Playing-Card Designers & Illustrators

This page celebrates the rich tradition of playing cards as an artistic medium, and puts a spotlight on the designers who have influenced their visual style over the years. These designers have lent their individual styles to the cards, resulting in intricate traditional patterns and bold, modern designs.

Albert Dubout Anne Stokes Annette Abolins Azured Ox 6 Barribal 7 Blackout Brother Busch 5 Carlo Dellarocca Charlemagne Clemente de Roxas 7 Costante Costantini 8 David Palladini Ditha Moser Dudley D. Watkins Duncan McEwan E. Hellé E. Pastor Egor Klyuchnyk Ern Shaw Franciszek Bunsch Gary Wyatt George Lambert 7 Georgina Harvey Giuseppe Zaccaria Günter Schmitz Haime and Butler 7 Heinz Villiger Henri Simoni Houbigant Ian Cumpstey Isabel Ibáñez de Sendadiano Ishan Trivedi J.L. Vignoli Jackson Robinson 6 James Hodges 12 Jan Padover Jennifer Gaudion John Gilroy John Littleboy 5 John Tenniel 8 José Martínez de Castro Karl Gerich 35 Kennedy 5 Linnea Gits Ludwig Winkler Lutz Backes Léon Schnyder Matt Hessler Matéja Melchior Annen 5 Michael Scott Natalia Silva Oliver Preston Orleansky 5 Osvaldo Menegazzi Owen Jones 9 Pamela Colman Smith Peter Dunham Peter Green 7 Peter Wood 17 Pier Canosa Pietro Alligo Racey Helps 5 Richard Doyle Sergio Ruffolo Silvia Maddonni Stefano Della Bella Sunish Chabba 7 Sveshnikov Tavaglione Teodoro N. Miciano Violeta Monreal Walt Disney 34 Willy Mayrl 6