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Lettering-Briefmarkenentwurf Antarktis von Chris Campe, 2021

Stamp Design on Ice

On my stamp design on the theme »Antarctica—Protecting the Unique Together«, the lettering itself is the iceberg, of which only the proverbial tip can be seen.

I am of course bitterly disappointed that none of my designs won in this design competition. They didn’t even get a placement in the top three! Ts, ts. But oh well, I’ll manage.

If you are curious what the rather classic design that was published as a stamp on this topic looks like, you can have a look at the winning design on the website of the Ministry of Finance.

Doppelseite aus dem Lettering-Skizzenbuch von Chris Campe
Project

Three designs for a stamp
Theme »Antarctica—Protecting the Unique Together«

unpublished

Format

44,20 x 26,20 mm

Year

2021

Client

German Federal Ministry of Finance

Two More Stamp Designs

In each design competition, I can submit up to three different designs. I don’t always have three good ideas, but on the theme »Antarctic« I did.

Lettering-Briefmarkenentwurf Antarktis von Chris Campe, 2021

In this design, I’ve sort of quoted myself by taking up the principle of my first published stamp: I fill the format with terms that belong to the theme and design the lettering for the individual words in such a way that their form conveys an idea of the content.

Airy and icy I thought. That’s why this design is based on a lot of white space and simple lines in cool blue. Here, too, the word »Antarctica« itself is the iceberg.

Lettering-Briefmarkenentwurf Antarktis von Chris Campe, 2021

Even More Stamp Designs

How did I come to design stamps and why is a call from the Ministry of Finance a cause for joy for me? I’ve explained this in the presentation of previous stamp designs.

80+40-Cent-Briefmarke »Umweltschutz ist Gesundheitsschutz« in der Wohlfahrtsmarkenserie »Für den Umweltschutz«, gestaltet von Chris Campe, All Things Letters, Hamburg

Stamp design environment

Lettering-Entwurf für die Briefmarke »75 Jahre Vereinte Nationen« von Chris Campe, All Things Letters, Hamburg

Stamp design United Nations