Eye-popping deck with voodoo objects on each single custom designed card

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spielkartenshop/voodoo-playing-cards

Scans of each card can be seen at http://www.marytcusack.com/maryc/decks/html/Cards/Sentiments.html

Apothecary 2

From the award-winning card design company of the world's first color changing cards, SEASONS returns with more interactive curiosities from the other side.

The Apothecary is an elaborate art project that captures the intangible concepts of ideas and thoughts and transforms them into physical totems that you can hold. Represented through the medium of playing cards, these ethereal concepts are captured to deliver an inspiring and awe-provoking experience that you've never felt before with regular handheld art. The Apothecary is an homage to all things handcrafted and inspiring featuring intaglio printed sleeves, patented responsive inks, and fantastical illustrations & design.

Features of Seronda Sentiments

• Elegant silver foil highlights the deck.
• Premium sculpted emboss tuck cases printed on exquisite linen-textured stock.
• Mysterious "Ingredient Logs" and "Directions of Use" wrap each pack.
• Cards printed with the United States Playing Card Company with our winning combo of linen (Aristocrat) stock and premium magic finish for professional grade handling.

Scans of each card can be seen at www.marytcusack.com/maryc/decks/html/Cards/Virtues.html

Apothecary 2

From the award-winning card design company of the world's first color changing cards, SEASONS returns with more interactive curiosities from the other side.

The Apothecary is an elaborate art project that captures the intangible concepts of ideas and thoughts and transforms them into physical totems that you can hold. Represented through the medium of playing cards, these ethereal concepts are captured to deliver an inspiring and awe-provoking experience that you've never felt before with regular handheld art. The Apothecary is an homage to all things handcrafted and inspiring featuring intaglio printed sleeves, patented responsive inks, and fantastical illustrations & design.

Features of the Seronda Virtues

• Gorgeous gold hot foil stamp highlights the deck.
• Upgraded sculpted embossed tuck cases printed on exquisite linen-textured stock.
• Cards printed with our winning combo of linen (Aristocrat) stock and coated with premium magic finish for professional grade handling.
• Mysterious "Ingredient Logs" and "Directions of Use" on each pack.
• Cards printed with the United States Playing Card Company

Discover gorgeous artisan craftmanship designed to help you find everyday inspiration through touch using luxury playing card designs. ...where curiosity thrives and inspiration is always at your fingertips. The Apothecary is an homage to the mystical, to the handcrafted, to the detailed, and to the inspirational. It emphasizes the craft of what it takes to create playing cards, embracing the mystery of what we strive for. Full deck scan by macstrat @ https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/86-apothicary_ponderings

Discover gorgeous artisan craftmanship designed to help you find everyday inspiration through touch using luxury playing card designs. ...where curiosity thrives and inspiration is always at your fingertips. The Apothecary is an homage to the mystical, to the handcrafted, to the detailed, and to the inspirational. It emphasizes the craft of what it takes to create playing cards, embracing the mystery of what we strive for. Full deck scan by macstrat @ https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/327-apothicary_insights

This KickStarter deck was available in Gold or Silver, printed by Legends with Elite Finish

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/

My interest in the art of Leonardo is lifelong. Realizing his work into modern playing card design has completely absorbed me this last year. Weaving elements of his paintings and drawings together and carefully integrating them has deepened my appreciation for Leonardo's sublime talent.

I'm sure you can see in every detail my passionate dedication to my work. Please note the handwork on each suit and value - every card is unique, a real labor of love.

To compliment the quality of the artwork, Leonardo will be printed by USPCC, the United States Playing Card Company.

I hope you enjoy my project. This is Leonardo!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/320402544/leonardo-art-playing-cards Full Deck Scan: https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/496-leonardo_silver

Kadar Sees - Kadar Knows.'

 

Remember those weird old fortune telling machines sitting in run-down amusement arcades?

What if you put in your coin and it unerringly spat out an answer that was so relevant and accurate that it made you catch your breath?

What if you could carry this machine around in your jacket pocket?

What if you were the great oracle Kadar?

designed by Christopher J Gould

produced by Alchemy Moon

for scans of each card see http://www.marytcusack.com/maryc/Cards/Kadar.html

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/694490374/kadar-deck-of-cards-designed-by-christpher-j-gould

Embrace your inner weird. Inspired by our fascination with the strange and unusual we invite you to open a chamber of secrets and step Into the Weird with our latest custom deck of playing cards. Designed in collaboration with Jenny Gebhardt this unique deck features an adventure that unfolds as you shuffle. Follow along or create your own story with the 54 unique illustrations. Packaged inside a matching letterpress-printed tuck box. Beware as it unfolds into the void. Limited Edition of 5,000. Printed by the U.S. Playing Card Co. Wonders of an odd journey await. Full Deck Scan: https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/96-into_the_weird

One of 3 decks in the Inception series (Inceptus, Illustratum, Intellectus) of 54 cards each, this KickStarter project was funded by 734 backers pledging $42,479 on May 17, 2016 and delivered in October 2016.  For the most part these all contained the same cards with different tuck and back, but in addition each deck had a unique Ace and King of Spades.  Each deck as also made available in uncut form, plus dealer coins, shirts and leather case as part of the Deluxe reward.  There also was a signature reward that included all 3 decks in a special gold foil designed case with signature cards.

