Layout and Design of Postage Stamps from Around the World
![Flash banner](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/057a6f982c364c553687d5544ec77730/b7ffc7cf-cbb1-4ef4-a1db-5ad930cfd23e_rw_1200.gif?h=aa62379c3b04b742c296e8d492cc1049)
This graphic was designed for the IGPC website product section. I created a square stamp shaped vector mask, which I applied to a small section on a variety of postage stamps and tiled together for a mosaic effect.
During my employment at IGPC, I had had the opportunity to work with a variety of governments to design a wide assortment of topical postage stamps. These stamps are legal tender and valid for postage in the country of issue. Below is a sampling of some of the postage stamps I designed over the years.
![Carnivorous Plants for Micronesia](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/057a6f982c364c553687d5544ec77730/41901d82-9a15-48e2-9dab-e920e6e4e92f_rw_1920.jpg?h=2a0f037fb46bed811f08a0ed8a23c02d)
Carnivorous Plants for Micronesia
![Carnivorous Plants for Micronesia](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/057a6f982c364c553687d5544ec77730/0e9759de-5fe6-4d5e-8f59-5cffcdebe85a_rw_1200.jpg?h=e97a4e4dcdc3f826643aa476f01c5735)
Carnivorous Plants for Micronesia
![US Civil Rights for Tuvalu | Connecting Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Jr, and Barack Obama was the goal of this sheet. I researched the three prominent public figures and came up with a timeline that would connect all to the theme of "Realization of the Dream." I then montaged photos and an iconic vector image for the background and created two stamps for each leader, one depicting a portrait which appears as a more traditional postage stamp and the other a fully expanded image, symbolizing a historic moment for the leader. I adhered to a muted palette for an historic impression.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/057a6f982c364c553687d5544ec77730/91e387c1-3bf2-424e-97c0-983700edb363_rw_1920.png?h=9bbeca571994bd80a6441db3742fd7fb)
US Civil Rights for Tuvalu | Connecting Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Jr, and Barack Obama was the goal of this sheet. I researched the three prominent public figures and came up with a timeline that would connect all to the theme of "Realization of the Dream." I then montaged photos and an iconic vector image for the background and created two stamps for each leader, one depicting a portrait which appears as a more traditional postage stamp and the other a fully expanded image, symbolizing a historic moment for the leader. I adhered to a muted palette for an historic impression.
![Tropical Fish for Grenada | I used watercolor images of the fish illustrated by Manuel Servin, and a combination of Photoshop filters to create the background scene.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/057a6f982c364c553687d5544ec77730/fdef8f46-744c-4f01-ad34-b33b0691aebf_rw_1920.png?h=e100794811a36d1fee87f07ca76083c9)
Tropical Fish for Grenada | I used watercolor images of the fish illustrated by Manuel Servin, and a combination of Photoshop filters to create the background scene.
![Tropical Fish for Grenada | I used watercolor images of the fish illustrated by Manuel Servin, and a combination of Photoshop filters to create the background scene.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/057a6f982c364c553687d5544ec77730/1f5d34c9-d13a-43a0-a507-48caa045c899_rw_600.jpg?h=eb68a718d8833fff304a1cc25f945c76)
Tropical Fish for Grenada | I used watercolor images of the fish illustrated by Manuel Servin, and a combination of Photoshop filters to create the background scene.
![Abraham Lincoln for Palau](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/057a6f982c364c553687d5544ec77730/ece7ff75-f510-42fb-8903-8de75a481641_rw_600.jpg?h=37980a6d073d0528a3474910a71905e1)
Abraham Lincoln for Palau
![Dr. Martin Luther King for Montserrat](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/057a6f982c364c553687d5544ec77730/69c7e862-6463-4c45-8362-074294eb2411_rw_600.jpg?h=cfe8701358f9bbcd07a5480ac310ebe8)
Dr. Martin Luther King for Montserrat
![War of 1812 for Antigua & Barbuda](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/057a6f982c364c553687d5544ec77730/a84866e1-d800-4b45-9d17-9d853cd321e0_rw_1920.jpg?h=b752a3722cc0d1d4408b94847e3a0562)
War of 1812 for Antigua & Barbuda
![War of 1812 for Antigua & Barbuda](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/057a6f982c364c553687d5544ec77730/c605248c-0aeb-4ca2-a781-3d54da89e26e_rw_1200.jpg?h=258492f1f75c993750121b147e8d2d06)
War of 1812 for Antigua & Barbuda
![Turtles for Micronesia](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/057a6f982c364c553687d5544ec77730/91d2fa1e-c3af-416a-af4b-47c1630e683d_rw_600.jpg?h=c7013260a14263d81dae844e454d03bb)
Turtles for Micronesia
![Turtles for Micronesia](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/057a6f982c364c553687d5544ec77730/1d97a2a1-f3a4-439a-9eeb-521c16009a8f_rw_600.jpg?h=95116763268616afb0e6e32d94f5b45a)
Turtles for Micronesia
![Parrots for Sierra Leone](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/057a6f982c364c553687d5544ec77730/97cd2119-564b-4f2e-a86e-a64443c623d5_rw_1920.png?h=1ddb77a6069a8716fbcb8397ee799e6e)
