Gilded Edges in RED FOIL ! SVNGALI is the newest brand and project from the minds of Alex Pandrea and designer Edo Huang. This first installment mends high-end fashion trends with a classic deck design that captures the imagination. Forbidden features a custom SNAKE design stamped in RED FOIL on the tuck, custom DESIGNER back design, custom Ace of Spades, REVEAL King, and custom face cards with a subtle hint of vintage feel. THIN CRUSH stock was used for these cards by popular demand.

Scans can be seen at www.marytcusack.com/maryc/decks/html/Cards/Gemini.html

Gemini is a deck of completely custom illustrated poker size playing cards. The deck will be printed by Expert Playing Card Co. (NY, USA) on casino grade paper stock with their Classic Finish coating. While the campaign is run from here in Stockholm and is in Swedish crowns (SEK), the rewards will be fulfilled from the US.The choice of the name Gemini is based on the peculiarity of the court cards (JQK). At first glance the figures of each card look perfectly symmetrical, but they are not. I depicted them as twins (Gemini in latin) but they are not identical, so you will see small differences when you look closely. I thought that the Gemini zodiac sign would fit this idea, so it gets a bit astrological in its design. The archetype of Gemini is fascinating and intriguing.

With this deck, I wanted a classical, medieval feeling. The aces are depicted as axes and the figures on the court cards interact with their own pip, which becomes part of the illustration. The pips (2 to 10) are big and they take a lot of space. I used an unconventional index, which is horizontal instead of vertical. I used a prototype for testing and found that it is very playable and easy to read, especially for Burraco.

Gemini was made available as 3 different decks:

Gemini Terra: sienna back, tuck-box with embossing, copper and gold foil on thick black paper.

Gemini Ignis: red back, tuck-box with embossing, red and gold foil on thick black paper.

Gemini Noctis (stretch goal added later in project): blue back, tuck-box with embossing, silver (or silver-aqua) foil, black foil on black paper, and foil on the back of the cards.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/requiemcards/gemini-playing-cards

 

 

 

 

"This is the first deck design in a series that will not be re-printed. There's already plans for the next editions in this series. This deck has all the elements of what I think about when I think of TACOS and my culture. Tacos, Taco Trucks, Luchador Masks, Avocados and Peppers, etc. " ~Taco Gear

From Tannen's website: "Tannen's Signature Playing Cards. Designed by Art of Play and printed by the United States Playing Card Company on premium crushed stock. The Tannen's Signature Deck comes in a luxury tuck box embossed with Gold foil. Each deck is printed using metallic ink and contains a custom Ace of Spades, featuring an Art Deco New York City skyline. Each deck includes a custom joker, custom ad card, and a set of mis-pipped cards for three card monte."

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/baobaorestaurant/instant-noodles-playing-cards/description

Kickstarter Exclusive Reward: Maneki Neko FOIL EDITION. only 388 decks produced and Signed and Numbered by the artist himself. You might wonder how this deck is different from our regular red gilded edition. The shining and foiled tuck case is the answer.

Designed by Alex Chin (Seasons Playing Cards), it tells of the process of Pulpwood (papermaking) and features a bark textured tuck, dual layered box, and dual layered foiled cards. The back design is designed after landscape architecture of a mulberry tree with the tree tops in the center, the grass around it and the roots below.

Created as a pair of decks, Anubis and Osiris, these decks from artist Steve Minty was funded on KickStarter by 2,154 backers who pledged $93,907.  The Anubis deck featured a black tuck and card background, while the Osiris deck used a deep blue tone.  The tucks are with gold foil and embossed with a custom seal, while the cards also have gold foil on the back.  

Created as a pair of decks, Anubis and Osiris, these decks from artist Steve Minty was funded on KickStarter by 2,154 backers who pledged $93,907.  The Anubis deck featured a black tuck and card background, while the Osiris deck used a deep blue tone.  The tucks are with gold foil and embossed with a custom seal, while the cards also have gold foil on the back.  

The stunning "Sheba" cards, made by Brown & Bigelow and published by Omega Concepts, Ltd., c.1972. The designs of the court cards are by Brent Bailer, an African-American artist, active in advertising. The Kings depict Askia the Great, Emperor of Songhay c.1442-1539 A.D.; the Queens portray Makeda, Queen of Ethiopia and Sheba c.1,000-950 B.C. (the "Queen of Sheba"); and the Jacks depict Hannibal, the Immortal Carthaginian General c.247 B.C.-183 B.C. This is the first edition with a beautiful back (red or black) inspired by African pattern — and with wacky colours on the court cards, as opposed to the newer version from 1996.

A special Summer Edition of the popular MailChimp Playing Cards.

Featuring a bright orange tuck case with gold foil, and all neon inks — the brightest, and flashiest deck ever produced by Theory11