A few days ago, I was flipping through the latest issue of I.D. magazine: Annual Design Review 2004. As usual, I was impressed with the concepts and products that are mentioned, from functional, to helpful, to inspirational… yet on page 102 I found one item that we all use, sometimes notice, but don’t really think about.
Stamps. Yes, postal stamps. Who could imagine they could be fun? And interactive? The stamps mentioned here, were designed for the British Royal Mail, by Michael Johnson, Sarah Fullerton and Andrew Ross, from Johnson Banks (London):
“Issued in a stroke of originality by the British Royal Mail, this set of 10 fruit and vegetable stamps was sold with an attached sheet of 76 stickers featuring cartoon eyes, mouths, mustaches, hats, ties, boots, and horns for purchasers to apply to the stamps. A postcard to the prime minister might thus be affixed with a customized Mr. Potato Head, or a letter to the queen might be legally adorned with a sour-faced lemon.”
A logo from a communications company in Mexico always manages to make me smile:
Sorry for the small image, couldn't find anything bigger. It's just such a damn cute, little fella. Always a smile.
On Jun.27.2004 at 10:10 PM