Postage Stamp Design
Posted in Design, Things of Beauty by evie s. on January 31st, 2008
I came across this flickr set of postage stamps from David McFarline, and I really enjoyed the designs. Some of my favs are below, but there is much to appreciate about all of them. They have been collected from various places: Bulgaria, Finland, and Brazil, just to name a few.
Here is a little description about the Bulgarian stamp on the very left:
This one is created for the “Banner of Peace” International Children Festival of Arts. The first run was in July 31, 1979, hence the date on the stamp. The two birds in the girl’s hair correspond to the logo of the festival - two doves in an egg shell, representing the world (also shown on the stamp). The year was chosen to coincide with the International Year of the Child - that logo is also present on the stamp.
See the entire collection of stamps here.