Stamp #1
Informational Elements
· Central Image: Historic View of New York City
· Denomination: 25 cents
· Country of Origin: United States
· Name of Land Mark: New York City
· Date (year) stamp was designed: 1988
· Significance: Commemorating New York’s Ratification of the Constitution
Design Elements
· Shape of the Postage Stamp: Vertical/Rectangular
· Color: Spot Color
· Type of Central Image: Architecture
· Typographical Layout: Horizontal Block
· Hierarchical arrangement: Street Perspective draws eye up from lower center to upper left corner of picture
· Position/Type of Balance: Asymmetrical
· Compositional Devices: The tree in the fore ground and the church in the back are on points of the grid
· Illusion of Space/Depth: There is an illusion of space created through the use of perspectiveThese examples are similar to what I have in mind for the stamp I will design for this project.
· Central Image: Historic View of New York City
· Denomination: 25 cents
· Country of Origin: United States
· Name of Land Mark: New York City
· Date (year) stamp was designed: 1988
· Significance: Commemorating New York’s Ratification of the Constitution
Design Elements
· Shape of the Postage Stamp: Vertical/Rectangular
· Color: Spot Color
· Type of Central Image: Architecture
· Typographical Layout: Horizontal Block
· Hierarchical arrangement: Street Perspective draws eye up from lower center to upper left corner of picture
· Position/Type of Balance: Asymmetrical
· Compositional Devices: The tree in the fore ground and the church in the back are on points of the grid
· Illusion of Space/Depth: There is an illusion of space created through the use of perspectiveThese examples are similar to what I have in mind for the stamp I will design for this project.
Stamp #2
Informational Elements
· Central Image: Washington DC-places of interest
· Denomination: 37 cents
· Country of Origin: United States
· Name of Land Mark: Washington DC
· Significance: Commemorating Washington DC, the Nation’s Capital
Design Elements
· Shape of the Postage Stamp: Diamond
· Color: Four color
· Type of Central Image: Architectural
· Typographical Layout: Border
· Hierarchical arrangement: The radial design of this stamp draws your eye to the center
· Position/Type of Balance: Asymmetrical
· Illusion of Space/Depth: There is an illusion of space created by the radial design of the stamp
· Central Image: Washington DC-places of interest
· Denomination: 37 cents
· Country of Origin: United States
· Name of Land Mark: Washington DC
· Significance: Commemorating Washington DC, the Nation’s Capital
Design Elements
· Shape of the Postage Stamp: Diamond
· Color: Four color
· Type of Central Image: Architectural
· Typographical Layout: Border
· Hierarchical arrangement: The radial design of this stamp draws your eye to the center
· Position/Type of Balance: Asymmetrical
· Illusion of Space/Depth: There is an illusion of space created by the radial design of the stamp
Stamp #3
Informational Elements
· Central Image: James Hoban, Architect
· Denomination: 20 cents
· Country of Origin: United States
· Name of Land Mark: White House
· Significance: Honoring James Hoban, Architect of the White House
Design Elements
· Shape of the Postage Stamp: Rectangular/horizontal
· Color: Spot Color
· Type of Central Image: Architectural
· Typographical Layout: Horizontal block
· Hierarchical arrangement: Your eye is first drawn to Hoban in the fore ground and then back to the White House
· Position/Type of Balance: Asymmetrical
· Compositional Devices: Hoban’s head is on a point of the grid
· Illusion of Space/Depth: There is an illusion of space created by the placement of the illustrations.
· Central Image: James Hoban, Architect
· Denomination: 20 cents
· Country of Origin: United States
· Name of Land Mark: White House
· Significance: Honoring James Hoban, Architect of the White House
Design Elements
· Shape of the Postage Stamp: Rectangular/horizontal
· Color: Spot Color
· Type of Central Image: Architectural
· Typographical Layout: Horizontal block
· Hierarchical arrangement: Your eye is first drawn to Hoban in the fore ground and then back to the White House
· Position/Type of Balance: Asymmetrical
· Compositional Devices: Hoban’s head is on a point of the grid
· Illusion of Space/Depth: There is an illusion of space created by the placement of the illustrations.
Stamp #4
Informational Elements
· Central Image: Settlement of Jamestown
· Denomination: 41 cents
· Country of Origin: United States
· Name of Land Mark: Jamestown
· Date Landmark was built: 1607
· Date (year) stamp was designed: 2007
· Significance: Commemorating the settlement of Jamestown
Design Elements
· Shape of the Postage Stamp: triangular/horizontal
· Color: Four color
· Type of Central Image: Voyage to the New World
· Typographical Layout: Horizontal
· Hierarchical arrangement: Your eye is first drawn to the central image of the ship in the scene then travels to the outer edges
· Position/Type of Balance: Asymmetrical
· Illusion of Space/Depth: There is an illusion of space created by the placement and scale of the images.
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