Friday, December 08, 2006

Insects and Spiders, Oh My!

http://designarchives.aiga.org/
Illustration, 1999
U.S. Postal Service
(2000) 365: AIGA Year in Design 21

Commisioned by the US Postal Service, these series of 20 stamps are not only beautifully illustrated, but intelligently executed as well. By using artfully placed shadows and arranging the images so that they overlapped the adjoining stamps, the creepers seem to be crawling on the paper. The vibrant colors add to the sense of motion, so that the stamps are visually appealing both as a grid and as individual compositions.

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