Create a set of 6- 8 stamps from the randomly selected topic we where given. 
​My topic is the penguin and puffin books.

Notes from B&B talk-
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-see how designs will look in different formats 
-remember to look at presentation packs/stamp book
-brief is to capture the essence of your subject on the smallest canvas 
-King's head and value included 
-don't have to be square 
-include i colour ink hand stamp 
-no matter the shape they must have the wavy edge
-only a degree of FLEXIBILITY in size. Must be functional as a stamp

First initial design for stamp outline. I thought the bold colour of the outline made the stamps to cartoon like, i wanted a more elegant style so went back to the drawing board. 

After talking with zoe i came up with a new idea to steer away from books, and look at emotions/environments in which people read.

I loved the idea of the stamps on the right. They were designed by Wilson McLean in 1985. The theme behind the stamps was comperer fredrick Delius. ​BUT INSTEAD OF JUST PUTTING THE COMPOSERS FACE ON THE STAMPS THE DESIGNER HAS CREATED A SERIES OF BEAUTIFUL PIECES TO SHOW WHAT HE THOUGHT THE MUSIC LOOKED LIKE.

Photography ideas for the stamps to capture the places people read.

New stamp template idea

Packaging ideas

I took the photo from Pinterest so i could get an idea of what my design would look like before i took my own photos which can be seen below.

After doing some more research i found n artist called Alex antonescu, Alex is an illustrator and graphic designer based in Romania and here is some of his work. 

He takes photography and adds a cartoon illustration on top. The drawing fits into the photo as if it was supposed to be there and i think it is very clever.

More like this

These ones are more elegant and more the style I'd like for my stamps. 

Final products