Commemorative Stamp

Design a commemorative stamp which conveys a sufficiently weighty theme to represent America. Your stamp design should honor significant ideas, inventions, people, culture or events. No commercial enterprises.

Just because you are portraying a weighty theme don’t feel that you must use a “serious” or traditional style. A review of past stamps will reveal that the post office is open to a wide variety of styles and is not afraid to have fun with the images on stamps.
In the world of stamps, size definitely matters. Images that may work well on a book cover or poster may not be effective when reduced down to stamp size. Make sure your design is effective at its intended size.

Basic formulas for stamp content:

Portrait bust: profile or full-face
Emblem: coat of arms, flag, national symbol, etc.
Numeric: a design built around the numeral or value
Pictorial

Specs:

The final presentation of this project must include a large scale version (fits on an 8.5” x 11” paper) and an actual size version mounted together on a board.
Stamp size: The standard USPS commemorative format measures 36 mm x 22 mm. There are other sizes that are even bigger. You may use a bigger size if you can validate it with research.
Layout can be vertical or horizontal
You may use full color
Your stamp must have USA and Forever as part of the design
PDF – Create a high-resolution print version and a low-resolution screen version PDF of the project.

Research:

United States Postal Service commemorative stamps: usps.com