NB Studio and illustrator Sofie Birkin have created a brand new Satisfaction-theme particular stamp collection for Royal Mail to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the UK’s first Satisfaction rally in 1972 – a march organised by members of the Homosexual Liberation Entrance to protest homophobia and transphobia.
The designs are based mostly across the concept of ‘a march via time’, and have been delivered to life by animation studio Animade. NB Studio commissioned Birkin because of her “joyous and vibrant type of illustration” – which appeared the right match for the milestone celebration for the LGBTQ+ group.
The stamps use a panoramic format to accommodate Birkin’s illustrations, which look to mirror the concept of a timeline. Printed in vivid full bleed color, they mix to create a tapestry-like aesthetic. You’ll be able to watch the complete animation beneath!
Animade labored with NB Studio author Dan Radley, sound engineers Field of Toys Audio and voice actor Layton Williams to create the animated movie, entitled A March Via Time. The quick depicts the LGBTQ+ group’s journey via the historical past of Satisfaction, constructing on the characters created by Birkin for the stamps and weaving a narrative via complicated hand-drawn, frame-by-frame animation.
A March Via Time is proven on the Royal Mail web site, the place the Satisfaction Particular Stamp collection is accessible to pre-order.
“Over the previous 50 years the expansion of Satisfaction has been exponential, annually evolving into an even bigger, higher, extra numerous and extra inclusive model of its earlier self,” says Alan Dye, artistic director at and proprietor of NB Studio. “What we liked about Sofie’s work was her means to painting a story via her beautiful free-flowing type.”
To make sure that the person components within the stamps’ illustration have been “respectful to all identities featured,” the designers engaged Satisfaction organisations across the UK, which consulted on the whole lot from flags to tattoos, clothes and handkerchiefs.
