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Bēhance: Metropolis Playing Cards by Stephanie Gonzalez

The American artist Stephanie Gonzalez got an assignment to design a playing card box with an New York City theme. Her designs for Metropolis playing cards were influenced by Art Deco architecture in New York City, specifically from the Empire State Building and Chrysler Building. The name “Metropolis” was not only chose because it is a nickname for New York City, but because the idea of a metropolis carries along an image of immense and beautiful skyscrapers. The main font chosen was also named “Metropolis”. © 2013 Stephanie Gonzalez

This can be an interesting playing card project in case of its completion.

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Posted by Collector on 10.09.2013 in Behance, Playing Card Art

Tags: art, Art Deco, Baraja, Behance, cartes à jouer, design, игральные карты, Metropolis, naipes, New York City, Playing Card Art, playing card collecting, playing cards, Spielkarte

Bēhance: Legends and Playing Cards by Anna Bucciarelli

08 Sep

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The Two of Diamonds – Nemesis (Fortune and Retribution)

“In Greek mythology, Nemesis is the spirit of divine retribution against those who succumb to arrogance. The word originally meant “the distributor of fortune”, neither good nor bad. According to some legends, Nemesis produced the egg from which hatched two sets of twins, including Helen of Troy.” ~ Anna

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Posted by Collector on 08.09.2013 in Behance, Number Cards, Playing Card Art

Tags: art, Baraja, Behance, cartes à jouer, design, игральные карты, Elpis & Moros, Greek myths, mythology, Narcissus & Echo, Nemesis, Playing Card Art, playing card collecting, playing cards, Spielkarte

Bēhance: Playing Cards by John Powell

07 Sep

The author of this artwork (John Powell) …

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… was working with Circle City Card Company on a deck of playing cards. The company lost a lot of people’s trust on Kickstarter as it’s both owners had very serious problems with the fulfilment of their obligations. So there is no information about the further destiny of this project. See some examples. © 2013 John Powell

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Posted by Collector on 07.09.2013 in Behance, Playing Card Art

Tags: art, Baraja, Behance, cartes à jouer, Circle City Card Company, design, игральные карты, esoteric, naipes, Playing Card Art, playing card collecting, playing cards, Spielkarte

Bēhance: Medley’s Playing Cards by Deeksha Kumar

04 Sep

Medley’s playing cards designed by the Indian artist Deeksha Kumar. She created them for the company to be given away with bottles of Medley’s bourbon on the occasion of Diwali. It was a limited release.

Diwali or Deepavali (popularly known as the “festival of lights”) is a five-day Hindu festival and an official holiday in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mauritius, Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago, Suriname, Malaysia, Singapore and Fiji. It falls between mid-October and mid-November.

Diwali involves the lighting of small clay lamps filled with oil to signify the triumph of good over evil. People keep on these lamps during the night and clean their houses in order to make the goddess Lakshmi feel welcome. Also they blast firecrackers as they believe that it drives away evil spirits. All the celebrants wear new clothes and share sweets and snacks with family members or friends during this holiday.

Wooden Tuck Case

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