Matrix Playing Cards by Luke Wadey

109,00 DKK

Stock status: In stock

About the deck

Matrix Playing Cards by Luke Wadey explores circles arranged on a grid and the fluid shapes created by their intersections. The abstract artwork draws on graphic-design studies associated with Armin Hofmann and the Swiss design tradition.

Visual design

A one-way back and experimental faces create changing patterns in flourishes and spreads. The deck features thirteen different face-card graphics, with overlapping colours that combine and contrast in motion.

Cards and contents

Printed by USPCC on premium crushed Bee stock with an Air-Cushion finish and traditional cut. Limited to 2,500 decks. Contains 56 fully custom cards, including four additional cards.

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