After four years of tireless work, Ben Jones (Elephant Playing Cards) has already established himself as a solvent creator who has explored a multitude of creative and technical scenarios. His new campaigns are much more solid, with a varied offer of decks and different aesthetics to meet the needs of a large group of fans who follow him on a regular basis. His latest creation is CIRCUIT. CIRCUIT is inspired by electronic technology, the basis of our modern civilization. The common…
Life and death, those two sides of the same coin that have always been present in literature and art, are now presented by Gambler’s Warehouse and masterfully illustrated by the great artist Blackout Brother in the REINCARNATION deck. The belief in reincarnation is as old as religion itself. Life thus becomes a purifying and learning step in the search for the liberation of the essence of each individual. After death, a new life in another body allows us to be…
After Halloween deck and Wonderland and Looking Glass decks, Stephen W. Brandt (Swabbed Decks) has launched a new deck with his own style but with a very original concept: CLOCKWORK EMPIRE CITY. The imagination of the artist is in the service of a different deck, with an aesthetic that reminds a lot his previous works in which the custom suits and indexes are the hallmark of the creator. Inspired by a large clock and its mechanism, the designs make…
At the very beginning of 2016 I had the opportunity to tell you about Matt Hessler and his Bicycle Hesslers deck. Matt wanted to give his passion for card games a touch of color with an original but traditional deck. Hesslers did very well and Matt has just released a second edition: BICYCLE HESSLERS RIDER BACK. In this new deck, Matt wanted to take into account all the feedback and suggestions of those who have been able to…
Only two months ago, Passione Cards launched a set of cards that were intended to be a hallmark of their quality and hard job over the years and for the future. Unfortunately the project didn’t reach the funding goal so along the last few weeks they have made some changes to achieve the success deserved in the EQUALITY and JUSTICE Playing Cards. For the relaunch, two key changes have been made: a new printer that would allow a better scalability…
After achieving a fantastic success with the reproductions of Vanity and Faro decks, Will Roya strikes back with an exciting project with two new reproductions: HUSTLING JOE and YE WITCHES. Hustling Joe No.61 deck was first produced by the USPCC in 1895 and modified later in a second edition to correct some mistakes. The designs are comical and inspired by the relationship between playing cards and the scams, represented by the character “Joe” in the Ace of Spades. All the…
I have always said that one of the greatest satisfactions in my work on this website over the years is to have been able to meet new creators (and the great people behind them) and do my part in making their dreams come true, especially in their very first deck project. A few days ago I met Steven Summers, an explorer of art in motion who has been working in the creative video world for many years. Now he is…
Besides producing his own designs, Robert Tomlinson (Barclay Mountain Co.) collaborates with other artists to convert their artwork in real decks. This is the case of BLACK MAGIC Playing Cards. These cards designed by the Russian artist Philip (Fil) Kustov are inspired by the fantasy of black magic with a more casual interpretation and comic style illustrations. The geometric back has been created by Robert himself. A highly symbolic tuck case will be printed with velvet finish…
Although he has not stopped working and collaborating in playing cards design, it’s been a year since Randy Butterfield (Midnight Card Company) launched his latest solo campaign. He’s back with a fabulous success: WILD WEST. A good friend of Max Playing Cards for years, I have always recognized my weakness for Randy and his personal style. Inspired by the Wild West, Randy has used a traditional pencil-on-paper technique to capture a historical vision of one of the many episodes of late-nineteenth-century…
Michael Scott (Home Run Games) surprises us with a truly original deck: TRIANGLE. After releasing a good number of restoration decks, this new and fresh campaign offers some absolutely different cards with a triangular shape. The aesthetic fits the latest Home Run’s creations with that well-known vintage look. This curious shape of the cards and also of the tuck case have required a very curious design of the faces where the symmetry is not double but triple. Two editions…