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Respice post te! Hominem te esse memento! Look around you, remember that you are mortal! Tertullian This quote, which is part of a tradition in Ancient Rome to remember the victorious general his human limitations and warn him about arrogance and vanity, is considered the origin of the Latin expression “Memento Mori” (“remember you have to die“). Inspired […]
Branle deck, one of the most beautiful productions by Noir Arts (NPCC), was recently released and it is now in playing cards collections all over the world. Now, Noir Arts has joined the beauty of the original designs and new techniques developed by the company in their new reissue ROYAL BRANLE. Royal […]
Noir ARts (NPCC) is begining to sound like a serious bet for printing cards. Their recent productions Asylum or Branle are examples of magnificent designs made by talented professionals and printed on a high quality cards. NPCC’s latest creation follows this same line and is called GEISTREIZ. GEISTREIZ is the name of the team […]
Going on with an established style of outstanding illustrations and a great service and quality, Noir Arts launches a new campaign: ANIMAGIQUE. With a fantastic inspiration of “humanized” animals, the illustrations of this new deck, made by Denis Sirotinin, are a show of talent at the service of good taste and detail. Coats of arms, magnificent […]
The 16th century, a turbulent period full of wars and conquests, is also the origin, in France, of a popular plebeian dance called Branle. Spreaded to the rest of Europe and seed of other dances, it is performed in pairs or groups forming lines or circles and it is the inspiration for the latest […]
MAX’s NOTE This is the longest article I have ever published in Max Playing Cards. I have though of writing about Kickstarter’s dark side for a long time and the launch of this Back to Asylum Project has been the perfect excuse. I am sorry for having been so profuse in explanations, details and […]
Do you remember the Defunctorum decks created by by Roman Kotiv (NOIR Arts) and inspired by the Day of the Dead? Well, the project was such a success that had a sequel in a second project that offers a new variation of the deck: Defunctorum Cruor. Cruor (Bloody) is the perfect complement to its sisters Nox […]
Inspired by the chess game, Roman Kotiv (NOIR Arts) brings us an original and different deck of cards: Chess. Designed by by George Sikes and Eric Siddall, the cards depict different pieces of the chess game and the whole deck is customized. The design is bold and have an antique finish that gives the deck a sober and elegant […]