Pedale Design produced the 2nd edition of their successful deck of playing cards. There are two new decks: Red and Black (printed by the United Stated Playing Card Company).
Monthly Archives: February 2013
Playing Card Art: Queens by Marco Recuero
Marco Recuero is a graphic designer and illustrator of northern Spain. He created these nice unusual playing card queens in some kind of modern Pin-up style. I have to say that these Pin-Up playing card artworks involves also some notes of typography.
© Marco Recuero
The Queen of Spades
Kickstarter: Ace Alcohol Education Playing Cards by Mickey Weedon
Ace Alcohol Education Playing Cards 54 characters with dangers and physical symptoms of Alcohol. “Important information people keep”.
Deathcards.com (creators of Death on Cigarettes Playing Cards, Death on Drugs Playing Cards and Life Playing Cards) decided to use Kickstarter for their new Ace Alcohol Education Playing Cards.
You could pledge here: http://kck.st/XtEMWx
[FUNDING UNSUCCESSFUL]
<I’ll try to show more pictures of this new deck as soon as they will be available. At this moment you can check a video on their Kickstarter page.> – read the comment by Mickey Weedon.
Kickstarter: SiShou – Four Beasts Playing Cards by Alvin Cheung
SiShou – Four beasts of ancient Chinese history. A fully custom designed deck of playing cards inspired by the four Chinese mythical beasts: The Dragon, Phoenix, Tiger, and Tortoise. These decks will be printed by the United States Playing Card Company.
Playing Card Art: Aliens Playing Cards by Ïve Bastrash
A protorype of Aliens Playing Cards by Ïve Bastrash. [© Ïve Bastrash]
“The alien menace is unleashed! Furtive, fast, scary… They breed total chaos in the whole galaxy. Join the ultimate fight alongside Lt. Ripley and the universe’s finest hunter to stop their reign of terror. A set of colorful playing cards with a charming look that will appeal to young audiences and fans of the series alike. …It’s artist Ïve’s first complete card project he devoted himself to during his high school years. His style has since changed significantly, but it remains a great accomplishment in terms of concept and design.” ~ Inkjava.
PLAYING CARDS + ART = COLLECTING 