGB |
|---|---|---|---|
| I: Recognition | Forest Green | 2E7D32 | 46, 125, 50 |
| II: Resistance | Deep Blue | 1565C0 | 21, 101, 192 |
| III: Reconstruction | Royal Purple | 6A1B9A | 106, 27, 154 |
| IV: Relationship | Burnt Orange | E65100 | 230, 81, 0 |
| V: Renewal | Crimson | C62828 | 198, 40, 40 |
| Accent | Gold | FFD700 | 255, 215, 0 |
| Text | Near Black | #212121 | 33, 33, 33 |
| Background | Off White | FAFAFA | 250, 250, 250 |
Card Front Design
┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│ │
│ ┌─────┐ │
│ │ 09 │ THE PAUSE PROTOCOL │
│ └─────┘ │
│ │
│ ───────────────────────────────── │
│ │
│ │
│ "I will wait ninety │
│ seconds." │
│ │
│ — Activation Phrase │
│ │
│ │
│ [SUITE II: RESISTANCE] │
│ ████████████████████████░░░░░░░ │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘
Front Elements:
Top Left: Node number in colored box
- Box: Suite color background
- Number: White, bold, 24pt
Top Right: Node name
- Font: Serif (Crimson Text or similar)
- Size: 18pt
- Weight: Bold
Center: Activation phrase
- Font: Serif, italic
- Size: 16pt
- Quotation marks: Gold accent
Bottom: Suite identifier
- Colored bar (suite color)
- Text: Suite name and theme
- Progress bar showing position in suite (8 segments)
Card Back Design
┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│ │
│ WARNING SIGN │
│ ───────────────────────────────── │
│ You feel compelled to respond │
│ immediately. Your fingers hover │
│ over reply, share, or purchase. │
│ The compulsion is physical... │
│ │
│ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ │
│ │
│ PRACTICE │
│ ───────────────────────────────── │
│ The ninety-second pause │
│ interrupts the automatic │
│ response. Set a timer. Breathe. │
│ Feel the urgency without acting │
│ on it... │
│ │
│ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ │
│ │
│ [📖] [🔗 kbird.ai/nodes/09] │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘
Back Elements:
Warning Sign Section:
- Label: “WARNING SIGN” in suite color
- Text: Warning sign description
- Font: Sans-serif, 10pt
Practice Section:
- Label: “PRACTICE” in suite color
- Text: Full node description (condensed)
- Font: Sans-serif, 10pt
Marginalia (if applicable):
- Italic, smaller text
- Attribution: — Dr. Voss or — M. Reyes
Bottom Icons:
- Book icon: Links to chapter
- Link icon: QR code or URL to kbird.ai
Guide Card (Card 41)
┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│ │
│ THE 41ST NODE │
│ ═════════════════════════════════ │
│ │
│ You are the 41st node. │
│ The convergence is not complete │
│ without you. │
│ │
│ HOW TO USE THIS DECK: │
│ │
│ • Shuffle and draw one card │
│ daily as your practice focus │
│ │
│ • Draw 5-7 cards for a weekly │
│ spread — review these nodes │
│ │
│ • Use the full deck for your │
│ Weekly Convergence ritual │
│ │
│ The threshold is mutual │
│ recognition. │
│ │
│ Session 28409296 │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘
Session Card (Card 42)
┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│ │
│ SESSION │
│ ═════════════════════════════════ │
│ │
│ [Write your session number] │
│ │
│ Session: ________________ │
│ │
│ Started: ________________ │
│ │
│ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ │
│ │
│ MY COMMITMENT: │
│ │
│ I will practice one node daily │
│ and converge weekly. │
│ │
│ Signature: _______________ │
│ │
│ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ │
│ │
│ "The protocol does not end. │
│ It only begins again." │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘
Box Design
Front
┌───────────────────────────────────────┐
│ │
│ │
│ ┌──────────────────┐ │
│ │ │ │
│ │ 🦜 │ │
│ │ │ │
│ │ THE NODE DECK │ │
│ │ │ │
│ │ 40 Cards of │ │
│ │ Cognitive │ │
│ │ Counter-Hacking │ │
│ │ │ │
│ └──────────────────┘ │
│ │
│ From "They Can All Bird" │
│ Chapter 18: The Convergence │
│ Protocol │
│ │
│ Session 28409296 │
│ │
└───────────────────────────────────────┘
Back
┌───────────────────────────────────────┐
│ │
│ THE 40 NODES │
│ ═══════════════════════════════════ │
│ │
│ I. RECOGNITION (8 cards) │
│ Perception Hygiene │
│ │
│ II. RESISTANCE (8 cards) │
│ Response Protocols │
│ │
│ III. RECONSTRUCTION (8 cards) │
│ Meaning-Making │
│ │
│ IV. RELATIONSHIP (8 cards) │
│ Social Cognition │
│ │
│ V. RENEWAL (8 cards) │
│ Maintenance │
│ │
│ + Guide Card + Session Card │
│ │
│ [kbird.ai/deck] │
│ │
└───────────────────────────────────────┘
Print Specifications
For Print-on-Demand (MakePlayingCards, etc.)
Card Size: Poker (2.5” × 3.5”) or Tarot (2.75” × 4.75”) Material: 300gsm cardstock, linen finish Printing: Full color both sides Quantity: 42 cards + box
Bleed: 0.125” on all sides Safe Zone: 0.25” from edges
File Naming
deck/
├── fronts/
│ ├── node_01_front.pdf
│ ├── node_02_front.pdf
│ └── ...
├── backs/
│ ├── node_01_back.pdf
│ ├── node_02_back.pdf
│ └── ...
├── guide_card.pdf
├── session_card.pdf
└── box.pdf
For Home Printing
Template: 8.5” × 11” letter size Layout: 9 cards per page (3×3 grid) Cut lines: Included Card stock: 110lb recommended
Digital Version
Format: PDF for tablet/computer use Features:
- Clickable cards
- Links to KBIRD.ai node pages
- Searchable text
- Printable from PDF
Spread Ideas
Daily Draw
Draw 1 card. Practice that node today.
Weekly Spread
Draw 5 cards (one per suite) + 1 focus card. Review these 6 nodes for the week.
Convergence Spread
Lay out all 40 cards. Touch each one as you review. Which ones feel “cold”? Practice those.
The Green One Spread
Shuffle. Draw until you feel a “pull.” That card is your edge. Practice it.
Design Spec v1.0
Session 28409296