Playing cards have been with us since the 14th century, when they first became a part of popular culture, perhaps seen as a miniature model of the universe. Over the centuries packs of cards, in all shapes and sizes, have been used for games, gambling, education, conjuring, advertising, fortune telling, political messages or the portrayal of national or ethnic identity. Their popularity is undoubtedy due to the imaginative artwork and graphic design which is sometimes overlooked, and the “then & now” of how things have changed.
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Clark’s Industries
• April 18, 2019 at 05:27pmClark’s Industries Spanish Cards, c.1975. Read more →
Greenpeace
• April 18, 2019 at 10:08amCampaign deck for Greenpeace with drawings of penguins, seals, whales and dolphins. Read more →
Tyrolean Playing Cards
• March 25, 2019 at 11:20amFacsimile of patriotic 1878 Tyrolean playing cards published by Piatnik in 1992. Read more →
Views of New Zealand
• March 22, 2019 at 02:08pmViews of New Zealand published by G.B.Scott Souvenirs, Auckland, c.1960. Read more →
New Zealand Souvenir
• March 19, 2019 at 12:29pmSouvenir from New Zealand by Croxley (John Dickinson) c.1950. Read more →
The Four Worlds
• March 12, 2019 at 11:50amThe Four Worlds playing cards by artist Aleksey Zhiryakov in the stylistic traditions of Palekh, 2018. Read more →
Billabong playing cards
• March 10, 2019 at 12:34pmBillabong Dual Deck by Hudson Industries, 1950s. Read more →
Chinese Jokers Blog Post
• March 03, 2019 at 12:02pmChinese playing card makers have probably produced the widest variety of jokers of any single part of the world. Read more →
Gunfighters
• February 20, 2019 at 09:29amGunfighters playing cards from the Wild West Series by SPCC, 2018. Read more →
Timothy Curtis Art Blog Post
• February 12, 2019 at 07:31amTimothy Curtis Art custom Bicycle playing cards, 2018. Read more →
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