Loving…The World of Playing Cards
One of the things that has always fascinated me about playing cards is how many different designs of card decks you can get. They’ve been around for centuries and are sold anywhere you can imagine, from amusement parks to resorts to restaurants & bars. As a result, there are so many different card deck themes & styles, that they should be considered a form of art in their own right! I think this neat website I stumbled across, The World of Playing Cards, would agree. I spent quite some time perusing the site and I came across so many neat decks of cards that I had to share them with you guys…
Aren’t those neat? The World of Playing Cards not only has a visual archive of all sorts of card games, but they also have articles about the history of playing cards and how they vary in other countries. I think I’m going to start collecting card decks…this has proven to me that they can be really unique!
Posted on April 6, 2011, in Loving... and tagged Design, History, Illustration. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment.
I think of a lot of interesting things as great design examples, but didn’t yet come to playing cards as one of them. So thanks for opening my eyes, these are fabulous.