stamps

For this project, I had to create a definitive stamp that represented America (good or bad) and a commemorative stamp.  These two (above) are my finals. What follows is selected parts of my process.

(above) Initial thumbnail sketches.

Media exploration.

I really liked the BRAVE-punch idea, but couldn’t seem to get it to communicate as quickly as the Superman idea, which had the bonus of an ambiguous meaning: is it pro-American spirit or poking fun at it?