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Resurgent from dusty bits: RamblerKudos

Sometimes blogs come back. RamblerKudos blog was born in 2009. It went underground in 2010. Spring 2015 is a nice period for its reborn.

“This project is serving to be a mix of reviews of playing card decks as well as a personal archive to my pasttime hobby/ collection / obsession. As such, please take all posts to be a first order linear approximation of “source of information”. There might as well be some random posts relating to music or card magic/manipulation along the way.

What is a RamblerKudos?

Rambler: someone who rambles about stuff. whether or not they know what they’re talking about.

Kudos: an alias i’ve used for myself. don’t worry about it. it makes sense.” ~ KUDOS

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Posted by Collector on 10.04.2015 in Post (Information) Update

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Playing Card Art: Playing Cards by Siobhán Gallagher

10 Apr

Siobhán Gallagher is a Canadian artist. She graduated with a BDes from NSCAD University in 2012. Now Siobhán does graphic design work for Penguin Group USA (readers of books printed by Philomel Books can be familiar with her illustrations), Farrar, Straus and Giroux, McDonald’s, Ronald McDonald House Atlantic,etc.

These bright positive playing cards were designed by Siobhán. The illustrator of books for kids and teens can be seen in these artworks. The playing cards are a little bit crazy, but what a nice work with colours and geometrical forms. Here you have everyday habits and hobbies of people represented through original “visual patchworks*”.

The deck hasn’t been produced commercially. She printed a few copies and then cut them down and packaged them herself as part of an illustration project. But Siobhán is always available to hear from interested people about potential cooperation.

Of course, The Queen of Hearts, the Queen of Diamonds and the Jack of Spades can find more symmetric clothes. And the Jack of Clubs can get his right hand.

Playing-Cards-by-Siobhan-Gallagher