Deck View: Playing Arts Future Edition (Chapter 1) Playing Cards

Future. Challenge. Technology.

This Playing Arts: Artistic Playing Cards by Digital Abstracts are inspired by the Future, The deck features illustrations by different international artists on their vision of what the world will look like 100 years from now. Originally funded on Kickstarter back in 2020, Digital Abstracts challenged today’s leading artists, designers, and studios from all over the world to use playing cards as a canvas to illustrate their vision of what the world will look like in the year 2120. 

The face cards are truly unique and feature the artist’s take on the future from technology, space travel, civilization, and the human race. Also, as a bonus, the artwork on the face cards will be animated in Augmented Reality. Animations will be experienced both on the website and through AR mobile app.

The deck is printed by US Playing Card Company on Bicycle paper with air-cushion finish. Available from playingarts.com for $16.

New Playing Arts Artistic Deck Inspired by The Future

New art deck from Digital Abstracts. The Playing Arts: Artistic Playing Cards Inspired by the Future, features illustrations by different international artists on their vision of what the world will look like 100 years from now.



Heading into 1900, French artists were asked to create images of what the world would look like in the year 2000 for a series of commemorative postcards. Many thought we’d have personal flying devices, many thought manual work would be automated, and, one thought we’d be living underwater riding giant domesticated seahorses. 100 years later...



Digital Abstracts challenged today's leading artists, designers and studios from all over the world to use playing card as a canvas to illustrate their vision of what the world will look like in the year 2120. According to the campaign page,

Today, when we are living in an era of high, perhaps unprecedented, uncertainty (technology is evolving faster than ever, current pandemic proves that we can’t predict what is going to happen even tomorrow), we were curios: how contemporary artists see the world 100 years from now?

Each artist was assigned an individual playing card as blank canvas and one month later 299 artworks and ideas were received: evacuation to another planet, aliens, robots (many robots), pandemic, environment, and economical crisis, time travel, fresh air as a luxury, artificial intelligence, alternative planets, huge battles for race and gender equality, climate change, face masks as a high-tech fashion accessory, epidemics, snakes and humans fighting together for a better world.

The level of submitted art is mind-blowing. It was a very difficult task, but we've carefully selected 54 cards that will form the new FUTURE Edition deck!

The face cards are truly unique and feature the artist take on the future from technology, space travel, to civilization, and the human race. The card backs is similar to the Special Edition. If you are lucky owner of this deck (currently sold out), you will be able to use cards from both sets to make one unique deck only with your favorites.

Also, as a bonus, the artwork on the face cards will be animated in Augmented Reality. Animations will be experienced both on the website and through AR mobile app. They will be printed by US Playing Card Company on legendary Bicycle paper with air-cushion finish for the smoothest feel.

Pledge starts at $18 on Kickstarter.

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Aqua Species Playing Cards NOW on Kickstarter

Launched on Kickstarter last week, Aqua Species a new deck by Perpetual Arts Playing Card Company featuring hand-drawn artwork with ink and paper. This is the first of a 5 deck series representing the different elements.

The deck is inspired by the life of the sea. The face cards are unique and showcase beautifully detailed artwork combining marine microorganisms, fishes, gods of the seas and structures from the depths of the ocean. According to the product page,

We have spent a lot of time in each illustration. Making each card a magnificent piece of art.

The courts represent the Gods of the Seas and the card back design sports a glorious design that represents the ocean. From the door of the gods of the seas where the worlds separate to the treasure chest where they keep the most appreciated items and the power of the water element inside the sphere.

The Ace is a piece of art on its own and center of attention of the deck. The seahorse is the Joker with combinations of other water organisms and structures from the deep ocean. What we like about the deck is how the illustrations utilize different shapes and textures with colored dots that enhance the artwork.

Aqua Species Playing Cards will be printed by the USPCC with their best and finest card stock available. Available NOW on Kickstarter and pledge starts at $11 for a single deck.

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