Stamp Final

Here's my final stamp comprehensive and whatnot.

2nd Round thumbnails

Here's the 2nd round of thumbnails, working off the variations of my strongest previous design. I'm definitely leaning towards the last one, due to it being close to my original design, but having a completely different feel.  Something lighthearted would be nice.

10 thumbnails

My first 10 thumbnails. I don't know if I want to do a modernist or a post-modernist piece, but I know I want it to be a piece of cake.

Stamp transformation

Alrighty, I did the stamp adjustment thing with an art deco stamp for Wisconsin. With absolutely no goal in mind, ended up changing the picture subtly into a stamp about aliens. I tried to keep the font and general appearance consistent with the original.

Face type exercise

Here's the face drop out/type exercise we did. I actually kinda liked how I did it, so I thought I would post it. : D

3 stamp analysis

Alrighty, let's start analyzing my three favorite stamps...

1) The anime girl stamp: This is a more horizontal stamp, with a green border along the bottom, as well as what appears to be film in the background. It's weighed nicely, because even though the character is more to the right of the design, it's balanced out by the transparent film design in the back, as well as the random typographic elements. The dotted border around the whole thing is rather thick, and the random color inclusions enrich the entire thing. It's quite energetic and lively.

2) The Atari Jungle Hunt Stamp (top right): This is a very dark stamp in general, but with a lot of brightly colored elements inside. It's meant to purely represent an illustration of what the actual game looks like, but it's actually quite intricate. The border around the game resembles a TV screen, and the dark pink letters in the black surrounding it are the exact same font as the font found on Atari cartridges. It's quite colorful and eye catching, though it only serves one purpose: to remind you of playing an Atari game in the dark of night.

3) The arrow stamp: I have no idea what this stamp is about, but I love it. It's definitely a modernistic design, and the highlighter color scheme on top of the neutral blue background makes both the arrows and the font stand out completely. There is nothing ambiguous about this design. It's fun, lively, and exciting. It flows nicely, and it's just plain fun to look at... were I to get a letter with this stamp on it, it would most certainly catch my attention.

Stamps I Like

Here's a collection of stamps that I found visually appealing or eye-catching... I've already covered the different movements in my last post, so here's what I collected when adhering to my own preferences... as you can see, I mostly stuck with anime girls, cartoons, comics, and a couple of art-deco type stamps thrown in.