This attractive playing card was designed by the Philippine artist, Valerie Jan Villaflor. There are some examples of dualism depicted on playing cards. But I don’t remember any deck with such simple but elegant style applied to courts. Nice.
© Valerie Jan Villaflor 2013
Queen Fox and King Owl Playing Card
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These playing cards were designed by Azz (Azzedar-san). He created them for some on-line solitaire game. It’s a pity that courts aren’t symmetrical. While courts look more like posters, Jokers are really nice (Hoyle’s faces of Jokers aren’t necessary in the corners) for any vivid classic deck. The back is also interesting. But its corners “call” for improvements.
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome elves. Traditional elves for red suits, and dark elves for black suits. This is a nice idea, by the way.
© Azz (Azzedar-san) 2012
Elvish Playing Cards: Spades
Digital Abstracts (Barcelona, Spain) is an online platform which provides readers with a blend of design oriented content since 2000. They handpick and thoroughly edit their publications to deliver creativity and innovation through news, current trends, products, professional opinions, interviews, etc.
They managed their first playing card project in 2012. They gathered 54 different international artists under one “roof”. Each artist had to design one of the 54 cards in their distinct style and technique. As the result of their appropriate efforts, 54 different artworks were turned into playing cards and packed in one tuck case – Collective Art Project (CAP) deck, “Creative Cards”, was produced.
Their new playing card project was named “Playing Arts”. It was successfully funded on Kickstarter (November 10, 2013). The new appealing name, but the old tested approach. And DA did it again. “Playing Arts” CAP deck #1 was produced and delivered to its backers.
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
The third portion of posters inspired by playing cards.
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1. Theatre poster by Tanguy Ginter de Parseval
This poster was created to promote a play in France.
PLAYING CARDS + ART = COLLECTING 