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Typographic Playing Cards: Deck # 2 by P22 Type Foundry

P22 Type Foundry creates computer typefaces inspired by art and history and is renowned for its work with museums and foundations to ensure the development of accurate historical typefaces that are fully relevant for today’s computer user.

This is the second typographic deck by P22 Type Foundry. The company held a contest in 2008 to collect different designs from different artists for this deck. A panel of well-respected typophiles chose one card for each of the 52 cards and jokers. The artists had to meet the following main requirements:

They had to consider proper characteristics (One Eye Jack, Suicide King, etc) for specific cards;
They had to pick a P22 font or font set (licensed) that they have a certain fondness for;
Design had to be sensitive to the font chosen and highlight its best features;
All number cards and aces should use only Red and Black (grey);
All cards should have different fonts involved (in spite of that the Costructivist font used twice).

The deck: 52 playing cards + 3 different Jokers + information card + P22’s card-licence. Poker size. Playing cards are printed on casino cardboard with a glossy finish.

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Posted by Collector on 10.07.2013 in Collective Art Project (CAP) Deck, Deck of Playing Cards, Typographic Playing Cards

Tags: art, cartes à jouer, Collective Art Project Deck, игральные карты, font, naipes, P22 Type Foundry, playing card collecting, playing cards, Spielkarte, typeface, Typographic Playing Cards

Bēhance: Caslon Pro Playing Cards by Sara Wasserboehr

07 Jul

This project consists of the creation of a typographic playing cards based on a typeface given to the student by lottery. The student selects the theme, motif and approach to create an attractive design made of type ONLY. They are not allowed to use shapes, illustrations or any other element that is not typographic.

These are typographic playing cards based on the TV series “Supernatrual”. Sara (US) wanted her cards to feel creepy with religious undertones. Each suit’s colours were chosen based on the four categories of creatures that are featured in Supernatural: monsters (green and red), demons (red and purple), spirits (purple and blue), and angels (blue and gold). Typeface: Caslon Pro.

Supernatural is an American supernatural drama television series created by Eric Kripke (first broadcast on September 13, 2005). The series follows two brothers as they hunt demons, ghosts, monsters and other figures of the supernatural. It is produced by Warner Bros. Television (in association with Wonderland Sound and Vision).

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Posted by Collector on 07.07.2013 in Behance, Deck of Playing Cards, Playing Card Art, Typographic Playing Cards

Tags: art, Behance, cartes à jouer, Caslon Pro, design, игральные карты, font, naipes, Playing Card Art, playing card collecting, playing cards, Spielkarte, typeface, typographic, Typographic Playing Cards

Waddingtons: The Simpsons Playing Cards by Winning Moves

06 Jul

This is another deck produced by Winning Moves UK Ltd. under the trademark Waddingtons in 2011. The deck is dedicated to the famous American adult animated sitcom The Simpsons.

The_Simpsons_Family_Picture The Simpsons was created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie. The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield and parodies American culture, society, television and many aspects of the human condition.

The debut of this sitcom was on December 17, 1989. The Simpsons is the longest-running American sitcom. The show has broadcast 528 episodes and the twenty-fourth season ended on May 19, 2013. It has won dozens of awards since it debuted as a series (27 Primetime Emmy Awards, 30 Annie Awards and a Peabody Award). This family was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as well as Matt Groening himself.

It is funny but Homer’s exclamatory catchphrase “D’oh!” as a spoken word is a sound trademark of 20th Century Fox and it was even included in the Oxford English Dictionary in 2001.

The deck: 52 playing cards (all different) + 2 different Jokers + 2 Ad cards. Bridge size. The deck is printed on casino cardboard with smooth finish.

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Posted by Collector on 06.07.2013 in Art on Playing Cards, Deck of Playing Cards, Playing Cards and Animation, Playing Cards and Serials, Waddingtons

Tags: トランプ, cartes à jouer, Homer, Matt Groening, naipes, playing card collecting, playing cards, Spielkarte, Springfield, The Simpsons

Collective Art Project (CAP) Deck: The Poop Deck by Ammo Magazine

05 Jul

Ammo Magazine publishes small books and illustration filled magazines. Inkygoodness operates as a showcase for artists working across illustration, character design and lowbrow art.

One fine day Inkygoodness decided to organize the Beermat Character exhibition. They asked Ammo to share the gallery space for that purpose and Ammo gladly agreed to do that. Ammo wanted to add something original and a little different from their usual output to that joint exhibition. But they also wanted to be connected with their print based roots. The outcome is an illustrated collection of playing cards based on maritime/nautical theme and high quality art prints – The Poop Deck Project. A real deck of playing cards was printed as a part of this project.

The box artwork has been crafted by James Burlinson (aka Burlisaurus). The pirate character featured in the Poop Deck logo was drawn by Bart Aalbers, an Illustrator based in Rotterdam.

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Posted by Collector on 05.07.2013 in Collective Art Project (CAP) Deck, Deck of Playing Cards

Tags: Ammo Magazine, art, cartes à jouer, Collective Art Project Deck, игральные карты, Inkygoodness, maritime, naipes, pirates, playing card collecting, playing cards, sea creatures, Spielkarte

BBM: Karnival Hornets Playing Cards

04 Jul

As we mentioned in our previous post dedicated to Bicycle Karnival Earthtone9 Deck by Big Blind Media (BBM) – Karnival playing cards are the main series of decks for this company. Today we are going to say several words and to show pictures of another representative of this series – Karnival Hornets Playing Cards. The deck was printed by USPCC in 2011.

The Deck: 52 playing cards + 2 Jokers + 1 information card + 1 ad-gaff card. Poker size. This deck doesn’t use “Bicycle” brand on the tuck case but it is still Bicycle stock with Air Flow Finish. Pictures of the tuck case are clickable: