homeStamp Design Award - People's Choice Poll 2007

Australia Post Stamp Design Awards 2007 - Part II Stamp Advisory Committee result.

As a follow on to the previously advised part I of the Australia Post Stamp Design Awards 2007 - People’s Choice Award that resulted in the selection of the favourite overall Australian stamp of 2007, the second part of the award process has been finalized.

The Australia Post Stamp Design Award 2007 – Designers’ Choice Award

The award is determined by the Australia Post Stamp Advisory Committee at the end of the stamp issue program each year. The winning designer was announced at the Annual Design Awards evening held on 11 December 2007.

Designers from all fields of the Visual Arts who have made a contribution to the stamp design process are invited to attend.

Australian stamp designs are usually generated by commissioning an artist; be they graphic designer, illustrator or even photographer to fulfill the design brief. The Stamp Advisory Committee (SAC) is responsible for evaluating stamp designs against the stamp design brief which outlines the overall design elements required.

The Stamp Advisory Committee is appointed by Senior Australia Post Philatelic Group Management and represents a cross section of the Australian Arts, Design and Philatelic communities. The appointment is usually for a four year period.

When approving the design of Australian stamps to be issued, the SAC’s objectives are to maintain Australia’s high reputation in design quality, to promote Australian culture, flora and fauna through outstanding stamp imagery and design to the rest of the world, and to offer stamp issues that appeal to philatelic collectors and the general public.

Australia Post is pleased to announce that the winner of the Australia Post Stamp Design Award 2007 – Designers’ Choice Award is

Landmarks : Australian Modernist Architecture (issued 10 July 2007) and designed by Gary Domoney of Spark Studio

Gary Domoney is pictured here receiving his award at the Design Award evening.

The Australian collectors favourite overall stamp for 2007 was the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, one of the stamps from the Australian Botanic Gardens stamp issue (September).

Melbourne photographer, Simon Grifffiths is pictured below with Australia Post Group Manager, Noel Leahy. Simon was the photographer of the Australian Botanic Gardens stamp issue which gave us the winning stamp in the “People’s Choice” category of the Australia Post Stamp Design Award 2007.