Little Red Riding Hood
'...On my way home, I happened to pass a “Stamp Fair” which sold all sorts of pretty stamps from all over the world for ridiculous amounts of money (especially considering, that you really don’tneed Finnish stamps in Japan). To my big surprise, I got totally sucked into this bought more than anybody else!'
Ok so this might not be a British stamp but I think its important to look at different countries and how their stamp look. I will be perfectly honest and say that this stamp is way 'cooler' than our current one today. However the stamp we have today is legible and perfectly acceptable. The Queens head is symbolic of our nation and can probably be understood by the world. Looking at the design though, I think its wonderful, it has elements of child book illustrations. I really like the '7' too. The whole stamp with its colour and overall design looks retro, like something from the early 90s. Unfortunately I can't find a designer which doesn't surprise me. Then again heres a question. Who designed the british stamp?
Rowland Hill
Website : inventors.
Letterology
This is a lovely example of a stamp. The embossed effect here reminds me of a manor house or of a castle for some reason. I think because it has that 3D effect and because most catles and manors houses somewhere around then have this. I like the blue that is fading and the paper it has been printed on. The paper reminds me of that recycled paper you can buy.
Letterology : letterology.blogspot
US Postal Stamps
This is strong secondary research. GO GREEN is a set of stamps that inform people of how to save energy. Some of these I like. Fix Water leaks is something I would have never thought of. And simple ones like turning off light switchs. The illustrations are perfect in a sense they are clear, legible and in all simple to understand. I found this set of stamps on BEHANCE and looking through the site there is much more of where this came from.
Behance US Stamp : behance/ US Stamp
Gavin Martin
Rowland Hill
So Rowland is said to be the man to design the first British stamp!
Some facts about the stamp itself:
...the Penny Black was the first stamp to be made. This stamp was made in May 1840 and was issued by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for official use. The postage stamp had a price value of 1 penny. The Penny Black is not a rare stamp as such but since it was the first stamp the world saw, it is included in the list. 68,808,000 copies were made for this stamp in total. The stamp shows the side pose of the young Queen Victoria...' smashinglists.
Rowland Hill was a school master and he invented the first stamp in 1837! an act for which he was then knitted. He also went on to create the first uniform postage rates that were based on weight rather than size. In terms of design this doesn't really scream out to me. Its very simple. I do like the lines going down the sides. The font used is also quite nice. Then again Rowland was probably the person who came up with the queens side portrait and that is something else. That means this design hasn't changed since it was first invented more than 100 years ago. Incredible that.
Letterology
This is a lovely example of a stamp. The embossed effect here reminds me of a manor house or of a castle for some reason. I think because it has that 3D effect and because most catles and manors houses somewhere around then have this. I like the blue that is fading and the paper it has been printed on. The paper reminds me of that recycled paper you can buy.
Letterology : letterology.blogspot
US Postal Stamps
This is strong secondary research. GO GREEN is a set of stamps that inform people of how to save energy. Some of these I like. Fix Water leaks is something I would have never thought of. And simple ones like turning off light switchs. The illustrations are perfect in a sense they are clear, legible and in all simple to understand. I found this set of stamps on BEHANCE and looking through the site there is much more of where this came from.
Behance US Stamp : behance/ US Stamp
Gavin Martin
Again this work has been found on Behance. Simple illustrations but they work very well.
'Project to create a set of stamps based on 6 'British Firsts'. I chose to base mine on achievements of British Universities. I wanted to create something different from the typical stamp sets out there..'
This is not the same theme as I am doing but taking away and looking at the design is useful to me. I admire how he has put the queens head on them. It makes it obvious that its a stamp. If the head and the '1st' were not there it would be much harder to identify.
Gavin Martin//Behance : behance.net/Stamp-Project
Postage Stamps for RSA design competition
These I really like. Nice designs and the text works well with the imagery. The only thing I have wrong with them is when they are a stamp they are small. I fear that when these are the size of a standard stamp the text will be un-legible. Then again if you really try and read it I'm sure you can!
'This series of 6 stamps was created for the design competition set up by RSA. The purpose of the stamps is the reminder of the simple methods we can use to save energy in our homes and help the environment...' - Quote & Designs
Fanoi Thaqi is a third year graphic designer studying at plymouth university. Looking through his blog on Behance its quite clear that he has a strong idea of what he is doing!
Fanoi Thaqi//Behance - behance.net//noli
I was lucky to come across these designs on NeatDesigns. The middle ones I like the most, although its not the type of design or look I am going for in my stamps it still quite nice to come across work in the same area and thats as nice as they are. I love the top designs the most. The embossed look and the card they have been printed on makes such a difference to the final design. This is something I need to work out when I go to print. I need to identify whether or not I can cut my stamps in such a way to make them look like real stamps.
Website : neatdesigns
