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Playing Card Art: Alice and Wonderland Playing Cards by Caroline Halliwell

I have to think that Alice in Wonderland is the most popular theme for custom playing cards. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, primarily known as Lewis Carroll, predestined this with his choice of some of the main characters for the book.

It’s amazing how many different interpretations can invent people. Playing cards can absorb all of them. Unfortunately, not all of them can be produced. Below you can acquaint yourself with familiar characters designed by the British artist, Caroline Halliwell. With the exception of the Queen of Hearts, she sees them as agreeable personalities. The Queen of Hearts is always so displeased. It’s because she can’t understand that radical actions do not guarantee better mood.

© Caroline Halliwell 2010

The Cheshire Cat of Hearts

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Bēhance: Alice in Wonderland Playing Cards by Adam Mordecai

17 Nov

These a little bit crazy but symmetrical playing cards were designed by the American artist, Adam Mordecai, and are dedicated to Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. This theme is quite popular for playing cards. These are a working project, so they can be produced some day… in colour.

© Adam Mordecai 2014

Alice in Wonderland Playing Cards: Spades

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Posted by Collector on 17.11.2014 in Behance, Playing Card Art, Playing Cards and Literature

Tags: Alice in Wonderland, art, Baraja, Behance, cartes à jouer, design, игральные карты, naipes, Playing Card Art, playing card collecting, playing cards, Spielkarte

Fournier: Alice in Wonderland Playing Cards

03 Aug

These playing cards were printed by Fournier (Spain) in 2010. They are dedicated to Burton’s filming of the famous Carroll’s novel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (pseudonym Lewis Carroll) was an English author who wrote the novel in 1865. Playing cards are among heroes of this novel. That is why it became quite popular for designing different custom decks (Nicole’s Alice in Wonderland deck, Bicycle The White Rabbit deck).

Timothy Walter “Tim” Burton is an American film director, film producer, artist, writer and animator. He has his own specific style of horror and fantasy movies. As a rule his films are full of dark, gothic, macabre and quirky elements. So Tim’s Alice in Wonderland (2010) happened to be a quite unique interpretation of the novel supported by Walt Disney Pictures and some other companies.

The deck: 52 different playing cards + 3 Jokers + 1 ad card. Poker size. Playing cards are printed on casino cardboard and have a smooth finish. The box has Fournier’s traditional design.

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Posted by Collector on 03.08.2013 in Deck of Playing Cards, Disney, Fournier, Playing Cards and Cinema

Tags: Alice in Wonderland, art, Cheshire Cat, Disney, Fournier, Lewis Carroll, naipes, playing card collecting, playing cards, The Mad Hatter, Tim Burton

Kickstarter: Bicycle The White Rabbit Playing Cards by Albino Dragon

30 Jun

Inspired by the works of Lewis Carroll, this is the newest Bicycle deck from Albino Dragon (Shane Tyree – the artist, Erik Dahlman – CEO). Printed by the USPCC.

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Posted by Collector on 30.06.2013 in Albino Dragon, Deck of Playing Cards, Kickstarter, Playing Cards and Literature, USPCC

Tags: Alice in Wonderland, art, Bicycle Playing Cards, игральные карты, Lewis Carroll, Mad Hatter, naipes, playing card collecting, playing cards, United States Playing Card Company

DeviantART: Disney Villains Playing Cards by Daniel

12 Jun

Disney Villains playing cards designed by Daniel (smallvillereject). He dedicated his playing cards to villains of animated cartoons produced by Disney.

Joker (MR. BOOGIE – The Nightmare Before Christmas)