The aesthetic mainstay of Edo Karuta is the ubiquitous Edomoji, Japanese typographic and lettering styles that were invented and vastly popular during the Edo period. They are primarily used for advertising and branding in the various trades that sprung up during the prosperous epoch before the advent of modern Japan. You can still see many traditional Japanese brands using Edomoji in their marketing efforts. Walk by any Japanese restaurants and you will bound to see banners with Edomoji written on them. In Edo Karuta, these typographical elements are superimposed onto each other to make up interesting and visually arresting motifs, the signature style of MILTZ that we saw in his Shibuya Bluffiti project. You can see these representations most clearly in our card backs.

Chris Ramsay is one of the biggest YouTubers and Magicians in the world. He’s taken part in many unique ventures, but none have been quite as iconic as his “Memento Mori Playing Cards”. One of the most popular decks of custom playing cards ever made, “Memento Mori Playing Cards” offer a perfect combination of unique design and premium performance that is beloved by magicians and cardists alike. Now, deck collectors and playing card addicts have a chance to grab one of the coolest decks of cards we’ve ever seen. Using a combination of modern printing and production technologies, this jaw-dropping custom deck of cards is fully holographic from front to back. Every aspect of the playing cards from the faces to the back design and even the tuck box shines with an eye-popping glow as the light bounces off them. You’ll particularly love how the recognizable Memento Mori low poly skull radiates like never before. “Limited Edition Memento Mori Holographic Playing Cards” are a one-time release that is limited to just 3,000 decks. They will never be reprinted again. Each deck is printed by the Expert Playing Card Company and features a numbered seal highlights that you are one of the special few deck collectors that got to be a part of this movement.

The LAST of the Cherry Casino House Deck Playing Card series. Announcing the Limited-Edition Cherry Casino House Deck (Monte Carlo Black and Gold) Playing Cards by Pure Imagination Projects. Limited to only 500 decks. Never to be reprinted. Complete your collection. The tuck case Includes a NUMBERED seal along with an embossed gold metallic cherry. This deck is a perfect gift for the card collector, card aficionado -- or anyone who wants something truly beautiful and special. The Monte Carlo (Black and Gold) House Deck tuck case is clean. The embossed Gold Cherries glimmer against the matte black tuck. Inside the cards are thin crushed Bee on USPCC stock that are a delight to feel. Designed by Sam Devins.

Mosaic Playing Cards features fully custom designs with a striking geometric design. Every element from the bold color scheme to the hand-illustrated courts was designed to maximise playability, resulting in a deck perfect for gamers, collectors and cardists. Every aspect of the Mosaic deck was hand-illustrated from the ground-up for maximum beauty, playability and style. Everything from the custom courts to decorative Aces demands attention.

See a video of the entire deck here: https://youtu.be/k00eOQpZPMI

Prism: Night was produced and fulfilled by Legends Playing Card Company (LPCC), using their Diamond finish on casino grade black core imported paper stock. The box comes with 54 standard poker sized playing cards.

LPCC produces the highest class of playing cards due to their innovation and attention to detail with exceptional durability, ultra-precise printing registration, and the ‘glass like’ edges of their signature ‘Diamond Cut’ process.

Prism: Night is the inky blackness of night cut through by the radial beams of light which highlight the colour underneath.

The designs feature a special gloss ink; shiny, raised and smooth to highlight the light beams, the symbols and corner indices and numbers, which gives the card texture you can feel. It is incredible to hold and looks awesome! When you move the cards, the light literally sparkles off every facet of the light beams! This is slightly thinner and neater than the MPC 'impression' gloss (used on the prototypes); really an incredible technology which give Prism: Night the unique WOW factor of purpose-designed gloss playing cards. This will certainly be the centrepiece of any games night, poker tournament, card display, personal collection or anything else you can imagine – they are that cool.

The aces have retained their traditional forms, but each one has a different radial focal point which highlights their form.

The court cards have been designed to be reminiscent of traditional form while still being unique. The warm light radiates out from their objects, illuminating every detail of their specially crafted forms.

