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A blue foil packet reads “Design Pack” in bold black type. A smaller white label above it reads “Cards Against Humanity”. The packet is flanked by a red card with letters and numbers and a yellow card with a gold foil script.

New Cards Against Humanity pack with designs by Milton Glaser, Paula Scher and Erik Spiekermann

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Date
7 August 2015

As one of the few things in life that rewards you for being a filthy, potty-mouthed despicable person, it’s little surprise Cards Against Humanity has become such a tour-de-force-de-houseparty. Now, design types have decided to upgrade it from its sombre monochrome, launching The Design Pack for those with an eye as much on visual culture as they have for implying you’d enter into coitus with your nan’s slipper. The project is formed from a partnership between Cards Against Humanity and the Chicago Design Museum, and features work by 30 designers including Milton Glaser, Erik Spiekermann and Paula Scher. Each creative took inspiration from George Carlin’s 1972 monologue “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television.” These, for any interested parties, are shit, piss, fuck, cunt, cocksucker, motherfucker, and tits. You’re welcome.

The Design Pack is available through designpack.org, or at the Chicago Design Museum, and profits from its sales will benefit the not-­for-­profit contemporary design gallery.

A scattering of Cards Against Humanity cards on a light wooden table. One white card in the centre reads “Cards Against Humanity”, while others feature colourful text, a list of names and a simple line drawing.
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Cards Against Humanity: Design Pack

Two business cards rest on a light wood surface in front of a strip of green moss. The top card features a photograph of a person’s torso and the word “Tits” in a white serif font.
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Cards Against Humanity: Design Pack

A person holds a blue “Design Pack” from Cards Against Humanity. They wear a denim top and a patterned brown and white skirt, standing beside a bicycle handlebar.
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Cards Against Humanity: Design Pack

Two people sit close together, draped in a red and white striped blanket. One person holds a hand of “Cards Against Humanity” cards, while the other holds several blue game boxes.
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Cards Against Humanity: Design Pack

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Emily joined It’s Nice That as Online Editor in the summer of 2014 after four years at Design Week. She is particularly interested in graphic design, branding and music. After working It's Nice That as both Online Editor and Deputy Editor, Emily left the company in 2016.

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