Typographic Playing Cards: Hat-Trick Deck

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Typographic Playing Cards: Hat-Trick Deck

13 Aug

These nice Hat-Trick typographic playing cards were designed by Jim Sutherland from Hat-Trick design (UK). Jim made 50 copies of the deck for friends and colleagues (first edition). This is the second limited edition – 1000 copies were produced.

The deck: 52 different playing cards + 2 different Jokers + 1 information card (sketches) + 1 ad card. Bridge size. Playing cards printed on solid cardboard and have a smooth finish (plastic coated). This deck has very interesting plastic coating. It is the same for cards and the box. You can find such coating on covers of some modern books. It makes cards quite stiff. Playing cards are pleasant by touch.

These are classic typographic playing cards with pictures on them composed of letters and numbers of a specific font (in case of this deck different for each card). First sketches Jim made in 2007. Numbers are used for number cards and letters are used for court cards. All cards are different.

SPADES

The Ace of Spades – Houshka

The Two of Spades – Cooper Black

The Three of Spades – Cochin Italic

The Four of Spades – Goudy Old Style Bold

The Five of Spades – Italian Garamond Italic

The Six of Spades – Garamond Semi Bold Italic

The Seven of Spades – Engravers Bold

The Eight of Spades – Snell Roundhand

The Nine of Spades – Modern No. 20

The Ten of Spades – Gloucester Extra Condensed

The Jack of Spades – Perpetua Titling Bold

The Queen of Spades – Poster Bodoni

The King of Spades – Garamond Pro Bold Italic

HEARTS

The Ace of Hearts – Caslon Bold Italic Swash

The Two of Hearts – Times Regular

The Three of Hearts – Perpetua Bold

The Four of Hearts – Ruritania

The Five of Hearts – Garamond Italic

The Six of Hearts – Edwardian Script

The Seven of Hearts – Bickham Script Pro

The Eight of Hearts – Bembo Extra Bold

The Nine of Hearts – Gill Sans Light

The Ten of Hearts – Akzidenz Grotesk Light

The Jack of Hearts – Avant Garde Gothic Extra Light

The Queen of Hearts – Century Schoolbook Italic

The King of Hearts – Kada

CLUBS

The Ace of Clubs – Snell Roundhand Scrip

The Two of Clubs – Bodoni Book

The Three of Clubs – Baskerville Old Face

The Four of Clubs – Davida Bold

The Five of Clubs – Cochin Regular

The Six of Clubs – Gill Sans

The Seven of Clubs – Bauer Bodoni

The Eight of Clubs – Snell Roundhand Bold

The Nine of Clubs – Gill Sans Bold

The Ten of Clubs – Gill Sans Ultra Bold

The Jack of Clubs – Adagio Didot 48

The Queen of Clubs – Bauhaus 93

The King of Clubs – Century 731 Italic

DIAMONDS

The Ace of Diamonds – Futura Medium

The Two of Diamonds – Century Gothic Regular

The Three of Diamonds – Futura Condensed Extra Bold

The Four of Diamonds – Times New Roman Bold

The Five of Diamonds – Frutiger 46 Light Italic

The Six of Diamonds – Century Gothic Bold

The Seven of Diamonds – Perpetua Titling Light

The Eight of Diamonds – Universe 65 Bold

The Nine of Diamonds – Futura Medium Italic

The Ten of Diamonds – Gill Sans Bold Italic

The Jack of Diamonds – Sabon Roman

The Queen of Diamonds – Optima Regular

The King of Diamonds – Poplar Black

Jim brought typographic elements even to the back design. Rows of letters (from “A” in the centre to “K” at the edges of cards) and numbers form rectangles of different size.