Joie de vivre: blog hop ‘new deck’
joie de vivre ˌʒwÉ‘Ë dÉ™ ˈviËvr(É™),French Ê’wad vivÊ€/Ânoun: exuberant enjoyment of life.
What better way to start off 2016 than with a new deck! Hop along in this Tarot Professionals Blog-Hop by following the links below: Thanks to Fiona Benjamin for  organising the TP blog-hop, hopefully the first of many monthly hops to come.
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I am a deck creator, my latest deck is a fun Retro Lenormand. In the spirit of this blog-hop theme (new deck) I will share a bit of my creative process. For me it goes something like this:
- Choose a theme to work in: This is an important step as it adds continuity throughout the deck
- Create the artwork: I like to create my own either traditionally or digitally
- Find the right typography to compliment the theme for the overlay of card numbers etc: This is another important aspect to consider in the overall design of the deck. The wrong font can ruin an otherwise perfectly good looking deck
- Use Photoshop (or similar software) to put it all together
- Print the deck & make it available for purchase once done
- Tell everyone about it!
It was probably while watching Mad Men (TV series) that the idea to create a retro deck was born. I love the colour schemes, the bold patterning and sassy attitude of all things retro which led to an enjoyable creative process. A deck with joie de vivre!
Without any further ado, allow me to introduce you to some of the cards in this new deck, but be warned, they have attitude!
Add a bit of joie de vivre to your 2016 readings today. 😉
About The Author
Rootweaver
Tarot reader, Lenormand reader, deck creator, artist, poet, published author, mother & wife. Rootweaver is the creatrix of the (self-published) Vintage Lenormand, LeNewbie Lenormand, BYO Lenormand and Zingdoodle Lenormand decks.
Wow, I love your deck, such bright colors and great design! Thank you so much for sharing it with us.
Love this post. It’s original and a subject that hasn’t approached (artists who create the tarot). A special and honored tradition. The deck looks amazing btw.
Thank you! Glad that you like the look of this new deck. 🙂
Cool deck! I like the retro theme. 🙂
Thanks! 😀
Thank you for the introduction to your Retro Lenormand!
lovely palette. Would Don D use it???
LOL! Hopefully he would! 😉
So true about the fonts! Thank you for taking that into consideration. The wrong font can ruin my relationship with a deck! I do ALWAYS look at that when I’m getting to know a new deck!
Looks like a very fun Lenormand!
Thanks Joy 🙂