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Round 50--Art Stamp --Group A (6.09)  
After thinking about the theme for my stamp, I wanted to honor an icon in the design industry. I chose Paul Rand, brand identity guru and pioneer who has designed the logos for ABC, UPS, IBM and Westinghouse to name a few. There was a college project my professor gave us based on a Rand book title called, "A Designer's Art" which was completely set in the family of Helvetica. My type professor, Ron Arnholm, studied under Paul Rand at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Part of my stamp project plays an homage to both that project from Arnholm and Rand. Three of Rands logos are depicted on the stamp (all or in part). Designed in Adobe Illustrator CS4. Font is the Helvetica Neue family. Travis N. Tom | Augusta, Georgia Designer and Illustrator-Currently a part time art director for a small agency and working from my home studio half of the week. Visit his web site to view his award-winning icons. e-mail: tntom70@aol.com | www.tntomdesign.com Back to Round 50 --------------- Josh Kohler | Cincinnati, Ohio Designer Back to Round 50 --------------- Libby Mueller | Ridgefield, Connecticut Designer Back to Round 50 --------------- 
Heather Perry | Las Vegas, Nevada Designer Back to Round 50 --------------- 
This is my photo of the Lincoln Memorial, changed with the Flaming Pear India Ink plug-in for Photoshop. Text is Gill Sans Condensed. Robert McLaughlin | Oceanside, California Designer Back to Round 50 --------------- 
Diana Towsley | Aberdeen, South Dakota Designer Back to Round 50 --------------- Jon Meck | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Designer Back to Round 50 --------------- 
We are still heavily influenced in modern design by 20th Century art/design movements such as De Stijl, DADA and Bauhaus. The geometric and mathematical philosophies driving these movements are still relevant today and I wanted to pay homage to those styles in my stamp design. I used Agency typeface for its geometric shape, and the design of the stamp is a reference to the "VAN NELLE's GEBROKEN" Coffee Cup poster from the De Stijl movement. I kept the "unity and plurality" of the design but switched out the coffee mug for a simplified postcard symbol (which sort of looks like a face). Patti Glenn | San Jose, California Designer Back to Round 50 --------------- 
Sarah McCraley | Ellwood City, Pennsylvania Designer Back to Round 50 --------------- Kelly-Anne Leyman | East Norriton, Pennsylvania Designer e-mail: kelly-anne@comcast.net | www.kellyannedesign.com Back to Round 50 
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