Day One

So I have one foot in the Visual Communication door. It's been a long road to get here but now I'm here and raring to go. Our first project is the exciting prospect of designing a series of stamps based on our environment and all the issues surrounding conserving and protecting it.
     I wasn't blown away by the brief at first but, after some research, I've found that there's more to stamps than a profile of the queen or a random image of birds.

The website http://www.worldstampnews.com/tag/innovative-stamps/ has some great examples of innovative ideas that challenge the ordinary expectations of a postage stamp.
One that I find very interesting is this stamp from Liberia.

It shows the country's exports within their primary export, cocoa. Also the stamp is cocoa scented to add to the experience. To bring this stamps message even further, they've incorporated a QR code that brings smartphone users to a link showing a step by step demonstration of chocolate in the making.



Another innovative piece is the Royal Mail's "intelligent stamp".