Geometrical Playing Cards Court

STANDARD PLAYING CARD COURTS
Re-designed with basic geometrical shape.

Exciting project to design playing card courts, for a client based in US.

Freelance project - Playing Card courts artwork
Client requirements were to design standard playing card courts in standard aesthetic with new innovative designs.

I started playing with Adobe Illustrator enabled tools to use multiple geometric shapes, re-structuring the shapes and playing with light and shadow using only five colors (red, blue, yellow, black and white).

These designs are created from scratch, and is not copied from anywhere.

The inspiration was to create something that don't exists, and also give contemporary look to aesthetics. Hope you will enjoy the artworks.

This project is copywrite by fiverr.com for client in United States

D I A M O N D

C L U B S

S P A D E S

Q U E E N O F H E A R T S

Called “Judith” on the French deck, probably after the biblical character (or perhaps after Judith of Bavaria). She faces forward, a little to the left. On the English deck, she also faces forward, a little to the left (she is not reversed with respect to the French deck).

K I N G O F H E A R T S

Called “Charles” on the French deck, probably after Charles the Great (Charlemagne) — or perhaps after French king Charles VII. He holds a sword. He faces forward, a little to the right. On the English deck, he also holds a sword (above his head), and both his hands are visible. Unlike the other kings, he does not have a mustache. He faces forward, a little to the left.

Q U E E N O F C L U B S

Called “Argine” on the French deck, an anagram of latin “regina” (“queen”); some have suggested that the name may (also) be related to the Greek Argos. She is the only queen not holding a flower. She faces forward, a little to the right. On the English deck, she does hold a flower like the other queens. She faces forward, a little to the left.

K I N G O F C L U B S

Called “Alexandre” on the French deck, probably after Alexander the Great. He holds a scepter in one hand, with a shield (?) just below it. He faces forward, a little to the right. On the English deck, he holds a sword in his hand, with an imperial orb just beside it (seemingly floating in air). He faces forward, a little to the left.

K I N G O F D A I M O N D

Called “César” on the French deck, probably after Julius Cæsar. He has no distinguishing attribute, and no visible hands. He faces right, and is seen in profile. On the English deck, he has an axe behind him, and one hand sticking in front of him. He faces left, and is seen in profile.

Q U E E N O F D A I M O N D

Called “Rachel” on the French deck, possibly after the biblical character. She faces forward, a little to the right. On the English deck, she faces forward, a little to the left.

K I N G O F D A I M O N D

Called “David” on the French deck, probably after the biblical character. He holds a scepter in one hand, and a harp is visible below it (confirming the biblical attribution). He faces forward, a little to the left. On the English deck, he holds a sword. He faces forward, a little to the right.

Q U E E N O F S P A D E S

Called “Pallas” on the French deck, possibly after the Greek goddess Athena. She faces left, and is seen in profile. On the English deck, she is the only queen with a scepter. She faces forward, a little to the right.

J O K E R

The Joker is a playing card found in most modern French-suited card decks, as an addition to the standard four suits (Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts, and Spades). From the second half of the 20th century, they have also been found in Spanish- and Italian-suited decks, excluding stripped decks.

It has since been adopted into many other card games, where it often acts as a wild card, but may have other functions such as the top trump, a skip card (forcing another player to miss a turn), the lowest-ranking card or the highest-value card.