Art and Design Archives - The Rational Tarot

Art and Design

The goal of these designs is not to illustrate scenes, but to make structure visible.

Each card in the Major Arcana demands sustained attention and deliberate planning. I am rarely focused on a single card...

When I began this project, one of the earliest challenges was determining how to place convincing human figures into the...

Once I have a clear and settled layout for a card, I begin assembling the visual elements required to realize...

The goal of these designs is not to illustrate scenes, but to make structure visible.

The World is the final card of the Major Arcana and represents the culmination of the Tarot journey. In a...

The Moon is the card I was holding back on until I was ready to confront it. The moon is...

Traditional depictions of The Star show a woman, often fully or partially nude, pouring water from two vessels. In some...

The traditional imagery of The Hanged Man has never made much sense to me. The card is commonly understood to...