Royal Mail Design Cases
Designers behind the work
Designers and creative leads credited on Royal Mail projects in press coverage.
Designers and creative leads credited on Royal Mail projects in press coverage.
Baxter & Bailey brought their humorous and candid talk 'The Design Laundry' to OFFF Barcelona, celebrating the messy, mistake-filled side of creativity. The session featured confessional stories from designers including Rian Hughes, Jamie Ellul, Francis Jackson, and Daljit Singh, highlighting lessons learned from professional blunders. The project aims to build a community archive of creative mishaps that encourage openness and learning within the design industry.
Creative Boom features illustrator Adam Simpson’s new Royal Mail stamp series, 'Myths and Legends', which brings British and Irish folklore to life through richly detailed illustrations. The project, developed over a year, involved close collaboration with designer Jason Godfrey and the Royal Mail Stamp Advisory Committee. Simpson combined traditional sketching and painting with digital refinement to capture the magic and regional pride of these legendary tales.
Episode 134 of The Spark podcast, hosted by Katy Cowan, features a reflective conversation with David Sedgwick of Studio DBD about resilience, kindness, and redefining success in the creative industry. The episode also highlights sustainable design innovations, new Royal Mail Christmas stamps by Judy Joel, and the Glasgow School of Art’s recent award. Additional segments include insights from James Hughes on AI and illustration, and a creative tip on building a strong reputation.
The Brand Identity interviews designer Mark Bloom about launching his new London-based type foundry, CoType, after seven years of planning. Bloom discusses his journey from graphic design to type design, the creation of his first fonts, and the development of CoType’s initial catalogue of four typefaces. He also shares insights into his design process, inspirations, and future plans for the foundry.