The Design Deck teaches graphic design as you play cards

Andrea James 6:02 am Wed Aug 9, 2017

Ben Barrett-Forrest created The Design Deck, a nifty set of playing cards that each have facts about graphic design on them.

Each of the 52 faces contains a useful piece of information about graphic design, including typography, colour theory, design techniques, history, and more, with beautiful visual examples. Printed in rich, full colour on high-quality Bicycle® stock with air-cushion finish.

This started off as a Kickstarter and grew from there:

There's also The Font Deck, a set about fonts at the site below.

• The Design Deck (via Forrest Media blog)

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