Scans of each card can be seen at www.marytcusack.com/maryc/decks/html/Cards/Intaglio.html

Intaglio is a series of prints & playing cards derived from hand engraved copper printing plates printed in the traditional Intaglio style in a collaboration between Kings Wild Project and Thornwillow Press in New York. Intaglio printing for playing card art has not been used for centuries. There were 3 versions/colors of the deck produced: red, blue and black (which was a KickStarter exclusive).

Intaglio Kickstarter Project

Scans of each card can be seen at www.marytcusack.com/maryc/decks/html/Cards/Intaglio.html

Intaglio is a series of prints & playing cards derived from hand engraved copper printing plates printed in the traditional Intaglio style in a collaboration between Kings Wild Project and Thornwillow Press in New York. Intaglio printing for playing card art has not been used for centuries. There were 3 versions/colors of the deck produced: red, blue and black (which was a KickStarter exclusive).

Intaglio Kickstarter Project

Scans of each card can be seen at www.marytcusack.com/maryc/decks/html/Cards/Intaglio.html

Intaglio is a series of prints & playing cards derived from hand engraved copper printing plates printed in the traditional Intaglio style in a collaboration between Kings Wild Project and Thornwillow Press in New York. Intaglio printing for playing card art has not been used for centuries. There were 3 versions/colors of the deck produced: red, blue and black (which was a KickStarter exclusive).

Intaglio Kickstarter Project

Pristine edition my aim is to have it come across as a restoration of the original, antique Indictus deck. A re-make with beautiful, yet delicate updates to the tuck pattern. 

 

• Limited Edition of 1,400 Decks
• Untainted Gold Foil
• Embossed Tuck
• Deluxe Matte Finish
• 52 Cards + 2 Jokers
• Metallic Golden Ink
• White Card Back Borders
• 310gsm Casino Linen Finish
• Interior Art
• Custom Seal

One of 3 decks in the Inception series (Inceptus, Illustratum, Intellectus) of 54 cards each, this KickStarter project was funded by 734 backers pledging $42,479 on May 17, 2016 and delivered in October 2016.  For the most part these all contained the same cards with different tuck and back, but in addition each deck had a unique Ace and King of Spades.  Each deck as also made available in uncut form, plus dealer coins, shirts and leather case as part of the Deluxe reward.  There also was a signature reward that included all 3 decks in a special gold foil designed case with signature cards.

The Grid playing cards are a three part collection based on the design principals of the International Typographic Style, otherwise known as the ‘Swiss Style’ of graphic design. Series Two has been reworked from its original launch because I wanted to refine the design and bring the whole deck closer to the original concept set out by Series One. I feel now, the whole deck has a cleaner more precise and elegant look, one that is important to have in every collection.

Originally starting in the 1920s in Germany, the Netherlands and Russia, the ‘Swiss Style’ later developed in Switzerland in the 1950s. It’s main principals are readability and cleanliness, with most creations adopting an asymmetric layout, always based on the use of a grid. These grids, usually made up of hidden columns and rows, are used to align words, numbers, pictures and patterns and so each series in the Grid collection adopts these principals. The works of designers such as Ernst Keller and Josef-Müller Brockmann have been a real inspiration from a graphic point of view.

The cards are poker size and printed by USPCC but are far from traditional. These cards will be printed on linen, magic air cushion stock which I know first hand really does feel like nothing else with fully customised tuck box and seal. As a graphic designer more than an illustrator, as well as a card collector, I wanted to find a way to combine two of my biggest passions and make a collection of decks which truly stand out from the crowd. I fully appreciate the incredible work of designers of other playing cards currently in the world, I am often drawn to the cards with incredible detail and illustration. After all, I am a Kickstarter backer as well as a creator. Personally, I see the detail of my decks as ‘less is more’, doing away with traditional pips and instead adopting a typographic format, with each card acting like a miniature poster, with bold words setting the theme rather than illustration and numbers.

I have tried to keep the design minimal but functional, even the back of the card is super stripped back to just the name of the deck, with full colour bleed for real impact of colour. If, for example, you look at my version of the picture cards, they each have a diagonal line introduced as a minimal graphic, like a poster, but it replicates the diagonal line often found on traditional picture cards where the suit is duplicated and rotated. It’s a small detail but it’s my way of reflecting tradition.

With Grid Series Two, as well as vertical and horizontal alignment like in Grid Series One, I have introduced the circle to create a dial effect and explore how different grids can be adopted on playing cards. Each card has a bespoke set of alignment with the numbers and letters that sit on the edge of the circle so that they visually look to have the same alignment, whilst not always sitting in exactly the same place on each card.

Full deck scan by macstrat @ https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/21-grid_series_2

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1434465201/grid-series-one-typographic-playing-cards

Full deck scan by macstrat @ https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/316-grid_series_1