Alebrijes: Playing Cards Collection

Alebrijes is a playing card project inspired by the Mexican folk-art sculptures. Alebrijes are fantasy creatures that are a fusion of different animals to mythical creatures. This a folk art that came from Mexico City, and is showcased across the rest of Mexico. The brightly colored Alebrijes are very special in the Mexican culture with complex patterns that brings more of the color and culture of Mexico. This is a personal project that came from my childhood when one of my teachers taught me how to do Alebrijes. All the knowledge and inspiration acquired in my childhood helped me to design these playing cards.

The inspiration for

The inspiration for the illustrations came from a survey directed to classmates and family about their various favourite animals. I combined their choices to create fictional creatures and their favourite colors to develop an Alebrije that represents them. The colors across the playing cards are also bright colors like the original Alebrijes. All the different Alebrijes across the cards are unique and each one tells a different story.

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