Chicago Playing Cards
Illustration and Silkscreen Print
client
Double Blind Design
details
The first project for design collective Double Blind (myself and five other designers) is a custom deck of playing cards themed around various Chicago landmarks, personalities and historical events. The cards are focused on the more unique and quirky aspects of the city rather than just tourist hotspots.
left to right, top to bottom:
Barack Obama, Blues Brothers, Common/Kanye West, Studs Terkel, Fort Dearborn, Buckingham Fountain/Grant Park, water transportation, Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright
In addition to producing decks of cards, we created a 3-color screenprinted poster featuring the deck in its entirety. Presented in this format, the card faces give a nice overview of all that Chicago has to offer.
