Neville Brody's Design of the Postage Stamp
Neville Brody’s design of the postage stamp
The influences that captured Neville Brody were Dataism, Futurism and Pop art. The main influence on him was the era of punk rock in 1977. A famous piece created was putting the Queen’s head sideways on a postage stamp this impacted on him hugely which nearly got him expelled out of college.
Neville Brody is a internationally renowned designer who is strongly influenced in art movements such as, Dataism, Futurism and Pop Art. These art movements mantled old ideas about painting, art and design. Brody has always been a free thinker and always believed in pushing people to their limits. In 1997, punk rock was introduced into London. He was rebellious, and was not afraid to push the limits of his unconventional methods. The punk era lead Neville Brody, who was currently studying at The Hammersmith College of Art, place the
Queen’s head sideways on a postage stamp. This political stunt nearly got him expelled from college. This reflects Brody’s work today as a graphic designer, typographer and art director.
Neville Brody being influenced by punk rock, created a design by using a serif numbering typeface that was placed at the bottom left hand corner that indicates the price, 10p.
In the center of the postage stamp is the Queen’s head turned sideways facing west. There is a white frame around the edge of the red, bold square stamp. A black boarder is on the very outside of the stamp, that connects using black circles that have been attached on the black boarder facing inwards. Following rebellious acts of punk rock Brody created a red mono–tone colour on his design piece. The background texture consisted of thin horizontal, vertical lines
that consisted using white thin lines that divided up the geometric forms. Brody placed the
Queen’s head sideways facing west, this was centered in the middle of the postage stamp. The
Queen’s head was a light shade of red monochromatic colour. Brody used a serif
The influences that captured Neville Brody were Dataism, Futurism and Pop art. The main influence on him was the era of punk rock in 1977. A famous piece created was putting the Queen’s head sideways on a postage stamp this impacted on him hugely which nearly got him expelled out of college.
Neville Brody is a internationally renowned designer who is strongly influenced in art movements such as, Dataism, Futurism and Pop Art. These art movements mantled old ideas about painting, art and design. Brody has always been a free thinker and always believed in pushing people to their limits. In 1997, punk rock was introduced into London. He was rebellious, and was not afraid to push the limits of his unconventional methods. The punk era lead Neville Brody, who was currently studying at The Hammersmith College of Art, place the
Queen’s head sideways on a postage stamp. This political stunt nearly got him expelled from college. This reflects Brody’s work today as a graphic designer, typographer and art director.
Neville Brody being influenced by punk rock, created a design by using a serif numbering typeface that was placed at the bottom left hand corner that indicates the price, 10p.
In the center of the postage stamp is the Queen’s head turned sideways facing west. There is a white frame around the edge of the red, bold square stamp. A black boarder is on the very outside of the stamp, that connects using black circles that have been attached on the black boarder facing inwards. Following rebellious acts of punk rock Brody created a red mono–tone colour on his design piece. The background texture consisted of thin horizontal, vertical lines
that consisted using white thin lines that divided up the geometric forms. Brody placed the
Queen’s head sideways facing west, this was centered in the middle of the postage stamp. The
Queen’s head was a light shade of red monochromatic colour. Brody used a serif
Cited: that “Design is more than just a few tricks to the eye. It’s a few tricks to the brain.”