Parrots for Sierra Leone
![Parrots for Sierra Leone](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/057a6f982c364c553687d5544ec77730/7d1d2158-a06c-4796-8885-352ea4d7f260_rw_1200.png?h=4b2612f3f486ad5d4a9b86ec372e5105)
Parrots for Sierra Leone
![Orchids for Union Island](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/057a6f982c364c553687d5544ec77730/9d909cf3-64c0-4420-af73-a85d3cd695ee_rw_1920.png?h=f9932ec72ec207d086ab61144506aef7)
Orchids for Union Island
![Orchids for Union Island](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/057a6f982c364c553687d5544ec77730/384aa61a-32b2-4c4c-a6e3-57aee4fcc321_rw_1200.png?h=40d509df42824ea3bf74187cabd0c658)
Orchids for Union Island
![Orchids for Union Island](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/057a6f982c364c553687d5544ec77730/dbe22717-7a5f-46b5-afff-83758a268c11_rw_1920.png?h=bb8566c529b10110a9b797c57815adc8)
Orchids for Union Island
![Orchids for Union Island](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/057a6f982c364c553687d5544ec77730/ea96c456-4c6f-458f-b581-9ef9dd7de9b0_rw_1200.png?h=bc220cdfa6e58aa420cff95089ca8d80)
Orchids for Union Island
![Vegetables for Tuvalu](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/057a6f982c364c553687d5544ec77730/6e1248ac-7b01-4c32-93f2-e3b546e172ac_rw_1920.png?h=2afd5d6ad16c87fefe657b837ee8cbef)
Vegetables for Tuvalu
![Vegetables for Tuvalu](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/057a6f982c364c553687d5544ec77730/64b8bc92-25f2-47ea-aa6a-815a8bc4e54a_rw_1920.png?h=fc986855387539f9c4d8983eab3c5703)
Vegetables for Tuvalu
![Vegetables for Tuvalu](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/057a6f982c364c553687d5544ec77730/0dfaf2c1-b62a-416c-83a1-63388bbc6677_rw_1920.png?h=26adfb0fef7152f7a08ba684175b4975)
Vegetables for Tuvalu
![Vegetables for Tuvalu](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/057a6f982c364c553687d5544ec77730/af1f1398-a686-48f6-ae09-d91b6c6e640e_rw_1920.png?h=09b0e303eab414a3d28c787d64626fc2)
Vegetables for Tuvalu
![Sunflowers for St. Kitts](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/057a6f982c364c553687d5544ec77730/ff766d91-9299-440a-b29c-8006c7203598_rw_1920.png?h=9df98530974d08d5886da81b95709b58)
Sunflowers for St. Kitts
![Sunflowers for St. Kitts](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/057a6f982c364c553687d5544ec77730/a95d7a0d-d88d-4c27-9826-3f1b945adbff_rw_1200.png?h=f195ebf10f1f515fa6b08dee04299c48)
Sunflowers for St. Kitts
![Sunflowers for St. Kitts](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/057a6f982c364c553687d5544ec77730/3bca6b0f-f727-4530-bc4a-988f32a94ed4_rw_1920.png?h=7bc7fd55a4ca9975a5050b80c957ca97)
Sunflowers for St. Kitts
![Sunflowers for St. Kitts](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/057a6f982c364c553687d5544ec77730/41589fe0-6b38-456a-a811-a75ce5ff8afd_rw_1200.png?h=6f17391a7f792e9df05ac781ee78672c)
Sunflowers for St. Kitts
![Birds for Montserrat](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/057a6f982c364c553687d5544ec77730/a7f4d0c5-8a7a-4f34-8b24-e0fea1e54e83_rw_600.jpg?h=7291a31649eea3548f76da6b5b70c1c6)
Birds for Montserrat
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/057a6f982c364c553687d5544ec77730/97a1b4d3-bc09-4683-ba87-30c1642dad77_rw_600.jpg?h=eade791737b6297c67d14c9712d1cab2)
![Titanic for Sierra Leone](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/057a6f982c364c553687d5544ec77730/b3019f41-2d6a-49af-8d93-73ada5600b20_rw_600.jpg?h=5287dc2bdbf7b907b69831ddc3d39b88)
Titanic for Sierra Leone
![Charles Dickens for Antigua](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/057a6f982c364c553687d5544ec77730/ca420fea-c036-4b6f-8fac-40703105d546_rw_1920.png?h=cafc4b13ab6f68a99d5f1985e6b2a418)
Charles Dickens for Antigua
![Charles Dickens for Antigua](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/057a6f982c364c553687d5544ec77730/33983ce3-4fec-433d-90e9-af71704dc286_rw_1200.png?h=c3dfb9581f2c19f658cdec602b49240e)
Charles Dickens for Antigua
![Winter Games for Liberia](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/057a6f982c364c553687d5544ec77730/6ccc4455-ffd1-447b-b353-4394237adf95_rw_1920.png?h=0dfbe6a18eb09e705d49a1f021b95481)
Winter Games for Liberia
![Winter Games for Liberia](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/057a6f982c364c553687d5544ec77730/f1a9ad10-9c37-4c22-8e4a-628bb7523f3a_rw_1920.png?h=624b6ebc83fa15938cfb27a832cd5ca0)
Winter Games for Liberia
![WWI Infographic for Antigua](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/057a6f982c364c553687d5544ec77730/d0042456-6491-43ce-ae9f-fe5deb8565bd_rw_1920.png?h=cb43a467ed40404c68ff4ab6231cdd50)
WWI Infographic for Antigua
![WWI for Antigua](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/057a6f982c364c553687d5544ec77730/d1b0892b-5f4d-44e8-b411-9134e39f195b_rw_1200.png?h=d0b46a6dce595d8ab024cc68e10403c8)
WWI for Antigua
![Sites & Scenes of China for the Gambia This stamp was created in honor of a philatelic exhibition. The Great Wall of China is partially depicted.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/057a6f982c364c553687d5544ec77730/a29c449c-ee3e-4075-893c-82a4a96d3240_rw_600.jpg?h=d8f3fe97cdda1a1ce9b4916b1ab03208)