Our reviews and reflections on creative playing card and Kickstarter projects from around the web
Lumberjacks 2nd Edition
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by Adam Wintle
A preview of Vadim Smolenskiy second edition Lumberjacks deck.
Moderne Art Deco Playing Cards
This pack created by Randy Coffey is based on the 1920s and 1930s Art Deco style of fine decoration and fashion.
Glitch Playing Cards by Soleil Zumbrunn
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by Adam Wintle
Glitch art is the aesthetic of digital or analog errors.
Spirit Playing Cards
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by Adam Wintle
Standard court cards show the king, queen and jack looking sideways and diagonal; these elegant Spirit playing cards show the court characters front-facing.
Social Network Playing Cards
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by Adam Wintle
Gwénolé Jaffrédou has designed a selection of social networking playing cards; featuring websites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
Jetsetter Playing Cards by Paul Ruccio
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by Adam Wintle
Jetsetter playing cards, inspired by aviation, air travel and jet-setting.
Collecting Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
How I began Collecting Playing Cards by Robert S. Lancaster
Playing Card Oracles - Alchemy Edition
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by Simon Wintle
Playing Card Oracles - Alchemy Edition - by Charles J. Freeman and Ana Cortez
4 Elementos designed by Marcos Neila Muro
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by Adam Wintle
“4 Elementos” playing cards designed by Marcos Neila Muro promoting ecology and environmental sustainability.
Cultúrlán
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by Simon Wintle
Celtic myth playing cards inspired by the rich Celtic pantheon of mythological Gods, Goddesses, and heroes
Legends Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
Legends Playing Card Company (founded 2013) aspires to print the highest quality playing cards and packaging in the world.
Origins Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
Rick Davidson's “Origins” playing cards is an inspired, present-day re-design of the standard Anglo-American deck
Venice Simplon-Orient-Express Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
The images for the cards were inspired by the typical passengers who traveled in luxury style in the 1920s and 30s.
Steam Ark Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
“Steam Ark” playing cards illustrated by Chet Phillips, 2014
MEMENTO, A NEW Bicycle Playing Card Deck
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by Adam Wintle
Memento, a unique Playing Card Deck designed by Valerio Aversa and Antonios Fiala, inspired by the history of playing card design.
Kingdoms of a New World
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by Adam Wintle
“Kingdoms of a New World” playing cards designed by Nathanael Mortensen, 2014.
Demon Deck by Anomaly World Studio
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by Adam Wintle
54 amazing hand drawn cards which shows the demons from Underworld.
Sentinels Playing Cards by Jeffrey Bucholtz
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by Adam Wintle
A pack illustrated by Jeffrey Bucholtz inspired by ancient Egypt’s religious and philosophical system of Hermeticism.
1960s Retro Styled Playing Cards by Joe Snow
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by Adam Wintle
Joe Snow was commissioned to create a pack of cards for Ridley's House of Novelties brand. The pack has been illustrated in a 1960s colourful style.
Linocut Printed Tarot Cards by Cécile Jaillard
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by Adam Wintle
Linocut is a printing technique similar to woodblock printing where a design is cut into linoleum (a wood mixture) using a sharp knife or chisel; the lino sheet is then inked and pressed into a sheet to produce the image. Cécile Jaillard from Strasbourg, France has used this method to create her own tarot pack.
Different Playing Cards by Teach By Magic
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by Adam Wintle
Instead of the usual ace of spades, or a seven of diamonds, this pack has a "spade of aces" and a "diamond of sevens"; meaning that the spade is made up of aces using a typographic and illustrative style.
Magic Tricks
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by Adam Wintle
The World of Playing Cards is looking to expand its content by adding a new card trick database. Covering basic tricks to help bring a wider awareness to card tricks. If you're a magician and would be interested in contributing please contact us.
Requiem Playing Cards
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by Adam Wintle
This pack has been inspired by the Requiem Mass, a Mass celebrated for the souls of one or more deceased persons. The dark style of illustrations features occult symbols and imagery such as horns, hearts, thorns and skulls and the typography reflects ancient latin scripts.
Use Rubber At Night by Shantanu Suman
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by Adam Wintle
Shantanu Suman has created a pack to help educate people in India about safe sex and especially targeted at India's truck drivers. The artwork is bright and bold, inspired by the popular truck art.
Robocards by Artua
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by Adam Wintle
This art project by Artua consists of four cards which were inspired by robots and the stories of Isaac Asimov and the Three Laws of Robotics.
The Simpsons Playing Cards by Blackout Brother
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by Adam Wintle
These Simpsons playing cards were created for a t-shirt competition. Each card representing a member of the Simpsons family.
Utopia Playing Cards by Tarin Yuangtrakul
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by Adam Wintle
This pack has been inspired by the concept of Utopia, a seemingly perfect and ideal place.
Oracle - Mystifying Playing Cards by Chris Ovdiyenko
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by Adam Wintle
A pack inspired by subjects such as spirituality, the occult, ouija boards, spirit photography and generally all things spooky.
Surena: The Persian Playing Cards by Diba Salimi
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by Adam Wintle
Diba Salimi has created a hand illustrated pack inspired by Persian ancient history, art and Persian rugs.
Seven Seas Playing Cards
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by Adam Wintle
The deck is about the dichotomy of a life at sea. Exploring famous sailors, explorers, pirates, and privateers of the age of sail.
Meeple Playing Cards by Geek Dynasty
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by Adam Wintle
Meeple playing cards is where the iconic shape of the “meeple” used in many board games meets playing cards.
Kadar Playing Cards
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by Adam Wintle
The Kadar deck designed by Christopher J Gould aims to break the norms of playing card design. The vibrant and fun pack has drawn inspiration from travelling fortune tellers and gypsies.
Bet You Don't Want That - an anti-gambling playing cards by Jean Vatchara
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by Adam Wintle
'Bet You Don't Want That' is an anti-gambling campaign done mid 2013 for an advertising competition.
