I noticed that there are a lot of interesting decks on Kickstarter and on a new crowdfunding platform – CardLauncher. I think I’ll do more detailed reviews of the decks on my blog later. But they need your attention (possibly support) at this moment. All these decks are different so anyone has a chance to find something interesting exactly for his/her collection.
Category Archives: Kickstarter
Kickstarter: Decked Out Fashion Playing Cards by Connie Lim
Connie Lim tries to create a playing card deck composed from 54 hand drawn illustrations inspired by fashion. She is an American fashion illustrator and designer. This is her personal art project on Kickstarter. Decks are planned to be printed by USPCC.
Kickstarter: Pagan Playing Cards by Uusi
Peter Dunham and Linnea Gits, the designers and artists behind the Chicago design studio, Uusi, started their new playing card project on Kickstarter. One of the most creative, successful and decent companies proposes its fourth duet of decks – Pagan Playing Card Decks (“Dark Brown Deck” and “Light Cream-colored Deck”).
All previous amazing playing card projects (Blue Blood Playing Cards and Blueblood Redux Playing Cards, Bohemia Playing Cards, Royal Optik Playing Cards) have been successfully funded on Kickstarter, printed and delivered to backers. Pagan deck is planned to be printed by USPCC.
Kickstarter: Metropol NOX Playing Cards by Mike Lambert
A custom deck of playing cards designed by the Canadian 3D artist, graphic designer, video game developer and long-time poker fan, Mike Lambert. Playing cards were designed with a modern and minimalist flair. The deck is planned to be printed by USPCC.
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Kickstarter: Bicycle Kingdoms of a New World Playing Cards by Nathanael Mortensen
Nathanael Mortensen created the Dragon’s Hoard project on Kickstarter in the beggining of 2013. Jonas Akerlund was the designer of the game. The project was funded and the game is going to be printed in November, 2013.
This is Nathanael’s second project on Kickstarter. He decided to create a Bicycle branded deck of playing cards which was inspired from his previous work experience with Jonas Akerlund. Four suits of these playing cards are dedicated to four different themes – Spirit, Nature, Technology and Sky. The deck is planned to be printed by USPCC.
PLAYING CARDS + ART = COLLECTING 