Myers designed every card and the tuck box pixel-by-pixel using the Aseprite sprite editor, and used the fantastic PICO-8 font - which you can grab an unofficial version of here - for all card text. (If you’re confused by the term “fantasy console,” here’s an explainer.) aka “Drawsgood” - the 8Bit Deck is a pixel art playing deck inspired by the PICO-8 fantasy console system. Watch their intro video to see how much thought went into the deck’s presentation and storyline:Ĭarefully crafted by character designer and pixel artist Michael B.
STARDECK is a sci-fi themed deck designed by Alex and Meg Griendling of Minneapolis studio Lunar Saloon, wherein each suit represents an archetypal science fiction trope: The idea behind these decks is simple: three beautiful themed playing card decks by three awesome and crazy-talented designers:Īs their site clearly (and truthfully) states, “Supplies are limited. A lot of cool stuff has come to our attention since then, so we’re revisiting this theme with another collection of interesting and gorgeous decks listed below. It’s been over five years since we last rounded up our favorite card decks.
