design post

mailing a letter just got cooler. the usps has issued a collection of 12 stamps honoring the nation's most influential industrial designers.coming to age during a time of fast-paced development and modernization, industrial design emerged in the 1920s and thrived even during World War II. the products created during this time evoked a sense of speed and promoted the image of progress and affluence the public desired. 

washignton d.c. based graphic designer, Derry Noyes, served as art director for the collection. to her this project was personal:
"My father, Eliot Noyes [designer of the IBM 'Selectric' typewriter] , was an architect and industrial designer. My mother, an interior designer, was his closet advisor and confidante. THeir love of design was contageous, and design was a part of our daily lives," she writes. 

Read more about each of the industrial designers and their commemorative stamps here....and purchase them here!