Detailed Look at RIPNDIP Ice Cream Fontaine Playing Cards

Fontaine Cards has been on a roll these past few months, unveiling decks with different colorways and collabs. From streetwear brands to more futuristic decks, there’s no shortage of combinations for the iconic F. This time the second Fontaine collaboration deck with streetwear brand RIPNDIP sports a vibrant neon Pink colorway in camo design with RIPNDIP's iconic white cat, Lord Nermal embedded within. In fact, Lord Nermal is featured prominently throughout this FULLY custom deck. From the Aces to the pips, courts, jokers and the eye-catching tuck box. Grab a detailed look at yet another versatile entry into the Fontaine series and expect the online drop soon.

[post_ad]

[post_ad]

[post_ad]

[post_ad]

Fontaine Reveals Insane NEW Collab Deck!

Fontaine Cards dropped an insane trailer of the brand new Fontaine collab with Babylon, a contemporary fashion and streetwear brand. The SPOTLIGHT video teases the new deck with a minimal white tuck box design and a white card back featuring the iconic 'f' in black and thin black borders. The face cards look to be a contrasting black colorway with standard pips and courts. The Ace of Spades and Jokers will most likely be custom.



Here's the kicker.. in the second part of the trailer, a UV torchlight is produced and...



The deck is 'activated' with the Babylon brand logo revealed on the white spaces of the tuck AND card backs! Genius!



The deck will be on Saturday (29th August) at the Fontaine flagship store in LA and online on fontainecards.com on Sunday (30th August). These are expected to go EXTREMELY fast! Watch the trailer below.



Article originally published on cardistrybeast.com

[post_ad]

Top 5 Cardistry Playing Cards of 2020

What an uncertain year it has been! However, one thing is certain: we are incredibly fortunate to be part of such an inspired community of artists, designers, cardists, magicians, and collectors! Even with the pandemic, we have had a huge selection of decks released and delivered this year. 

We've compiled our favorite decks for 2020 right here. To kick things off, this will be the first of four articles counting down to our Deck of the Year reveal next week.

Top 5 Cardistry Decks

Top 5 Collector Playing Cards

Top 12 Playing Cards of 2020

Deck of the Year 2020

If you think we've missed your favorite cardistry playing cards, let us know in the comment section below. Note that the selection expressed in this top 5 are solely those of the author and the list is in no particular order.

Fontaine x Babylon

The Babylon Fontaines generated quite a buzz within the community when Zach dropped the SPOTLIGHT video on youtube. The deck features a minimal white tuck box design and a white card back featuring the iconic 'f' in black and thin black borders. When using a UV torchlight, the deck is 'activated' with the Babylon brand logo revealed on the white spaces of the tuck AND card backs! Genius! 

Fontaine x DabsmyLA

Another Fontaine deck in the list. This FULLY custom Fontaine is a collab with Australian husband-and-wife visual artists, DABSMYLA. Their vibrant artwork employs a shared design language that dictates subject matter, positioning, color theory, and perspective. The philosophy is reflected on the whimsical face cards, vibrant card backs, and colorful courts. Definitely perfect cardistry!

Touch Offset

The “Offset Orange” Concept deck is Cardistry Touch's bold take on the traditional deck of playing cards inspired by the misprint of certain playing cards, we wanted to use the “offset” as part of the actual design. The deck sports a bold orange/black colorway inspired by urban life, making this deck a perfect accessory to match your streetwear looks. 

Avocardo 

Organic Playing Cards released the fun and vibrant Avo-Card-O Playing Cards with eye-catching custom tuck boxes, sold in pairs. One box has a seed and the other doesn’t, making it look like you are opening up a real avocado. The deck sports an orange colorway and they definitely look very well with the fall season. 

Hexa

The fourth deck in the Mono collection by Luke Wadey sports a vibrant purple color scheme teamed with the unmistakable pattern work of the Mono decks creating a hexagonal theme. Using a suite of purples, ranging from light to dark, and including a neon Pantone purple as the main color... a real sense of energy and dynamism in the design.

Note that the selection expressed in this top 5 are solely those of the author and the list is in no particular order.

[post_ad]

Detailed Look at Fontaine X RIPNDIP Playing Cards

Zach Mueller surprised attendees of Cardistry-Con, Hong Kong when he revealed the highly anticipated Fontaine collaboration deck with streetwear brand RIPNDIP. RIPNDIP is a Los Angeles based clothing brand that has a very specific voice and it often focuses on eccentric designs that aren't afraid to stray from the norm. This is clearly reflected on the FULLY custom RIPNDIP Fontaines.

The tuck features RIPNDIP's iconic white cat, Lord Nermal. In fact, Lord Nermal is featured prominently throughout the deck. From the card back patterns, Aces to the pips, courts, and jokers. This IS the best Fontaine yet! Even with 10,000 print run of the deck, we expect these to go FAST. Word is, the deck will drop October 27th.

