stamp project

https://www.britishanimationawards.com

looking into celebrating the new up and coming animations and studios

Aardman studios

https://www.aardman.com

A British award winning animation studio that is based in Bristol, known for its stop motion and Claymation animations.
particularly Wallace and Gromit, chicken run and Shaun the sheep.

Mr. men

Mr. Men and Little Miss is a 1995 French-British animated children's television series based on the original Mr. Men and Little Miss books created in the 1970s and 1980s by British author Roger Hargreaves and his son Adam Hargreaves.

paddington

Paddington Bear has been adapted for television, films and commercials since its first appearance on the BBC in 1966

gorrillaz

Gorillaz are an English virtual band created in 1998 by musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett, from London. The band primarily consists of four fictional members: 2-D, Murdoc Niccals, Noodle and Russel Hobbs.
https://www.gorillaz.com
https://store.gorillaz.com/gb/

Stamp Research and Inspiration

https://www.royalmail.com/sending/stamps

looking into previously released cartoon and book inspired stamps from the official royal mail website as well as other past releases of stamps.

sketches and design ideas

looking into Gorillaz as a stamp idea

https://www.instagram.com/gorillaz/
Gorillaz are an English virtual band created in 1998 by musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett, from London. The band primarily consists of four fictional members: 2-D (vocals, keyboards), Murdoc Niccals (bass guitar), Noodle (guitar, keyboards, vocals) and Russel Hobbs (drums). Their universe is presented in media such as music videos, interviews, comic strips and short cartoons. Gorillaz's music has featured collaborations with a wide range of featured artists, with Albarn as the only permanent musical contributor.

I would like to experiment with the many different phases and evolutions the band has gone through, and they ways the characters changed as time has progressed.im particularly interested in their new and most recent phase, for their album release of cracker island, as I like the use of bright colours unique styles and story I could use when designing the stamps.

https://pin.it/349v7HRMt

design ideas

looking into their most used patterns and symbols and seeing the way that those could frame the characters instead of the usual square stamp shape.

i settled for a design based of their most recent album.

When creating the presentation pack I had the idea to hide a QR code behind each stamp that would lead to each of their older albums.
i also wanted to add a glow in the dark film over the top of the stamps that would interact with the stamps.