The Jokers were uniquely designed to be the ultimate expression of prismatic reflective light. 4 rays of light; shining from a singularity and reflecting off one edge revealing the color below gives perfect finale to the theme of the deck.

The card back is a true 2-way image, combining the bold radial lines with the beauty of light reflecting through a prism. The backs are printed without the special gloss layer to maximize ease of shuffling, dealing and cardistry. The hypnotic pattern looks great in fans and flourishes!

Cyberpunk Playing Cards is a deck of cards that is both functional and beautiful: hand-illustrated, printed on the highest quality 310gsm card stock and perfect for family games night, poker with the guys or to give as a great gift.

It is designed for the games enthusiast, the casual gamer, the collector and the cardist to be a staple go-to deck in any situation.

The Cyberpunk theme combines Machine bionics with biology to produce a dystopian enhanced humanity, vividly portrayed with intricate embossed foil, bright popping colors and superb handling.

Features:

• Intricate foil and embossing to box exterior
• Beautiful hand-drawn illustrations with subtle background design.
• Matt-finish tuckbox with subtle details that are hidden in darkness but pop in the light.
• Unique themed suits in the Cyberpunk style.
• Printed by WJPC on 310 gsm linen German Black core card stock

KS: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/585926215/cyberpunk-playing-cards/description

Full deck scan by macstrat @ https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/112-cyberpunk_purple

Computers have been an integral part of our existence for decades now; so much that we are so used to their integration that we might not even notice them in the background of our lives. For the myriad functions that these machines carry out, I have always been fascinated that their incredible power is controlled by physical circuits and chips; constructed in a factory and brought to life with sparks of electricity.

These synthetic brains can function faster, more accurately and with greater scope than we ever could. But they are still the composition of plastic, metal and gels; which when constructed correctly make the modern miracle of computers.

I wanted to explore this fascination through the Circuit cards, highlighting the intricate and perfectly composed circuits that make it all possible. Channelling millions of independent electrical currents to hundreds of destinations, each circuit is the picture of unfathomable complexity. This is represented by the detailed background circuits anchoring the design to the circuit board, and the bold circuits making up the suit symbols.

I also wanted to embody the way in which this technology has become integrated into our lives, and so the court cards are composed of directional circuits. These circuit figures are the representative of this digital age, a time when it is becoming more and more difficult to see where we end and technology starts.

There are 4 decks in the Circuit Series: Rainbow White, Ice Blue, Neon Green and PCB:

Each deck boasts:

Intricate foil and embossing to box exterior

Beautiful illustrations with subtle background design.

Unique themed suits in the Circuit style.

Printed by WJPC on 310gsm German Black core card stock

The PCB deck (Printed Circuit Board) is a special edition design for the computer enthusiasts. Sheathed with Gold AND Silver foil, the design is imprinted onto the exact bottle green of traditional circuit boards. We have recreated the original EAGLECAD font used as a standard on printed circuity design, and continued the true-to-life experience through the cards with 100% metallic inks on the card fronts. This deck is not only functional, but a PERFECT gift for anyone who has an interest or fascination with computers!

KickStarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/elephantplayingcards/circuit-playing-cards Full Deck Scan: https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/63-circuit_pcb_edition

THE GRID made its debut in 2012 and has become a staple playing card deck from 4PM DESIGNS. Inspired by a digital world of vibrant light and circuitry, GRID 3.0 follows its predecessors by keeping elements that made THE GRID and GRID 2.0 so popular.

Printed by the USPCC with Bicycle® Branding

Consisting of 56 cards, this deck is manufactured by the USPCC® with their world famous Bicycle® Brand and stock. Trusted by cardists and poker players around the world.

FEATURES:

- BICYCLE Branding

- Magic Finish

- 2 Gaff Cards

- Custom Face, Courts and Jokers

- QR Code Reveal

- Barcode Reveal

We are incredibly excited to announce a brand new addition to the Bicycle Karnival Deck range – the BICYCLE KARNIVAL FATAL.

