Unique Playing Card Designs You'd Rather Keep than Play
Choose From 1 Million Free Titles Download Now for Free eBooks!
According to Wikipedia playing cards gave been around for over 1,100 years now. They have changed considerably since then. Different variations of decks have been created, yet what we recognize as a "regular deck of cards" hasn't changed much for a while. At least that's what you might think! There are quite a few companies that have created special decks which range from odd to beautiful to useful.
If you collect cards (or want to start) or are just looking for one perfect deck, perhaps you'll find what you need in this list.
1. Contraband
This is an exquisitely designed deck with a distinct personality. It really looks like something you expect to find in a sinking pirate ship – the term booty definitely seems to apply.
The deck costs $7.95, a very modest sum. You can also grab the moody book lamp that goes along with it for $149.95. This seems a bit steep but each book lamp is hand-crafted and contains a secret stash that fits two Contraband decks.
The design of the website is also something to behold, it makes the deck look so much better – seeing it in a fitting environment. Grab Contraband now, it's a work of art, not just a set of cards.
2. Prohibition
I drink next to no alcohol but I really love how well made and unique the Prohibition set is, which consists of six decks, all a nod to different alcoholic drinks. Absinthe, Disparos Tequila, Rebellion Rum, Moonshine, White Wolf and 52Proof Whiskey make up the set in a beautiful slim box.
Each deck has a beautiful and unique design. It's hard to decide on a favorite.
You can grab the lot for $125 at ellusionist.com which isn't a bad deal considering you are getting 6 decks and a beautiful wood box!
3. Mystery Box
If you've seen the Mystery Box Ted Talk from J.J. Abrams you know what this deck is all about. Mr. Abrams loves secrets and his company, Bad Robot, wanted to instill this in a pack of cards. The cards themselves look great and at $9.95 a piece they are a steal.
What I really love through is The Lockbox you can grab for $149.95. This is a bit pricey but you've got to love the 100 year old reclaimed wood, iron hardware, letterpress note, wax seal – all the works!
$1 per deck is donated to 826 National, a non-profit dedicated to promoting creative writing in schools and workshops around the USA, giving you another reason to grab this great looking deck.
4. Deck Out: Fashion Playing Cards
To tell you the truth, I'm the last person you would call a fashion guru, but that doesn't stop me from appreciating this wonderful deck by Connie Lim. The Fashion Playing Cards Deck is the accumulation of her card designs which she made one-by-one as far as I am aware.
Grab the set for $54.99 from the Connie Lim Webshop. If you like the designs take a look at her prints, you can grab all the cards there as well!
5. Charity: Water
This deck is less flashy than the ones we've seen so far but 100% of all proceeds from purchases go toward a great cause: bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations. If you're a collector and you spend hundreds of dollars on cards, why not spend an extra $5 per deck and contribute to this effort?
While not as flashy, I do love the minimalism and the clarity of the water tank logo throughout the design. Buy a deck now and help people to better drinking water!
6. Bruce Lee Playing Cards
When I started writing up this article I didn't think Bruce Lee would come up! I had a look at this deck out of pure fascination and it turned out to be pretty good. The cards come in the same colors as the legend's famous yellow jumpsuit, which can be a little bit off-putting, you know, for card playing. That said, I like the overall design and feel of this deck, especially the way quotes are positioned like a black belt – the perfect homage.
This deck will set you back $14.95.
7. AVES Playing Cards – LUX Edition
A striking combination a fine art and birds, this is a beautifully designed deck by Russian artist Karina Eibatova. The back looks a bit trippy when fanned out but I love birds and I think the aces are one of the best designed ones I've seen so far, especially for clubs. You can grab a deck on Lux Playing Cards for $12.
8. MailChimp
Want to geek out by buying playing cards that are made in collaboration with a web app? If geek is your thing the MailChimp playing cards are a great choice. I expected them to be a marketing gimmick with MailChimp's logo all over the place but I was pleasantly surprised. The only actual logo I found was on the gold closing tape which looks fantastic by the way.
You can get a black or a red pack for $9.95 each, or you can get a 12-pack brick for $125. I'm not sure I'd want a 12-pack of Mailchimp cards but a black one is welcome in my collection.
Buy them and you'll also be supporting the Fugees Academy which is a member of the Fugees Family – a non-profit dedicated to working with child survivors of war.
9. The Design Deck
I'm a big fan of design (since I can't really do it myself) so this deck strikes a chord with me. You get to play cards and learn about typefaces, fonts, art-deco and other design concepts. Each of the 52 cards teaches you something great. It's a shame they don't have a second color deck with more. Perhaps this should be the way to teach design! You can buy a deck from Art Of Play for $20.
10. Dan And Dave Variety Box (Winter Ed.)
Dan And Dave offer a number of playing cards, one of my favorites is the variety box, specifically the Winter Edition which draws inspiration from the fall/winter colors of Yosemite. For $149.95 you get 12 decks which means you get them for $12.50 each, plus the awesome looking box of course.
Even Google Says Live In Peace Love.
Deepak Punjabi
Baguio City
Tutorial on "The worlds best card trick"
Grab a deck of cards and follow the tutorial, and you will learn this trick in no time...
Click here to watch this video
http://www.nidokidos.org/threads/240231
Posted by: Deepak Punjabi <indigoblue2005@yahoo.com>
| Reply via web post | • | Reply to sender | • | Reply to group | • | Start a New Topic | • | Messages in this topic (1) |
NidokidoS Group for best of forwarded mails
To join us , send an email to
nidokidos-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Be the part of Nidokidos , Join our Forum
http://www.nidokidos.org
to share your emails with us, send them at
nidokidos@yahoogroups.com
===================================================
No comments:
Post a Comment