Celebrating the city's centennial, the Chicago World Fair took place from 1933-34 and was dubbed "A Century of Progress". It had the motto "Science finds, Industry applies, Man adapts", and featured many innovative, experimental and futuristic buildings as well as the more traditional historic and ethnic venues. Silver gilded deck with 53 b&w photo views of the fair.

Celebrating the city's centennial, the Chicago World Fair took place from 1933-34 and was dubbed "A Century of Progress". It had the motto "Science finds, Industry applies, Man adapts", and featured many innovative, experimental and futuristic buildings as well as the more traditional historic and ethnic venues. Silver gilded deck with 53 b&w photo views of the fair.

Souvenir deck featuring images of the 1939 World's Fair as well as several New York City landmarks. The cover of the box appears to be either a heavy foil or thin sheet metal, probably tin, and is embossed/debossed with an image of the Fair's centerpieces, the Trylon and Perisphere.

Produced in collaboration with Flying Dog Brewery and visionary artist Ralph Steadman we are proud to present The Ralph Steadman Art Collection beautifully printed on playing cards. Featuring a collection of 18 classic Steadman paintings, custom face cards and an ink splattered back design packaged inside a letterpress-printed tuck box. Now anyone can experience the magically surreal art of Ralph Steadman. Limited Edition. Printed by the United States Playing Card Co.

Good day! I am Paul, the artist behind the Water Margin playing cards. I've looked through quite a few Asian or Chinese-themed playing cards and don't feel like I've found any with themes that are top-notch. This inspired me to work on this project - I am a Chinese history buff and I admire the classic Japanese art genre of Ukiyo-e, so I thought it is perfect to work on a follow-up to my previous successful project "Battle of Muscles".

I chose one of the four great Chinese classical novels, "Water Margin", also known as "Outlaws of the Marsh", as the main theme. You may have seen it as "Suikoden" in Japanese. The novel is about a band of outlaws rebelling against the corrupted government during the Song Dynasty.

Out of the 108 heroes in the novel, I chose 14 that readers are most familiar with due to their amazing stories. I borrowed some influence from Ukiyo-e where the Water Margin theme was popular. Not to mention early Chinese playing cards actually used the theme (see above image). I also incorporated a little taste of my sense of humor into the project as well. I hope to embellish the deck of playing cards with a little more "Chinese-ness".

Full deck scan by macstrat @ https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/71-the_water_margin

Tigers Limited Edition Display Deck

This deck was funded through a Kickstarter campaign https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kingswildproject/kings-wild-tigers-playing-cards Full Deck Scan: https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/23-tigers

This deck was funded through a Kickstarter campaign. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kingswildproject/kings-wild-tigers-playing-cards

The Limited Edition deck comes in a matchbox style box with a plain white tuckbox inside it. The card with the matches on it is meant to be placed so it will be visible when you slide open the matchbox. The box even has a rough 'striker' area on the side just like an actual matchbox.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2115236027/el-recuerdo-playing-cards?ref=discovery&term=el%20recuerdo Features:

• - 52 poker size playing cards + 2 Jokers
• - Special Ultraviolet Ink on the tuck box
• - Hidden Text Inside The Box
• - Premium soft-touch black cardstock for tuck box
• - Embossing and foil on the tuck box
• - 100% custom design of cards and tuck box
• - Custom tuck seal
• - Printed at the highest quality by the NPCC
• - Exclusively on the Kickstarter

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2115236027/el-recuerdo-playing-cards?ref=discovery&term=el%20recuerdo

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2115236027/el-recuerdo-playing-cards?ref=discovery&term=el%20recuerdo

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2115236027/el-recuerdo-playing-cards?ref=discovery&term=el%20recuerdo

Hello! My name is Sviatoslav Pashchuk and this is my new classic poker size deck dedicated to the Mexico’s heroic struggle for independence.

The idea of creating the deck bearing the spirit of a freedom loving country has come to my mind long ago. It has combined not only the modern attributes of Mexico, but also its old history and traditions of the Incas and the Maya. The nation of any country is formed and is strengthened in the course of the struggle for its independence, this is why I decided to choose revolution as the main theme and added exotic elements and traditions of the old culture, in which today’s Mexico has grown.

My desire was to make this deck more graphic, similar to the old money used in Mexico in the 17th century. From there I have “borrowed” the font and decorative elements, and added ancient patterns of the Incas and the Maya. Face cards have large number of symbols. Each suit has unique armament of that time, the ancient Incas symbol, which symbolizes the suit, Mexico most recognizable plant, an integral part of the national cuisine. The center of each card contains Maya golden calendar and decorative plate with an eagle holding a snake in the beak (the same eagle is depicted on the coat of arms of Mexico), surrounded with 31 stars, symbolizing the states of Mexico. I’ve been working on this deck for more than 7 months, and each element is well-balanced and worked out. All the drawings were originally sketched on paper, as this is my favorite way to draw, and then scanned and transformed into digital format.

