When Is a Dragon a Delightful Design?
Louis Fishauf, Canadian designer and illustrator par excellence, has created two stamps for Canada Post. His original inspiration was this traditional Chinese papercut:

The final stamp looks like this:

A second Year of the Dragon stamp incorporates this painting by Charles Vinh:

Here’s the final stamp:

James Tan was responsible for the calligraphy.
To see more of the stamps, including postcards and souvenir sheets, visit www.fishauf.com/dragon2012.
This article was last modified on June 19, 2020
This article was first published on January 11, 2012
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