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A Graphic Designer’s Stamp Collection
Mail makes the world go round—and stamps make the mail make the world go round.
Over the years, Steven Heller and other PRINT writers have documented a vast array of stamps from a vast array of sources—legendary designers at home and abroad, contemporary practitioners and art directors (such as the brilliant Antonio Alcalá), and designers whose names are lost to time but whose work remains sublime.
With the USPS under attack, we’re taking a look at the design forces that move the mail—starting with Dana Tanamachi’s new stamp, featuring art direction by Greg Breeding.
Lance Wyman's work for the 1968 Olympics
Lance Wyman's work for the 1968 Olympics
Jason Polan proposed stamp designs by Kelli Anderson
Jason Polan proposed stamp designs by Kelli Anderson
Jason Polan proposed stamp designs by Kelli Anderson
Jason Polan proposed stamp designs by Kelli Anderson
Jason Polan proposed stamp designs by Kelli Anderson
The Heads of State, in collaboration with Antonio Alcalá
The Heads of State, in collaboration with Antonio Alcalá
Gail Anderson, with art direction by Antonio Alcalá
2011, art direction by Derry Noyes
Design by Antonio Alcalá; photography by Cade Martin
People's Republic of China, 1970s
Illustration by James McMullan; art direction/design by Ethel Kessler
Illustration by James McMullan; art direction/design by Ethel Kessler