Features:

• - 52 poker size playing cards + 2 Joker cards
• - 100% custom design of cards and tuck box
• - Embossing and foil on the tuck box
• - Interior printing on the tuck box
• - Custom tuck seal
• - Printed at the highest quality by the NPCC
• - Exclusively on the Kickstarter

1900 Jeu des Cartes is printed twice, first in 1979 and again in 1980, both times in two colors of Red and Gold. The difference between the print years is on the indexes of the court cards, the 1979 version have the French indexes (V=J, D=Q, R=K) where as the 1980 version have the "standard" indexes. The court cards on 1900 Jeu des Cartes depict famous people of the early 1900's whose work had an influence on Art Nouveau.

Inspired by the intensely curious works of Escher, this deck was meticulously designed and illustrated to create a reality-bending deck in the most sincerest form. Good illusions blur the lines between dual designs, trying to persuade you to see something not quite there. But great illusions solidify those lines to transform these designs into unmistakably new perspectives. Large windows blend the boundaries between cards and box. Each deck in this year’s collection contains a singular perspective that controls the “reality” of the designs inside it, creating a stunningly visual change to the actual cards themselves. Will you be of the King’s persuasion and see his crown ? Or will your deck be captured by the Queen revealing a completely DIFFERENT set of pieces in tow? Bring home the world’s first dual perspective changing deck and keep a piece of playing card history for your shelf. This deck truly takes the genre to a whole new level. A quick video shows the utterly stunning visual change side by side between one “reality” and another to truly appreciate the amazing results these small perspective boxes can do. The Knight Version has Holographic Gilding

Inspired by the intensely curious works of Escher, this deck was meticulously designed and illustrated to create a reality-bending deck in the most sincerest form. Good illusions blur the lines between dual designs, trying to persuade you to see something not quite there. But great illusions solidify those lines to transform these designs into unmistakably new perspectives. Large windows blend the boundaries between cards and box. Each deck in this year’s collection contains a singular perspective that controls the “reality” of the designs inside it, creating a stunningly visual change to the actual cards themselves. Will you be of the King’s persuasion and see his crown ? Or will your deck be captured by the Queen revealing a completely DIFFERENT set of pieces in tow? Bring home the world’s first dual perspective changing deck and keep a piece of playing card history for your shelf. This deck truly takes the genre to a whole new level. A quick video shows the utterly stunning visual change side by side between one “reality” and another to truly appreciate the amazing results these small perspective boxes can do. The Queen Version has Red Gilding

Inspired by the intensely curious works of Escher, this deck was meticulously designed and illustrated to create a reality-bending deck in the most sincerest form. Good illusions blur the lines between dual designs, trying to persuade you to see something not quite there. But great illusions solidify those lines to transform these designs into unmistakably new perspectives. Large windows blend the boundaries between cards and box. Each deck in this year’s collection contains a singular perspective that controls the “reality” of the designs inside it, creating a stunningly visual change to the actual cards themselves. Will you be of the King’s persuasion and see his crown ? Or will your deck be captured by the Queen revealing a completely DIFFERENT set of pieces in tow? Bring home the world’s first dual perspective changing deck and keep a piece of playing card history for your shelf. This deck truly takes the genre to a whole new level. A quick video shows the utterly stunning visual change side by side between one “reality” and another to truly appreciate the amazing results these small perspective boxes can do. The King Version has Blue Gilding

Inspired by the intensely curious works of Escher, this deck was meticulously designed and illustrated to create a reality-bending deck in the most sincerest form. Good illusions blur the lines between dual designs, trying to persuade you to see something not quite there. But great illusions solidify those lines to transform these designs into unmistakably new perspectives. Large windows blend the boundaries between cards and box. Each deck in this year’s collection contains a singular perspective that controls the “reality” of the designs inside it, creating a stunningly visual change to the actual cards themselves. Will you be of the King’s persuasion and see his crown ? Or will your deck be captured by the Queen revealing a completely DIFFERENT set of pieces in tow? Bring home the world’s first dual perspective changing deck and keep a piece of playing card history for your shelf. This deck truly takes the genre to a whole new level. A quick video shows the utterly stunning visual change side by side between one “reality” and another to truly appreciate the amazing results these small perspective boxes can do.

Scans from each card can be found at www.marytcusack.com/maryc/decks/html/Cards/Leonardo.html

Designed by Dent-de-Lion du Midi for Art Playing Cards, Switzerland.

Our first expression of Leonardo was presented here on Kickstarter three years ago, and became one of the most successful playing card projects of all time.

Today we are delighted to announce Leonardo MMXVIII - An impassioned re-imagining of a classic, yours to treasure in a set of Edition Gold and Edition Silver art playing cards!

Careful study of this card reveals the Rhombicuboctahedron at the centre. Leonardo drew this geometrical illustration for his friend Luca Pacioli's book The Divine Proportion. It is believed to be the first of it’s kind. The anatomical study of a human skull is from The Royal Collection at Buckingham Palace. All together they conspire to form The Death Card, the Ace of Spades.

