Creative Collaborations, Multiple Artists

Creative collaborations and the inclusion of numerous artists have resulted in an increase of distinctive and aesthetically striking card decks.
The collaboration of multiple artists in playing card design represents a noteworthy trend. Working together with different artists allows designers to access a variety of viewpoints and talents, resulting in the development of more original and captivating playing card designs. Each artist involved in the collaboration brings their own unique style, vision and technique to the project, whilst the result is a cohesive deck.

4 Seasons Playing Cards
Colours of the Four Seasons - Playing Card Art Deck

Aces Playing Cards (2nd edition)
‘Aces Playing Cards’ collaborative art deck published by Zeixs, Cologne (2nd edition).

Art for Life
Art for Life playing cards illustrated by Francesc Artigau i Seguí for the British Red Cross, 2014.

Art for the Earth
“Art for the Earth” Transformation Deck published by Andrew Jones Art for Friends of the Earth, 1992.

Art Quilt playing cards
A pack showcasing the work of 54 of America’s finest quilt artists.

Art:pack in aid of the Irish Hospice Foundation
A deck of cards to raise awareness of the Irish Hospice Foundation.

Baraja Española de Pintores Murcianos
A Spanish-suited pack as conceived by 48 different artists from the region of Murcia.

Basler Fasnachts-Karten
The Basler Fasnachts deck is designed each year by a different local artist.

C-Arts
Collective Arts pack designed by sixty-three collaborating artists, illustrators and designers, Russia, 2003.

Chance Playing Cards by Catalyst UK
CHANCE Playing Cards are produced by Catalyst, an open group of women artists and scientists founded in 1995 in Portsmouth UK.

Cleveland Museum of Art artists card game
Cleveland Museum of Art artists card game, USA, c.1993.

Creative Cards
For this pack a different designer collaborated for each individual card, resulting in a diverse and unique deck.

Decadence?
“Decadence?” playing cards published by the Crafts Council, London in 1999.

Hawaiian playing cards
Hawaiian playing cards in the style of classic Hawaiian wood carvings, USA, 2015.

Jeu de Tarot Pocket Fantasy/Science-Fiction
Tarot game pack with fantasy sci-fi artwork on the trumps published by Pocket SF, France.

Lascivious playing cards
Lascivious lingerie playing cards, United Kingdom, c.2005

Le Jeu des Peintres
Modern designs by 19 contemporary artists including Peynet and Hodges.

Linweave Tarot
The Linweave Tarot is actually an elaborate set of paper samples from the Pulp, Paper and Board Division of Brown Company, New York.

Mexican Artdeck
Works by 14 different 20th century Mexican artists.

Monsters
A collective of artists known as Monster Illustration produced a deck entitled “Monsters” in 2004.