Originally posted on cardistrybeast.com. Images Courtesy of December Boys (Instagram: @decemberboysUA) – Used With Permission. Available now from on decemberboys.com.ua.

[post_ad]

The Good Co Fontaines Released at Pop-Event in New York Today!

Zach Mueller has just released the new Fontaine collab today in New York. The new Fontaines is a collab with The Good Company (Instagram: @thegoodcompany), a clothing retailer specializing in men's streetwear & accessories based in New York City. The in-store only release was sold out in under 2 hours.

View this post on Instagram

Sold out ♠️♥️♣️♦️thanks for coming!

A post shared by The Good Company (@thegoodcompany) on Dec 7, 2019 at 11:25am PST

The deck sports a dark green colorway and features a custom Ace of Spades and Joker, the court cards and face cards are standard but updated- the black suits have been recolored to grey to match the overall look of the deck.

Fontaines sports a dark green colorway with subtle wavy lines on the card back with the iconic mirrored Fontaine 'f'.

Also, each order of 12 decks came with a special Fontaine X The Good Company brick box. At the moment, no online release date has been announced yet.

Originally published on cardistrybeast.com

[post_ad]

Cardistry: Fontaine Cards Drops New Collab With Chinatown Market

We knew Fontaine Cards collaboration with streetwear brand Chinatown Market was coming. It has been teased by founder Zach Mueller on his Instagram stories for over a month in conjunction with the launch of the pop-up store on December 16 and 17.

The new deck spots a yellow colorway with the Chinatown Market Smiley on the front of the Tuck Cards. Inside, the Aces have been updated and the standard courts recolored to match the overall theme and color palette of the deck.

The deck is going for $19.99 during the pop-up event at 1052 S. Olive Street, 90015, Los Angeles on December 16 and 17. Swags including Fontaine x Chinatown Market Heavy Tee and Canvas Tote are also available. Images from (@bestcardistalive).

The RIPNDIP Ice Cream Fontaines Finally Drops Today!

Fontaine Cards will be releasing the highly anticipated RIPNDIP V2 Ice Cream Fontaine deck online today (Friday March 27 at 11am PST) on ripndip.com. This second collab deck with streetwear brand RIPNDIP sports a vibrant neon Pink colorway in camo design with RIPNDIP's iconic white cat, Lord Nermal embedded within. In fact, Lord Nermal is featured prominently throughout this FULLY custom deck. From the Aces to the pips, courts, jokers and the eye-catching tuck box. We expect these to go fast! Don't miss out!

This story first appeared on cardistrybeast.com and is republished with permission.

Issue #40 of Kardify Magazine is Here!

Issue #40 of Kardify Magazine is NOW on Patreon in both EPUB and PDF format! Patrons who pledged $3 or more on will be able to download the latest issue from our Patreon page. This issue compiles selected articles published from mid-August to mid-September. Deck images, articles, and news to keep you informed and up-to-date with the latest playing card news, releases, and previews. If you love playing cards, you will love Kardify Magazine!

Also, don't forget to check out our other cool reward tiers on Patreon! The tiers include monthly desktop and smartphone wallpapers, mystery deck shipped to you every 4 months of ongoing contribution, social media shout-outs, and multiple sponsorship tiers! Check it out!

Funds received from the magazine will help us keep the site running and growing, and bringing new quality content to you. Our aim is to support designers by backing on crowd-funded projects and supporting magic and playing cards retailers with their new releases. If you want to support us, please head over to our Patreon page. If you have an idea for an article you would like us to pursue, do get in contact with us. We hope you enjoy the read. In this issue:

+ Mono-X: An eye-catching deck featuring black/white and grey colorway with distinctive pattern utilizing a variation of line thickness.

+ Babylon Fontaines: Check out the insane new Fontaine collab deck with streetwear brand Babylon LA.

+ Scarlett Bicycles: Stunning, elegant, and luxurious. Three decks of playing cards dedicated to Jackson Robinson’s second daughter, Scarlett.

+ Playing Arts Future: New art deck featuring illustrations by different international artists on their vision of the world 100 years from now.

+ Wayfarers: The brand new deck from Joker and the Thief 2 years in the making, and one that the company considers being the first TRUE spiritual successor to their now acclaimed, original Joker and the Thief design.

+ ArrowDynamix: Check out cardistry headliner Kevin Ho's first major release through his new brand, Momentum since leaving the Virts back in 2018.

+ Fulton's Casino Orange:  After selling out the Ace Fulton’s Casino Tobacco Brown edition last year, the Ace Fulton’s Casino Vintage Backs series is BACK with an all-new orange colorway!

+ Red Metallic Gatorbacks: Silver, Rose Gold, Metallic Blue... and now Metallic Red! The new addition adds a sophisticated and stylish element to any card collection. Check it out!

… and more! 63 pages of articles and deck images. Enjoy!