A stamp collection is a lively ode to endangered animals – colossal

a grid of 15 colorful stamps featuring birds, deer, butterflies, and more

Graphic designer and illustrator from Hanoi Tùng Nâm has proof that ideas are worth holding on to. While recently cleaning out his computer files, he came across the Stamp collection of endangered speciesa project he created in college when he applied for an internship at a local design agency called Printopia.

Digitally displayed the blocky low-poly style The project was popular in the 2010s and highlights 15 species in danger of extinction. “This was actually my qualifying test,” Nâm told Colossal. Ten years later, he decided to update the illustrations and share the project again.

an illustrated postage stamp showing a blue bird with red eyes and legs and the words "lophura hatinhensis, 1975"

The heavily patterned stamps are vividly rendered in bright color palettes and depict animals such as the brilliant red-masked Vietnamese pheasant or the jewel-toned Nicobar pigeon. Each contains the scientific name of the creatures and the year they were originally named a species.

Much of Nâm’s work revolves around the natural world, and he is currently working on fourteen pieces for a series titled What if it snows in Hanoi? His beloved hometown is largely tropical, but “I find (snow) possible with my brush and imagination,” he says.

You can find the first part of that series at Behanceand follow further Instagram for updates.

an illustrated postage stamp with a black bird on a branch and the words "ceryle lugubris guttulata, 1892"
an illustrated postage stamp showing a brown owl in a wheat field and the words "phodilus badius, 1838"
an illustrated postage stamp with a pheasant and the words "phasianus colchicus, 1758"
an illustrated postage stamp with a blue bird and the words "caloenas nicobarica, 1758"
an illustrated postage stamp with a blue and orange bird on a branch and the words "pitta nympha, 1850"
an illustrated postage stamp with a blue sea turtle and the words "caretta olivacea, 1829"



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