Under the Moon by Jocu Playing Cards on Kickstarter

Jocu Playing Cards has been known to explore the world of mythology, folklores, and legends from the past. They brought card enthusiasts in not just for the beautifully designed artwork decks, but also for them to learn something from the picked theme for each series.

Jocu had explored the lush forest and pagan deity of “The Green Man” and ventured deep into the depths of the sea in “ONDA”. Now, to complete the loose trilogy, Anthony Holt and Alessandra Gaglioano presented with a series to explore the magic of the animal kingdom- Under the Moon Playing Cards.

There are 3 main editions in the series: Midnight (blue) – Moorland (green) – Moonrise (pink). The artwork on the front of the tuck box shows a rabbit looking up to the full moon surrounded by a beautiful filigree border. The box is made with premium matte stock with embossing and metallic foiling.

There will be a Kickstarter exclusive variants, which feature a triptych image by combining three of these editions altogether – the cards will be the same as the standard editions, only that the cards will be gilded – colors of the gilding are based on the cold foiling on the card. All of the tuck boxes will be produced by Boschiero and Newton.

The card back design features three rabbits running in a circle done in a mirrored design. There is a moon phase drawn in the middle and there is the filigree border surrounding the artworks. The borders and some of the elements of the back artwork will be done in cold metallic foil. Each edition features a respective color of the metallic foiling: Midnight edition has silver foil – Moorland edition has bronze foil – Moonrise edition has gold foil.

The numbered cards feature slightly modified pips with animal tracks scattered around them. The indices for the faces are bold and tall. The fully custom court cards will feature animals related to the mythology and folklore of the ancients. It is a two-way design of beautifully drawn animals done by Alessandra. Each edition will feature its own set of animal courts, thus it makes up to 36 animals in total to explore.

The deck will be produced by Cartamundi on the Slimline stock with Linen Finish. Pledges start on $16 for a single deck of your choosing OR $55 to get a complete set on Kickstarter!