Jackson Robinson

Jackson Robinson is an American illustrator and playing-card designer, and the founder of Kings Wild Project. In 2012, while working as a professional illustrator and animator in Los Angeles, Robinson created a gas-mask-wearing king of hearts for a client project; this image later became the visual foundation of Kings Wild.

After early crowdfunding success with illustrated apparel on Kickstarter, Robinson turned to playing cards in 2013 with Federal 52, his first deck design. The project exceeded its funding goal and led Robinson to commit full-time to Kings Wild Project. Since then, he has designed several hundred decks, many released through Kickstarter, alongside subscription-based and direct-to-consumer publishing models. His work spans standard editions, limited runs, and experimental designs, with much of his design process publicly documented through livestreams and video.