{"id":64729,"date":"2023-02-08T22:39:04","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T21:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grapheine.com\/graphic-design-en\/graphisme-timbre-charles-3-eric-gill"},"modified":"2023-02-08T23:10:13","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T22:10:13","slug":"graphic-design-stamp-charles-3-eric-gill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grapheine.com\/en\/graphic-design-en\/graphic-design-stamp-charles-3-eric-gill","title":{"rendered":"A king-size stamp for Charles III"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The UK postal services<\/strong> have just presented the image of King Charles III<\/strong> that will appear on stamps from April 4th. It is a very sober portrait without a crown<\/strong>, a very symbolic first for the British crown! The time is not really for ostentation anymore.<\/p>\n \"We wanted it to be simple, a very human image without embellishment<\/em>\" says David Gold, communications director of the Royal Mail. The portrait is based on a sculpture made by artist Martin Jennings for the new King Charles coins - the image was then adapted for the stamps. While the realism of the portrait is indeed striking, with the fatness of the neck and the large ears of Prince Charles clearly recognisable, the result is a certain austerity, not to say coldness.<\/p>\n And why look to the left when we learn from the first course in semiology that in an image, the future is always located on the right? The monarchy always looks to the past... in the end it seems logical.<\/p>\n Finally, we note the arrival of a QR code associated with the stamp, an innovation presented to ensure the security and traceability of mail. The result is a \"King-size\" stamp that is much larger than the classic stamps.<\/p>\n The design of this stamp is a continuation of the previous royal stamp<\/strong> with the profile of Queen Elizabeth II created by the artist Arnold Machin<\/a> in 1967. A timeless minimalism<\/a> without any mention of the issuer or the country of origin. A bold design. It couldn't be simpler or more effective.<\/p>\n A few years after the end of the Second World War, in 1952, a first stamp with Elizabeth was produced with a photograph by Dorothy Wilding<\/a> Studios. It is in the imagery of the time, 3\/4 portrait and peach skin.<\/p>\n In 1966, a competition was launched for the creation of a new official stamp. Artists were invited to submit a sketch (history does not say whether these sketches were compensated or not!) Arnold Machin was selected. He was asked to develop his project in the form of an advanced model, and was then entrusted with the sculpture of the portrait in bas-relief. It was this bas-relief that was photographed and used on stamps and coins.<\/p>\n Because of Elizabeth's longevity, 220 billion copies of this stamp were issued in 55 years!<\/strong> This makes it one of the most widely distributed graphic creations in the world!<\/p>\n
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The history of the 1967 stamp<\/h2>\n
\nCharles is the 7th monarch to appear on stamps, Queen Victoria being the first, in 1840, when her profile was used on a \"Penny Black\". A mythical stamp.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\"Notes on postage stamps\" by Eric Gill<\/h2>\n