Ator
Cartoonish, simplified reimagining of Pamela Colman Smith's iconic designs.
by Robin Ator · Self Published
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The record
A lighthearted re-creation of the Pamela Colman-Smith's famous card designs, the Ator Tarot has blocky, somehow humorous, full-colour images. The cartoon scenes are made up of stretches of flat colour, separated by thick black lines. Coleman-Smith's spare designs have been pared down even further. The Ator Tarot is a suitable deck for complete beginners, as the minimalist style focuses attention on the most important symbols of the Rider-Waite-Smith artwork that give meaning to the card, without distracting the eye with too much background detail or scenery. The human figures on the cards are shapeless and featureless, but for black dots for eyes and a large circular pink nose. While I usually prefer life-like looking scenes, I find that the oddness and lack of detail on the human faces means that I look more at the tarot symbols to interpret the meaning, rather than just trying to interpret the facial expression of the person in the scene. There is no companion book for these cards, but that means the Ator Tarot is suitable for using with lots of books. Almost any of the generic workbooks and manuals for Rider-Waite style decks will work with the Ator Tarot. The backs of the cards
The cards
