Bizarre Vintage Christmas Cards From the Early 20th Century
The holiday season is often a time for comparing the number of cards received among friends. Nowadays, these cards typically feature charming and quaint designs, but historically, they were quite peculiar. Continue reading »
Pachimon: The Amazing Obscure Kaiju Collectible Cards From The 70’s
Kyuradorosu (vampire monster)/ Height: 5 meters/ Weight: 800 kilograms/ From Chiba
In the 1970s, kaiju and tokusatsu were all the rage in Japan, inspiring Yokopro to create Pachimon. These collectible cards featured several “Pachimon,” monsters based on popular kaiju series such as Godzilla, Gamera, and the Ultra Series. These monsters were often depicted attacking famous cities and places, making them all the more exciting for fans. Continue reading »
Before the Advent of Photoshop, People Used to Create Homemade Christmas Cards, 1930s-1960s
Long before the availability of Photoshop, people were known for their ingenuity and creativity in creating homemade holiday and Christmas greeting cards. Continue reading »
Artist Created Dark Tarot Deck Featuring Creepy Creatures And Demons
According to Shawn Coss: “It’s been 4 years in the making but I’ve finally finished my first-ever complete tarot deck featuring my dark and twisted style. I wanted to create my own vision of a tarot deck featuring humanoid creatures and demons that could be used for tarot readings. I launched a Kickstarter for the whole 78-card deck on September 1st.” Continue reading »
The Warhammer and Brutal Berserkers: Stunning Illustrations by Karl Kopinski
Karl Kopinski is an English artist, famous primarily for his stunning illustrations for games and books on the Warhammer universe. Besides the Warhammer, Kopinski has drawn artwork for the card game Magic the Gathering and a whole bunch of other equally legendary projects – from Prototype to Sherlock Holmes games. Continue reading »
Insidious Goblins, Cute Elves, and Magic: The Gathering Cards – Fantasy Art by Jesper Ejsing
Jesper Ejsing was born in Denmark in1973. He first discovered fantasy through the works of Tolkien and got introduced to D&D on Christmas Day, 1986. Skipping through the pages of the rulebooks, he set a goal for the rest of his life: He would become a fantasy artist. He would make a living illustrating things that live only in imagination… one way or the other. Continue reading »
Vintage Postcards of Mid-Century Romantic Couples
The phrase “romantic” might be used to describe a particularly dramatic or meaningful gesture from one person toward the object of their affection. Some people might even describe themselves as a “hopeless romantic” in general. Continue reading »
“Compliments of Chicago”: Gang Business Cards from the 1970s and 1980s
In the 1970s and 1980s, gangs in Chicago advertised their presence and membership on business cards. This was criminality with a dash of style and wit. Meet the Almighty Playboys, the Royal Capris, The Almighty Hells Devils and the Almighty Playboys. Or rather, you’ve been met by them, their signature calling card tucked into their victim’s pocket. Continue reading »
This Woman Creates A Gender And Race-Neutral Deck Of Cards, Can’t Keep Up With The Orders
When’s the last time you played a card game? Did you notice anything unusual with your card deck? Indy Mellink, from the Netherlands, certainly thought that something was strange. Continue reading »
This Family Started Staging Their Funny Christmas Cards 7 Years Ago, And Their Creativity Is Brilliant
“I’m Dreaming of a White (Trash) Christmas” – 2013 – Pregnant with 1st Child
This family has a tradition that makes their friends and relatives look forward to the holiday season. Every year, Danielle and Mike and their kids produce a humorous family Christmas card. Continue reading »
“Reality Called. I Hang Up”: Hilariously Offensive Greeting Cards by Bluntcard
Bluntcard is a branded style of image and humor. The humor style is often truthful, abrupt, and can be insensitive. Mostly dealing with social issues, self absorption, hypocrisy and sometimes current events. Bluntcards are virtual greeting cards to be shared on the web. Continue reading »
‘Error Trump’: A Playing Card Set Displaying Windows Errors Exists
Japanese artist Monya has created and launched a set of ‘Error Trump’ playing cards. The cards are designed with errors that are all too familiar for people who have used Windows XP. Continue reading »
Artist And Cancer Survivor Creates Sincere Empathy Cards
Emily McDowell is a greeting card designer and cancer survivor. In her own words: “The most difficult part of my illness (was) the loneliness and isolation I felt when many of my close friends and family members disappeared because they didn’t know what to say, or said the absolute wrong thing without realizing it.” In an effort to make things easier, she created these cards. Continue reading »
Cards Against Corona: A Pandemic-Themed Card Deck Designed By 55 International Creatives
According to Daniel Bech: “We are two Danish designers, Casper Nielsen and Daniel Bech. Together we form the design duo, Oimachi. As we were struggling to find new clients under the current circumstances, we wanted to find our own creative way to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and react to the difficulties the creative industry is going through during this time.” Continue reading »
