Ulysses 100: Stamp Series
On January 27th 2022, An Post will release two postage stamps to celebrate the centenary of Ulysses.
Ulysses was first published as a complete volume on the birthday of James Joyce on 2 February 1922. This new stamp series celebrates this centenary, 1922–2022.
The modernist design, by Amsterdam-based The Stone Twins, overlays the colours and structure defined in Joyce’s ‘Gilbert Schema’ with photographs from the JJ Clarke collection.
The ‘Gilbert Schema’ was produced by James Joyce in order to help readers understand the enormous complexity of Ulysses. Joyce recognised that readers needed some support in grasping the nuanced allusions and intricate structures.
The celebrated photographs of JJ Clarke (1879-1961) offer a glimpse into James Joyce’s Dublin at the turn of the last century. The figures in the scenes could easily have appeared in Ulysses, and been passed by Stephen Dedalus or Leopold Bloom as they wander through Dublin on 16 June 1904.
Date of Issue: 27 January 2022
Design: The Stone Twins
Photos: Images reproduced courtesy of the National Library of Ireland Size: 51mm x 30mm
The Stone Twins
The Stone Twins is a creative brand consultancy based in Amsterdam. Founded by Irish twin brothers Declan and Garech Stone (graduates of NCAD), the agency specialises in brand identity including naming and verbal identity, concept development and communications. The duo are also authors of the critically acclaimed book ‘Logo R.I.P.’ and former Department Heads at Design Academy Eindhoven. The work of The Stone Twins has won numerous international design awards and been exhibited in the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York.
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