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Giulio Fellin / Playing cards

Playing cards.

An exploration of illustration and game design, including the Elementa card game and penguin-themed decks.

I’m passionate about playing cards and their design. Each deck is a canvas for imagination — from elegant to eccentric — and a way to explore traditions through new illustrations.

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Elementa cards, illustrated elemental crystal face and cosmic card back
Original card game

Elementa

Inspired by traditional Tarot and the five elements of Wu Xing. A variant of Briscola in which the value of each card can change as the game unfolds.

Germini cards, blue penguin and moon face with turquoise penguin back
Penguins / Historic decks

Germini cards

An illustrated deck of Germini (also known as Minchiate Fiorentine), a Tarot variant from sixteenth-century Florence with forty trump cards.

French-suited cards, penguin ace of hearts and illustrated card back
Penguins / Classic decks

French-suited cards

Illustrated French-suited playing cards for Poker, Bridge, Scala 40, Machiavelli, and many other games.

Italian-suited cards, chalice and crown face with turquoise penguin back
Penguins / Italian decks

Italian-suited cards

A traditional forty-card, Italian-suited pack for games such as Briscola; a smaller variant of the Germini deck.