20 Honest Valentine’s Day Cards. Offensive & Hysterical.
Have you ever wondered how would Valentine’s Day cards look if they told the truth? Well, wonder no more. Someecards have answered this exact question. Scroll down to see them all and don’t forget to add your honest Valentine’s Day messages in comments. Continue reading »
Geeky Valentine’s Day Cards Featuring Pop Culture Stars Expressing Romantic Feelings In Their Own Way
As he does each year, the very talented PJ McQuade has created a new series of 21 wonderfully geeky illustrated Valentine’s Day cards featuring pop culture celebrities and characters who each express their romantic feelings in a style of their own. Continue reading »
Business Cards Of The Real Street Gangs From All Around The World
Yes, this isn’t a joke. Real business cards. Congratulations, you’ve just been whacked! Continue reading »
IKEA Tarot Cards Predict The Future Using Famous Flatpack Illustrations
Ikea is a place of transition, a journey, a source of light and comfort, but also strife. Ikea contains the universe. Harness that power to understand your own life with these cleanly designed Ikea themed tarot cards. They’ll go great sitting on your BILLY bookcase or on the table next to your MALM bedframe. The deck contains the four suits of the minor arcana: sofas, lamps, dowels, and allen keys as well as a full set of major arcana. Continue reading »
Pokémon Card Artist Paints Original Cards Into Awesome Illustrations
Most people who’ve spent good time, money, and memories collecting Pokémon cards would throw a fit if you brought up the idea of painting over anything from your prized collection, but there has to be a special exception for custom card artist Lunumbra. Continue reading »
Super Sleek, Modern And Minimalist Playing Cards By Joe Doucet
According to Joe Doucet: “A good number of projects begin as internal experiments in the studio. Minim is one such project. Invited to a friend’s poker night, it occurred to me while looking a the cards that there was a great deal of historical baggage and useless information in a contemporary deck of playing cards such as the repetition of the number and suit on the face of the cards. For example: How many times do you count the ten spades laid out in the center of the card vs just reading the number 10 and the spade in the upper left hand corner? Why do cards have an orientation at all when all of the pertinent information is contained in a small portion of the cards visible when fanned out? Then there’s the Medieval reference to a royal hierarchy. It seemed to me that playing cards were a great vehicle for an experiment in reduction. Continue reading »
This Awesome Suit Of Armor Made Entirely Out Of Magic The Gathering Cards
That’s not a specific character. It’s a suit of armour made entirely out of Magic cards. Made by TechnicolorTraveler, it consists not only of a full suit (helmet, gauntlets, boots, etc) but a sword and shield as well. Oh, and also a cape! All of them made out of Magic cards. In case you were ever worried about what to do with your spares. Continue reading »
Valentine’s Day Cards For Couples Who Hate Corny Love Crap
Don’t you just hate the boring, corny Valentine’s day cards you can find in stores? We do. So we spent some time browsing around Etsy to bring together a gallery of Valentine’s day cards that are actually funny. Continue reading »
Bizarre And Creepy Vintage Christmas Cards From The Victorian Era
The Victorians had a much more macabre approach to the festive season!
Christmas cards today usually feature a jolly Santa, fluffy woodland animal or green glittery tree, but Victorian versions had a much more terrifying tone.
The first Christmas card was commercially produced by Sir Henry Cole in 1843 but it was not until the 1870s, and the introduction of the halfpenny stamp, that sending cards was affordable for almost everyone. Victorians then leapt upon the idea with alacrity. Continue reading »
Family Pets In Fabulous Vintage Holiday Greeting Cards
Many of us would, given the choice, rather spend Christmas with our pets than our families. Robert E. Jackson’s Instagram shows us humankind’s love for pets in this gallery of fabulous family Christmas cards in which the pets are to the fore. Continue reading »
Obama’s Photographer Trails ‘House of Cards’ President Frank Underwood
Frank Underwood is getting the presidential treatment from a real White House photographer.
Pete Souza, who followed Presidents Obama and Reagan around snapping photos, is at it again in Washington, D.C., Monday, where Kevin Spacey, in character as House of Cards’ fictional president, is hitting landmarks in the nation’s capital for a publicity photo shoot for the Netflix series, with Michael Kelly, who plays aide Doug Stamper, in tow. Continue reading »
