Topps 2016: Too much of a good thing?

January 29, 2016 · 7 comments

Here’s a sample of a regular card from the 2016 Topps series:

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It’s all right, but I start thinking about television commercials and how much is “enhanced” by computers. You can throw in all the bells and whistles you want, but it doesn’t necessarily make for a superior product.

Now here’s one from their 2016 Heritage set:

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This style is an 50th anniversary homage to the 1966 set, which was quite elegant in its simplicity, IMO:

https://i0.wp.com/media2.cardboardconnection.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1967-Topps-Baseball-Willie-Mays.jpg?resize=249%2C350

Everything old is new again.

I think the Heritage concept is kind of cool. It’s a way to attract both younger and older collectors, who, like me, might look back fondly on these designs. But maybe Topps doesn’t t have to wait that long to recycle.

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1 Randal D. Sumner Jr. January 29, 2016 at 5:53 pm

They don't archives features past designs every year. Heritage pays homage to the sets that made topps what it is today. I love heritage, other than the former player autos in archive I'm not really a fan of the set. But it does feature four other more recent past designs.

2 Randal D. Sumner Jr. January 29, 2016 at 5:53 pm

They don't archives features past designs every year. Heritage pays homage to the sets that made topps what it is today. I love heritage, other than the former player autos in archive I'm not really a fan of the set. But it does feature four other more recent past designs.

3 Jon Leonoudakis January 29, 2016 at 7:34 pm

The 2016 design is better than most, but I find just about all of the contemporary graphic design of Topps cards to be mediocre at best.

4 Jon Leonoudakis January 29, 2016 at 7:34 pm

The 2016 design is better than most, but I find just about all of the contemporary graphic design of Topps cards to be mediocre at best.

5 Jon Leonoudakis January 29, 2016 at 7:34 pm

The 2016 design is better than most, but I find just about all of the contemporary graphic design of Topps cards to be mediocre at best.

6 Randal D. Sumner Jr. January 29, 2016 at 7:45 pm

I personally like 2015 it was a welcomed change from the last four years

7 Randal D. Sumner Jr. January 29, 2016 at 7:45 pm

I personally like 2015 it was a welcomed change from the last four years

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