typographic playing cards

typographic playing cards



london based design studio hat trick design has created their own set of playing cards using only
typographical elements. the deck of cards features the usual 52 cards and 4 suits each reinterpreted
using letters and numbers. each card is completely different representing the suit in a different way
each time using the number of the card. so the seven of hearts is represents using the number 7
arranged in a heart motif, while the queen of spades is represented using only the letter q arranged in
a spade motif. you can see the full deck in the video below and you can purchase the deck through their
online shop.

http://www.hat-trickdesign.co.uk






nate db
03.03.10  
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these are sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet. awesome work.
Pedro   03.04.10
gOOd idea! greAt gAme! see you @Salone2010...
paolabg.br   03.04.10
Nice work! and you can add one more example for the typographyc playing card collection. I invite you to take a look at my graduation project and draw your own conclusion =D
Adriana   03.05.10
Beautiful idea, and I love how each number also forms the suit it's in, making the visual of each card unique. I showcase a lot of typographic designs in my blog, I should add this to the next post I create. Cheers!
Robin Bastien   03.05.10
Cool d;-)
Jetwax   03.06.10
I like that, very original cards.

Annuaire poker
Paola   03.06.10
Yes this seems nice but those cards may be confusing when playing poker
Tiger   03.06.10
Yes, I agree with the fact that those cards are great looking but not really usable on poker games, since it's hard to recognize them quickly :)
Sivis   03.06.10

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