4x Stamps 50x35mm
3x Postcards 105x148mm
1x A2 poster 594x420mm
Orientation and media optional, but they must be visually consistent.
The choices I had were:
Alan Turing
Born: 23rd June 1912, Maida Vale, London
Died: 7th June 1954 (41)
OBE
Worked at Bletchley Park, Britain’s code breaking centre, and shortened the war in Europe by two to four years. He played a pivotal role in cracking intercepted coded messages that enabled the Allies to defeat the Nazis. He improved the pre-war Polish bombe method and an electromechanical machine which could find settings for the Enigma machine.
Seen as the ‘father of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence’.
Turing was prosecuted for ‘homosexual acts’ in 1952 and accepted treatment with DES (chemical castration) as an alternative to prison. He died from cyanide poisoning which was officially ruled as suicide, but there is controversy over whether it was accidental poisoning.
In 2009 Prime Minister Gordon Brown made an official public apology and in 2013 Queen Elizabeth granted him a posthumous pardon.
Howard Hughes
Born: 24th December 1905, Humble, Texas
Died: 5th April 1976 (70)
He was a maverick film tycoon, and gained prominence in Hollywood from the late 1920’s through often quite controversial, big-budget films such as Hell’s Angel and Scarface.
Hughes also formed the Hughes Aircraft Company, and set multiple world air speed records, as well as expanding several airline companies.
On the 14th July, 1938, he set a record by flying around the world in 91 hours (3 days, 19 hours and 17 minutes)
He is remembered for his eccentric behaviour and reclusive lifestyle in his later years.
He suffered from severe OCD during his life time, which varied from separating peas to size order using a special fork, to unnecessarily close attention to detail in his films, to stacking and re-arranging Kleenex boxes. He also suffered from allodynia (Pain response to stimuli that would not normally cause pain) which meant he refrained from cutting his hair and nails or bathing for weeks.
Jim Henson
Born: 24th September 1936
Died: 16th May 1990 (53)
Most famously known for creating the Muppets. He was a puppeteer, film director, television producer and musician.
His development of puppets began during college where he created several short forerunners of the Muppets show. He revolutionised the puppet world through the framing on cameras and creating the characters from flexible, fabric covered foam rubber.
He also worked on big budget films as a make-up artist and assisted in the casting of some voice roles too.
He was posthumously inducted into Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1991 and as a Disney Legend in 2011.
His death came about very suddenly, as he cancelled a Muppet recording two days before his death due to ‘flu-like symptoms’ he then began coughing up blood, but didn’t want to take time away from his schedule to visit the hospital. It is rumoured that his Christian Science faith was the real thing which prevented him from seeking medical attention immediately. Later that day he was admitted to hospital but died from Toxic Shock Syndrome less than 24 hours later.
FINAL THOUGHTS
At the moment I think it is between the first two, as I feel a lot more excited by their legacy and am more excited by exploring their past more, but I will visually explore all three before I decide.
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