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Playing cards of India : Ganjifa

This project is based on the Ganjifa cards which were the ancient playing cards of India. The idea is to amalgamate ganjifa with the modern day cards and serve as the rivival of Ganjifa cards. The ganjifa cards also known as ganjappa were narrative cards .i.e. telling stories based on the Indian mythology. Therefore, Navagano and Dashagano are playing cards which are narrating symbolism of the navaavatar of Durga and dashavatar of lord Vishnu. These cards are recreational in nature, with a motive to impart knowledge about ganjifa and Indian mythology.
Identity designed for both the set of cards, Image below shows how the card sets were named and also shows the logo designed for the same.
Images below show the Illustrations done for the "Navagano" set of cards, i.e. the nine avatars of goddess Durga.
Images below show the Illustrations done for the "Dashagano" set of cards, i.e. the ten avatars of Lord Vishnu.
Two different materials were experimented for the Packaging.
Playing cards of India : Ganjifa
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Playing cards of India : Ganjifa

Game Design: Traditional Ganjifa cards being revived and contemporised

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