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Postage Stamp Designs - From Kafka to Loriot
Discussing the significance and functions of postage stamps as prominently visible elements of communication design.
Newfoundland Postage Stamp Designs
This book is about the designs used for the Newfoundland postage stamps from 1857 to 1949. It provides full color images of the stamps along with a record of where the images came from. Illustrations are provided throughout which show the original images used. It contains over 450 images. The book also gives a brief history of line engraving and the pre-stamp era in Newfoundland. It is a blend of art, design, photographic history and philately.
European Stamp Design
Focusing on five European countries, this book explores the role that stamps play in shaping and reflecting national identity and the way they reflect the fundamental design developments within their period. It reveals how national icons evolve and how commemmorative issues reflect fundamental design as well as creative concerns. It also highlights the role of the stamp designers, showing how many famous artists, including M.C. Escher, Hans Erne, Edmund Doulac, David Gentleman and Eric Gill, have contributed to the development of stamp design. A whole chapter is devoted to the design of British and French colonial issues.
Graphic Stamps
"The Archive Series is a bibliographic celebration of graphic design archives and collections. The first title in the new series is devoted to the design of postage stamps. Sourced from the collections of stamp design experts Iain Follett and Blair Thomson, the book celebrates the brilliance of postage stamp design from around the world."--Provided by publisher.
