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gail anderson creates the emancipation proclamation commemorative stamp for the u.s. postal service.

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Working on the USPS stamp that commemorated the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation is definitely a “Seriously???” moment for me.

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“pay it forward “

2018gail anderson BECOMES THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO WIN THE COOPER HEWITT NATIONAL DESIGN AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVMENT. SHE ALSO BECOMES THE THIRD EVER WOMAN TO WIN THE AWARD.

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“I want to really take advantage of any afterglow from my moment in the spotlight to pay it forward—to get more people of color to consider careers in design.”

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“I used to make little Jackson Five and Partridge Family magazines. I wondered who designed Spec, 16 and Tiger Beat in real life, and as I got older, I began to research what was then called ‘commercial art.’”

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designing with music

“I guess I’ve designed for entertainment for so long that designing for music means designing WITH music�

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