Product
Agency - Spur
Client - United States Postal Service
The task was to design U.S. stamps to support STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) education. The challenge was to choose elements that best represent the complexity and interconnectedness of the four STEM disciplines in a one¬inch space. The designer used collage as the illustrating technique to portray four androgynous people thinking about an array of visual items that suggest the breadth of their discipline. The design was created to communicate to both scientists, mathematicians, and engineers, and also to children and adults interested in STEM Education. The beginning letter of the word of each discipline was included on each of the four stamps to further emphasize the word STEM when seen as a pane or strip of four. The stamps were well received by their intended audience--both the professional STEM communities and also children and adults interested in STEM Education.
Art Director: Antonio Alcalá
Designer: Dave Plunkert
Artist: Dave Plunkert
Typographer: Antonio Alcalá
Creative Director: William J. Gicker