This empathetic view of a prisoner begging, set within the front left section of the drawing for The Adoration of the Magi, forms the basis for one of the two Jokers. The other is from a whimsical costume drawing for a masked ball, done for one of Leonardo's wealthy patrons.

A most royal couple indeed! The King of Spades, shown in Edition Gold, is sourced from four different works in graphite by Leonardo. The Queen, also rendered from a variety of folio work, is portrayed amid the timeless Tuscan landscape.

Leonardo's lifelong interest in anatomy was profound. He utilised these anatomical studies across the entire spectrum of his work. Our Ace of Hearts, with it's unborn child in the womb, conjures up a symbol of life, which stands in bold contrast to the Ace of Spades, the chilling icon of Death.

The Heart Queen is from The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and Saint John the Baptist, at the National Gallery in London, a work of exceptional light and shadow. Notice the integration of the background imagery on the Jack, a blend of four different folio drawings, primarily from the Codex Atlanticus.

Leonardo was keenly interested in the hidden patterns of nature. He found great delight in rendering subtle details. The back of the cards feature the beloved L'Uomo Vitruviano, surrounded by numerous small drawings of the master.

Leonardo was unsurpassed in his ability to render movement within a composition. Depicted above in Edition Silver, this is The Suicide King, the King of Hearts. This dramatic and ferocious figure comes to us from The Battle of Anghiari, the original of which is lost.

The Leonardo cards are designed with great respect for Leonardo's work, and his constant, yet daunting, strive for perfection. The two tens shown above aptly illustrate this. Every card in Leonardo MMXVIII is unique, from the pips, to the famous Leonardo mirror script, to the background parchment, to the distressing of the ink.

This iconic work of Leonardo, The Bust of a Warrior in Profile, initiated our idea of designing art playing cards based on his Renaissance masterworks. Compositing this card, The One Eyed Jack, from the soldier’s head to the crossbow elements demonstrated that the concept, though dauntingly difficult, had great potential. Leonardo’s original silverpoint drawing can be found today in The British Museum.

KickStarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/143777403/leonardo-mmxviii-art-playing-cards

Designed by Dent-de-Lion du Midi for Art Playing Cards, Switzerland.

Our first expression of Leonardo was presented here on Kickstarter three years ago, and became one of the most successful playing card projects of all time.

Today we are delighted to announce Leonardo MMXVIII - An impassioned re-imagining of a classic, yours to treasure in a set of Edition Gold and Edition Silver art playing cards!

Careful study of this card reveals the Rhombicuboctahedron at the centre. Leonardo drew this geometrical illustration for his friend Luca Pacioli's book The Divine Proportion. It is believed to be the first of it’s kind. The anatomical study of a human skull is from The Royal Collection at Buckingham Palace. All together they conspire to form The Death Card, the Ace of Spades.

This empathetic view of a prisoner begging, set within the front left section of the drawing for The Adoration of the Magi, forms the basis for one of the two Jokers. The other is from a whimsical costume drawing for a masked ball, done for one of Leonardo's wealthy patrons.

A most royal couple indeed! The King of Spades, shown in Edition Gold, is sourced from four different works in graphite by Leonardo. The Queen, also rendered from a variety of folio work, is portrayed amid the timeless Tuscan landscape.

Leonardo's lifelong interest in anatomy was profound. He utilised these anatomical studies across the entire spectrum of his work. Our Ace of Hearts, with it's unborn child in the womb, conjures up a symbol of life, which stands in bold contrast to the Ace of Spades, the chilling icon of Death.

The Heart Queen is from The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and Saint John the Baptist, at the National Gallery in London, a work of exceptional light and shadow. Notice the integration of the background imagery on the Jack, a blend of four different folio drawings, primarily from the Codex Atlanticus.

Leonardo was keenly interested in the hidden patterns of nature. He found great delight in rendering subtle details. The back of the cards feature the beloved L'Uomo Vitruviano, surrounded by numerous small drawings of the master.

Leonardo was unsurpassed in his ability to render movement within a composition. Depicted above in Edition Silver, this is The Suicide King, the King of Hearts. This dramatic and ferocious figure comes to us from The Battle of Anghiari, the original of which is lost.

The Leonardo cards are designed with great respect for Leonardo's work, and his constant, yet daunting, strive for perfection. The two tens shown above aptly illustrate this. Every card in Leonardo MMXVIII is unique, from the pips, to the famous Leonardo mirror script, to the background parchment, to the distressing of the ink.

This iconic work of Leonardo, The Bust of a Warrior in Profile, initiated our idea of designing art playing cards based on his Renaissance masterworks. Compositing this card, The One Eyed Jack, from the soldier’s head to the crossbow elements demonstrated that the concept, though dauntingly difficult, had great potential. Leonardo’s original silverpoint drawing can be found today in The British Museum.

KickStarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/143777403/leonardo-mmxviii-art-playing-cards

Full deck scan by macstrat @ https://www.flickr.com/photos/167981955@N07/albums/72157702741695271/with/46093325932/