2023
The Chase Creative Consultants
The Chase Creative Consultants
Client
Royal Mail
Royal Mail
Brief
Two sets of stamps issued in collaboration with the Natural History Museum explore a prehistoric world of wonder.
Two sets of stamps issued in collaboration with the Natural History Museum explore a prehistoric world of wonder.
Set one - A Minisheet celebrating the 225th birth anniversary of pioneering Victorian fossil hunter Mary Anning.
Set two - A dinosaur stamp pack to celebrate the 200th anniversary of clergyman and palaeontologist William Buckland’s discovery of the Megalosaurus.
My input
Idea and initial development.
Idea and initial development.
Royal Mail
The prehistoric world of wonder stamps
The prehistoric world of wonder stamps
Insight
Set one- Mary Anning’s work wasn’t recognised until after her death, with men often taking the credit.
Set two - Dinosaurs are often viewed in idyllic environments, in similar poses, weather, climates etc.
Set one- Mary Anning’s work wasn’t recognised until after her death, with men often taking the credit.
Set two - Dinosaurs are often viewed in idyllic environments, in similar poses, weather, climates etc.
Solution
Set one - A mini sheet that celebrates Mary Anning's main discoveries and her contributions to science, based on the display at the Natural History Museum.
Set two -A set of stamps featuring dinosaurs paired perspectives - as if taken by a single wildlife photographer, with a range of realistic climates.
Set one - A mini sheet that celebrates Mary Anning's main discoveries and her contributions to science, based on the display at the Natural History Museum.
Set two -A set of stamps featuring dinosaurs paired perspectives - as if taken by a single wildlife photographer, with a range of realistic climates.
Illustration credit Joshua Dunlop