1990 Community Health

Alex Stitt was an Australian cartoonist who works spans animated commercials, film graphics and titles, exhibition, and book design. He’s best known for his ‘Life. Be in it.’ Campaign, an iconic animated tv ad that every Australian should know, even if you weren’t born in the 1970s.

Following the health promotion theme, Australia Post released a series of stamps on community health in 1990s. They utilised Stitt’s whimsical good humoured designs to cover four subjects: smoking, alcohol, nutrition and screening.

Technical Details

Stamp design: Alex Stitt

Issue date: 14 March 1990