Kickstarter: Essentia Playing Cards by Mankin Chan

Essentia Playing Cards is a fully customized deck of playing cards, with unique artwork on all 54 cards in a retro flat designed style. In 2015 designer by Mankin Chan successfully launched his first deck, the adorable art deck Cultura Playing Cards.

This time Mankin wanted to create a deck that is also focused on playability, the essence of playing cards. According to Mankin,

The goal is to provide a replacement or alternative for the regular playing cards you use to play games but in my own unique design style. I used regular playing cards as an inspiration source and redesigned it with my own interpretation of flat design.

The deck features vibrant color scheme on the court cards, pips and Ace of Spades in a flat design style. Mankin continued,

The style is similar to my previous Cultura deck. I aimed to create a deck that is interesting for both players and collectors.

The deck also includes two red and black jokers with a two-way design. The deck will be produced by Legends Playing Cards Company, printed by their Taiwan-based printer on the popular Classic finish.

Now available on Kickstarter and pledge starts from €7 (~USD$8.20).