Whilst researching into playing cards I found that there was a lot of symbolism and history to each of the cards and I wanted to keep some of these elements in my design. For example, I have kept the traditional suits (Hearts, Spades, Diamonds and Clubs) often believed to symbolise the classes of society or even the four seasons. Other details such as the king of hearts (the suicide king) who is the only king with a sword through his head, this is believed to have been a printing error at some point. The queens are usually depicted holding a flower however I decided to put my twist on this by giving them equally cool weapons.

In contrast to the traditional elements of design I’ve added a geometric twist using symmetry and clean lines, the colours Black, Red and yellow balance this contrast with the traditional royal colour choice in a bold geometric formation giving a simple but elegant playing card concept.