Good Pals Valentine’s Playing Cards

Good Pals originated in summer of 2021 as an apparel store, but soon diversified into limited edition playing cards. This Good Pals Valentine's deck was released on Kickstarter in time for Valentine's day 2026. Instead of standard Bicycle courts, an Anglo-American playing card look is enriched with a warm, romantic sensibility in reds, blacks, corals and muted creams. Its clean-lined graphics with friendly motifs include hearts, love letters, floral bouquets, boxes of chocolates and plenty of ornamental detailing. The work of Indonesian graphic designer Dewo Shalahuddin, this deck successfully achieves a charming Valentine theme with a boutique or gift-market appeal.

Note: raised foiling on the hearts and diamonds is actually in a bright ruby red that unfortunatley doesn't show well in the scans.

The ace of hearts is the main card in the deck, showing the Good Pals logo in raised foil and contemporary handwriting-calligraphy to make it stand out. The indices use a clean, fairly neutral serif with well-proportioned letterforms. Romance is subtly woven into the court details in the form of bouquets and heart motifs incorporated into the costumes. The four Queens appear to be blushing, whilst the Jacks & Kings have a lipstick mark on their cheeks, as do the Jokers' skulls. The deck also remains perfectly usable for magic, cardistry or card games.

Above: Good Pals Valentine’s playing cards designed by Dewo Shalahuddin and released on Kickstarter, produced by Ezra Card, China, 2026. 52 cards + 2 jokers + 2 extra cards in tuck box.

This collectible deck features a gold foiled number seal from 001-350 on each deck, with unique numbering on each box.

Links

Dewo Shalahuddin: artist's website ►

Good Pals: online shop ►

Kickstarter: Good Pals Valentine’s Playing Cards ►