Stamp Design: Creative process: Photoshop iterations, continued

I began experimenting with balancing the composition with more magenta. I used the hand-rendered traffic light circles superimposed on a Photoshop 'shape' of a contrasting color. I then utilized drop shadows to emphasize informational elements, and introduced a longer tagline at the bottom of the stamp. This creates an L-shaped border along this side of the design. Along the way I learned what 'use global light' means while applying drop shadows, particularly when attempting to orient them in different directions.

Creative process: Photoshop iterations

Voila the progression, thus far, of proposed my stamp designs. I am using a limited palette of bright colors and simplified shapes, taking cues from Matisse. The blocky font style 'Nova' was downloaded from fontspace.com and used to write positive, forward-thinking messages within the stamp. This font style was inspired by those used in Milton Glaser's work. I began experimenting with repeated shapes for a Matisse effect.

Thumbnails

These are twelve thumbnail sketches I hav done. I am interested in pursuing the idea of the #12 sketch, portraying a traffic light, person on a bike, and stylized flowers.