With a stark and crisp black and white design, this highly stylised look was created by acclaimed French artist Sam Hayles at Dose Productions.

The incredible double exposure style is employed on an all new back design, Ace Of Spades, two beautiful Jokers and a stunning tuck case. The deck also features a blank faced card, and a double backed card (for nefarious uses by magicians).

Brought to you by BigBlindMedia, the Bicycle Karnival Fatal Deck has the USPCC world famous Air Flow Finish for superb handling and unparalleled durability, and is printed on a beautiful stock.

Full Deck Scan: https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/748-karnival_dose_redux

A special edition deck that features both sides of the force.

The Bicycle® MetalLuxe® playing cards are opulent decks that feature our recognizable design – this time adorned with rich foil backs for exceptional brilliance. The special stamped application of metal foil is treated with our proprietary coating before the card is fitted with the Air-Cushion® Finish. The result is a luxurious look with the performance and durability unique to Bicycle® Playing Cards. Features & details - Premium packaging features luxuriously debossed Ace of Spades texture, fully-foiled back of the box and front adored with foil accents - Durable MetalLuxe foil application to the backs - Printed on high quality Bicycle brand cardstock - Patented Classic Air-Cushion Finish for easy shuffling and optimum slide performance - Perfect for card games, magic tricks, or as a gift for card collectors

Premium tuck paper featuring black ionized graphite stock Foil and embossing finish on tuck box Gold Metallic ink on cards Special edition foil seal Crushed Premium card stock Faces feature faded diamond pattern design and small bees in the corners Double backer and blank face cards included

Killer Bees are the mutant hybrid of timid European honey bees and their African cousins.  Like all superhero stories, the Killers were introduced to Brazil by mad scientists to help re-populate their diminishing Bee population.  But no-one could contain them... In 1957, 26 swarms escaped quarantine and declared war on the western hemisphere.  Danger lurking in the skies, these villains will stalk their victims for up to 1/2 a mile..  We wanted to capture the darker bodies of these cold-face killers in our deck. Creating a harsh black back with toxic-waste yellow honeycomb spilt on the back.  The black faces display custom pips and hold a sinister simplicity. Like something you'd expect to see on a discarded barrel of methylamine.  Killer Bees are the result of an unsanctioned lab experiment when toxic-waste spilled into a delicate hive of Honey Bees. 

 

scans of every card can be seen at http://www.marytcusack.com/maryc/decks/html/Cards/KillerBee.html​

Without Bees humans would cease to exist. They are silent heroes dedicated to pollinating our lands and expect nothing in return. Their purpose should not be to serve us, but they do it. That's why Ellusionist is wearing the cape today. Promising 10% of profits of all Super Bees decks sold to IUCN and local Bee charities that need us most. Since starting the fund with Killer Bee Playing Cards, we've raised over $30,000, but that's not enough. Together, we can do more. That's where Super Bees come to the rescue. Featuring Cartamundi B9 white card stock, with true linen finish and metallic gold ink, this feels like the special edition comic book that's worth a million times more in 10 years. Gold backs share the same hexagonal design made infamous by the Killer Bee deck, while the box is a premium stock, ivory white with gold foil detail.

Let your next card game take flight with Bicycle® Aviary Playing Cards! Featuring custom illustrated faces, suits, and card backs the Bicycle Aviary deck is a beautiful, intricately designed deck of playing cards that will make a perfect addition to your collection.

Classic Air-Cushion ® Finish

Easy shuffling and optimum slide performance

Printed with non-toxic, plant-based inks

Fully customized suits, faces, and card back

Fully recyclable playing cards and tuck package

Perfect for game nights, cardistry, magic, and playing card collections

Made in the USA

Bicycle® is an iconic brand proudly made in the USA for over 130 years. The Bicycle 1885 Playing Cards pays tribute to and celebrates our heritage and history. These hand-drawn, illustrated cards were inspired by the Victorian era's ornate designs, as well as posters that advertised new machines and adventures. Full Deck Scan: https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/611-bicycle_1885