Pop Culture in Playing Cards
As the ‘culture of the people’, contemporary popular culture is a product of economically more developed countries and arises from a combination of advances in technology and increased leisure time. Popular culture is also informed by the mass media. Iconic brands aim to be sold to large numbers of people as a commodity. Certain currents of pop culture may originate from or diverge into a subculture. Many new cardistry and Kickstarter decks fall into this category.
Monarchs Playing Cards by Theory11
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by Adam Wintle
Monarchs luxury playing cards by Theory11, featured in the film Now You See Me.
Monty Python
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by Matt Probert
Monty Python playing cards marketed by ‘re:creation’ and made in China.
Moviestars
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by Matt Probert
Moviestars from the golden age of cinema by Offason AB of Sweden, c.2002.
New Musical Express
54 black and white photographs of solo singers, duos and groups popular around 1990.
One Piece Hana Fuda
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by Simon Wintle
One Piece Hanafuda King card set published by Beverly Enterprises Inc, Tokyo, 2010
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
Pack featuring six images from the Disney film of the same name, on cards made for Eastern Europe.
Pixel Tarot
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by Adam Wintle
This tarot deck pays tribute to the golden age of pixelated video games, drawing inspiration from the simplicity of pixel art graphics.
Pressers playing cards
Pressers playing cards with illustrations by Aaron Johnson printed by USPCC for Ellusionist in 2014.
Red Hot Chili Peppers Playing Cards
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by Adam Wintle
This illustration project by Gurleen Kaur features images inspired by the band the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Each card had illustrations from their albums and the ace, jack, queen and king are each band members.
Rodrigo El Potro
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes El Potro Rodrigo with Spanish suit symbols and photos of the pop singer on each card, c.2000.
Science Fiction
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by Ian Taylor
A deck of 55 cards, celebrating a time when Science Fiction truly was, Science Fiction.
Smash Hits playing cards
Pack of playing cards with pop stars offered free with the Smash Hits magazine.
Sony Tape Rock ‘N’ Pop Playing Cards
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by Matt Probert
Deck featuring “18 Rock ‘n’ Pop” Superstars portrayed on the court cards and jokers by eight of Britain’s leading illustrators.
South Park Playing Cards
South Park characters and famous one-liners, by Carta Mundi for Hasbro Int. Inc., 2001.