For the Swiss Post Office, students from ECAL's Bachelor Graphic Design and Bachelor Media & Interaction Design are creating a postage stamp based on artificial intelligence.
Thanks to augmented reality, Metascape transports Swiss Post users into an imaginary and poetic universe on the way to a destination that remains elusive.
Collaboration (2023) with La Poste, Vincent Jacquier, Angelo Benedetto
Strange, but not really foreign: that's the unsettling impression given by the design of this special stamp called "Metascape".
Using augmented reality technology, this creation, made up of elements that are both familiar and surreal, immerses us in a fantastic world shaped by artificial intelligence.
An Instagram filter lets you access the virtual journey simply by scanning the QR code on this exclusive postage stamp.
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Stamp: 76 × 40 mm
Miniature sheet: 105 × 70 mm
Miniature sheet with a stamp
With "Destination" as its theme, this collaboration between ECAL students and Swiss Post initially gave rise to fourteen concepts created through group work. After a pre-selection of five works by a jury made up of members of ECAL, Swiss Post and the Stamp Commission, the "Metascape" project was chosen to move from imagination to reality.
Discover below the other pre-selected projects.
A destination is basically a journey from point A to point B. But what happens during this elapsed time? The idea is to illustrate an epic with a board that would be a pawn's playground. We follow this character as he discovers an unsuspected universe through each environment he crosses, with the aim of satisfying his thirst for discovery of the world. Through the accumulation of collected memories, the character blossoms, constantly searching for his next destination. The filter allows you to move around a deconstructed game board. From one square to the next, we discover a different world in which fictional elements interact and transform.
The stamp's illustrative visual identity symbolizes the notion of travel, exchange and sharing. Both the stamp and the animation poetically illustrate the notion of travel. The bird takes us into a naïve narrative world. As it travels, it transforms to symbolize the notion of connection and exchange.
“Métamorphose” is an augmented reality project that provides both an artistic and scientific perspective, guiding you from the lowest point to the highest point in Switzerland. Through the lens of technology, this graphic experience takes you to the heart of the diverse landscapes that sculpt our territory.
Par Alexandra Cupsa , Yohann Kampmann , Gary Sandoz , Sasha Iatsenia
This project aims to highlight the problem of space pollution. These days, we depend on satellites for our communication and location. More of them are in orbit than ever before, creating a rubbish dump orbiting the Earth.
Ayten Gönel , Luca Reichenbach , Luca Riva , Marius Parisod , Valentin Bonzon , Baptiste Torrent , Odran Jobin , Lisa Grobet , Océane Pasteur , Monica Müller , Isaïa Delaplace , Morgane Gilliéron , Mélanie Martin , Simon Maurer , Jonas Buxcel , Sacha Décoppet , Théo Déchanez , Delphine Moënnat , Emma Grosu , Pierre Teissier , Jérémie Kursner