Playing cards have been with us since the 14th century, when they first became a part of popular culture, perhaps seen as a miniature model of the universe. Over the centuries packs of cards, in all shapes and sizes, have been used for games, gambling, education, conjuring, advertising, fortune telling, political messages or the portrayal of national or ethnic identity. Their popularity is undoubtedy due to the imaginative artwork and graphic design which is sometimes overlooked, and the “then & now” of how things have changed.
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Fashion Face Off
• January 13, 2018 at 07:49pm“Fashion Face Off” card game illustrated by Erin Petson for Laurence King Publishing, c.2011. Read more →
Intecta Interior Design
• January 13, 2018 at 12:13pmIntecta playing cards designed by Paul Reissmüller, 1982. Read more →
Secret Agent
• January 09, 2018 at 01:25pmSecret Agent by Pepys Games, the card game with the magic monocle, 1957. Read more →
De Land’s Nifty playing cards
• January 08, 2018 at 01:11pmDe Land’s Nifty playing cards published by S. S. Adams Co, c.1930. Read more →
BMW Promo Top Trumps
• January 06, 2018 at 07:11pmBMW Promo Top Trumps produced as a promotion for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Read more →
Hannelore Heise: “Essay” & “Gracia”
• January 04, 2018 at 12:24pmTwo charming designs by Hannelore Heise from Germany. Read more →
Berliner Originale
• January 03, 2018 at 12:50pm“Berliner Originale” designed by Manfred Bofinger, 1986. Read more →
Coricidin Demilets
• January 02, 2018 at 11:40amCoricidin Demilets pharmaceutical playing cards, 1967. Read more →
Kaiserkarte
• January 01, 2018 at 12:52pmFacsimile of “Kaiserkarte” first published by Schneider & Co in 1910 for the Imperial Court. Read more →
Belle Vue Gueuze
• December 28, 2017 at 03:20pmPromotional playing cards designed by Wim Simons, Belgium, 1960s. Read more →
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