Lebanese Ministry of POst and Telecommunication
Stamp Design
Tools
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Role
Art Direction, Project Management
Team
Self Directed, Marketing Director Libanpost, Director General of Post – Lebanon
Duration
2001 – 2015
Ministry of Post and Libanpost – Lebanon
I was commissioned by Libanpost to design 55 of Lebanon’s postal and commemorative stamps – in circulation. This is, without a doubt, one of my favorite projects and one I am most proud of. I am always very happy to receive a letter with one of my designed stamps (even if it is a bill!).
My first stamp was a submission for a national competition that I won, and, since then, I was commissioned to design stamps.
The Challenge
How much can you pack in a small print space? // cultural values// that has to be bilingual (Arabic and French)?
Also, in Lebanon, stamps hold significant political weight and are often used as a vehicle to even out political and sectarian representations. I oftentimes found myself navigating these difficulties and looking for the best ways to represent Lebanon without compromising the integrity of the design and the message.
Select Media Coverage
2012 – 2 stamps
Lebanon, International Center for Dialogue of Civilizations
50th Anniversary of the Lebanese National Council for Scientific Research – CNRS
2011 – 11 stamps
Lebanon’s Cultural Heritage: Fairuz, Basbous brothers, Hassan Alaa Eddine (Chouchou), Saïd Akl, Sabah, Caracalla, Nabih Abou El-Hossn, Wadih El Safi.
Ehden Natural Reserve – Cradle of the Alphabet – President Sleiman Frangie
2010 – 10 stamps
Traditional Lebanese Houses, Anti Smoking, Anti drugs, Soap Production, Environment, Civil Defense; Lebanese Army
2009 – 5 stamps
Beirut Book Capital 2009, 6th Francophonie games in Beirut, Quds Cultural Capital 2009, World Peace Poster 1990 Mustapha Tayoukji
2008 – 3 stamps
General Francois El Hajj, Dr Charles Malik 60th Anniversary of the Declaration of the Human Rights, Al Imam Al Ouzai
2006 – Block of 4 stamps
Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri
2005 – 9 stamps
Palais Présidentiel, Parlement, Aéroport International de Rafic Hariri, Mosquée de Bahaeddine Hariri, Cathédrale de St.Paul, Musée National, Banque du Liban, Palais Gouvernemental, Cité Sportive
2004 – 10 stamps
Festivals: Beitedine – Baalbeck – Tyre – Byblos
Ski Mountain: Kamoua – Cedars – Laklouk – Zaarour – Aayoun Siman – Kanat Bakish
2001 – 1 stamp
Liberation of the South of Lebanon
