ACU Professor Designs New USPS Stamps

ABILENE, TX -- A former ACU graduate will see his designs featured on the new forever stamps to be released by the United States Postal Office.

Ryan Feerer graduated from Abilene Christian University in 2002. He then went on to complete a Master of Fine Arts at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

Feer is the director of the graphic design program at ACU and an associate professor of design and the designer in residence.

One of Feerer's former professors in NYC, Gail Anderson, served on the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee for the USPS and recommended Feerer for the project.

For more than two years Feerer worked on the "Western Wear" theme that features four new stamps. The stamps will showcase a boot, a pearl snap shirt, a belt buckle, and a cowboy hat.

The stamps will incorporate small plants, animals, the sun, western flourishes, and other small elements to make each stamp unique.

“I responded within seconds. Creating stamp art was a dream opportunity I never thought I would be able to do. I was ecstatic but a little nervous that it might fall through because of how significant it was," said Feerer. “The USPS releases less than 40 new stamps every year, and I was fortunate enough to design four of them with a run of 175 million. To me, that is mind-blowing.”

The stamps will be available towards the end of the month and they can be pre-ordered at the following link.

In addition to his work for ACU, Feerer has designed logos for Target, Fossil, Etsy, Snapchat, Academy Sports, and Outdoors among others.