Giovanni Meroni, work under the name Thirdway Industries, has been designing playing cards since 2014, starting with the Evil Deck (winner of the first Discourse Deck Design Contest - the Discourse was the predecessor to this message board, before it was purchased by 52 Plus Joker). This year, he's been nominated for Artist of the Year based on the following projects:
* Italia Divina - Radiosa (red), Segreta (green) & Divina (white ltd. edition), forming the colors of the Italian flag, plus bonus deck Magica (silver); manufactured by USPC.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thirdwayind/italia-divina-playing-cards-for-discover-italy* Apocalisse - Standard & Wrath of God (gilded); manufactured by Cartamundi.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thirdwayind/apocalisse-playing-cards* Apoteosi (a partner deck to Apocalisse) - Standard & Heaven's Gift (gilded); manufactured by Cartamundi.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thirdwayind/apoteosi-playing-cards* SINS Reborn - three Player's Editions (Black Anima, Blue Mentis, Red Corpus), three Limited Editions (Lost Anima, Twisted Mentis, Blood Corpus) & Infernal Anima EX (gilded); manufactured by the Expert Playing Card Company.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thirdwayind/sins-reborn-playing-cards* Tales - Arcane( blue/gold), Heroic (red/gold), Legendary (black/gold), Wicked (purple/silver) & Charming (gold/black); manufactured by USPC.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thirdwayind/tales-playing-cardsWhile Meroni's distinctive style is visible through all of these decks, there are some interesting differences and features throughout - some projects have unique card backs on the various versions, some have asymmetrical court cards with two different "heads", some have a bonus deck that's only available post-Kickstarter, etc.
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