April 2012
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Crowning Glory : New Look Swedish Kronor
The Riksbank is Sweden’s central bank and an authority under the Riksdag, the Swedish parliament. Recently they ran an open competition for redesigning the Swedish currency, the Kronor. The winner can be seen here and below. We like the proposal submitted by SDL, a Swedish design agency. Riksbanken.pdf Download this file America, it’s time to wake up and smell the...
Can We Survive Without the Penny? - The Takeaway
Canada’s decision to stop producing its penny has launched a discussion in the U.S. In Canada, it costs 1.6 cents to produce a penny — so getting rid of the coin will save the country an estimated 11 million Canadian dollars a year. Meanwhile, in the United States it costs 2.4 cents to make a penny. Would frugal Abraham Lincoln approve? Richard Smith is the creative director at Sullivan,...
Redesigning Dollar Bills, and the American Brand :...
The U.S. currency system has not significantly changed since the early 1900s. Instead, the Treasury has only tinkered with a few bits and pieces to improve security and numerical legibility, and to add some extra “slogans” to meet public demand. Why is our money all green and all the same size? Why are there so many dead white men on our bills? However, the country we live in has changed...
February 2012
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The University of Oregon Design Association :...
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Pound Familiar? : Artists Design New Money For New...
The UK’s Guardian newspaper recently invited artists and writers to “invent new currencies and banknotes for a changed world.” Submissions include work by Stephen Barnwell, Jonathan Franzen, Margaret Atwood, Naomi Klein and Tracey Emin. View more See the full gallery on Posterous via The Guardian
January 2012
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Lindsey Phelps : Dollar ReDe$ign : South Hills...
“When re-designing the dollar bill I went for a simplistic yet colorful approach. I made the background white with colored numbers to assist the visually impaired. I decided to go with the theme of famous United States landmarks from different cities. The stripes would act as a security ribbon to prevent counterfeiting.”Lindsey Phelps, Student at South Hills School of Business &...
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Beverly Thomas : Dollar ReDe$ign : South Hills...
“These are my dollar redesigns. When thinking about what to do for this project I had in mind freedom and liberty. With my redesigns I tried to keep it simple, but with some detail. For the backgrounds I kept the same design to show consistency, yet changing them up with different colors.” Beverly Thomas, Student at South Hills School of Business & Technology, PA© Copyright 2012...
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Elliott Henry : Dollar ReDe$ign : South Hills...
“I chose to redesign the one hundred, fifty, and twenty dollar bills of the U.S. currency. In my designs I started with choosing a character for each of the bills in order of importance to modern day culture. So Eminem is more important than Tupac therefor he is on the 100. Once I Chose a character for the front of the bill I decided to use the corresponding city that each one of these icons...
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Brythan Benfer : Dollar ReDe$ign : South Hills...
“For my money redesign, I chose to do people who have stood up for people rights, wether they be civil or women’s. I chose John F. Kennedy for my one dollar bill. He stood up for civil rights along with Martin Luther King Jr., at his high position of our President. Martin Luther King Jr. graces the five dollar bill. He has become the national icon for civil rights movements, and...
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Kellie Altland : Dollar ReDe$ign : South Hills...
“For my design, I wanted to keep a patriotic feel to the money because someone coming from another country would know that it is completely U.S. money. I used a popular U.S. icon, the American Eagle, and a representation of the American Flag because they are very well known. On the back of the dollar, I included a picture of the White House. The two circles that are slightly transparent, on...
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Jessica Beichner : Dollar ReDe$ign : South Hills...
“For my designs, I went with the theme of famous US inventors. I wanted to keep the designs simple and eye catching, and make it so each denomination is easy to distinguish from the others. Sometimes with our current bills, it is hard to tell which one you have at first glance, so by giving each bill its own color, it would make telling your money apart faster and easier. Plus the colors...
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Stormi Rebo : Dollar ReDe$ign : South Hills School...
“I chose to redesign the American dollar bill using American accomplishments in space. My one dollar bill represents the moon landing, my five dollar bill represents the first American Mars orbiter, and my ten dollar bill represents Explorer1. I kept my color scheme for the most part red white and blue.” Stormi Rebo, Philipsburg, PA, Student at South Hills School of Business &...
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Daniel Bourne : Dollar ReDe$ign : South Hills...
“I don’t see the U.S. keeping with the current style of dollar for much longer. I see it changing into more of a European look which is what I have tried to represent here. I believe that people won’t be as iconic as places, images, or buildings, so I went with a word and then used meaningful images to depict what that word means for the U.S.” Daniel Bourne, Student at South Hills...
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Matt Narehood : Dollar ReDe$ign : South Hills...
“For my dollar redesign project, based my theme on three major wars that our country has been involved in. I used the Revolutionary War, Civil War and World War Two. On each bill I included the President that was serving during that war, an image that is well known from each war and the American Flag as a background on each bill. The backs also includes another image from the war, the...
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Alicia Nocket : Dollar ReDe$ign : South Hills...
“My theme for the dollar bill redesign project is the heroes of America. When thinking about what people I would use for this theme is was obvious that the US Military would best fit this description. I decided to go with the army, the marines, and the air force on my dollar bills. Each section of the military has and is doing its job to help protect all of us and I truly believe that they...
Let's Get Crazy! Rebranding Greece : Listen and...
December 2011
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In Denial : GOP Candidate Ron Paul Denies New...
via dailymail.co.uk A letter signed by GOP candidate Ron Paul urges readers to subscribe to Paul’s newsletters so that he could ‘tell you how you can save yourself and your family’ from an overbearing government. It also warns that the U.S. government’s redesign of currency to include different colors - a move aimed at thwarting counterfeiters - actually was part of a...
November 2011
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Peace is the Word : Aehad Haque : Dollar ReDe$ign
“Let’s spread peace in the USA with Peace Dollars.” Aehad Haque, Somewhere, Planet Earth © Copyright 2011 The ‘Author’. All rights reserved.These designs are NOT legal tender.Visit: http://www.DollarReDesign.com/submitto learn how to submit your ideas.
October 2011
5 posts
Tumble !!! : Jeanne Verdoux #OccupyWallStreet
Greek It Out : New Greek Banknote Design : Pavlos...
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In For A Pound ... : Aehad Haque : Sterling...
Aehad Haque, location unknown.© Copyright 2011 The ‘Author’. All rights reserved.These designs are NOT legal tender.Visit: http://www.DollarReDesign.com/submitto learn how to submit your ideas.
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Spread The Word : James Klum : Dollar ReDe$ign :...
“What if people started making their own designs and distributing them with legal tender as a backing? People could also share designs, trade them, and use them in a variety of situations. In one way, it can be used to challenge the monetary status quo; it can also convey a political message and represent a shift in power from the bankers to the people. This could be a constructive way to...
Cha-Cha-Cha-Changes : David Bowie Takes a Pounding
See the full gallery on Posterous London Boy: The official David Bowie Brixton Ten Pound note is revealed. Learn more here.
July 2011
8 posts
Moon Money : Vladislav Novikov-Barkovsky : via...
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Chopped $alad : Mark Wagner : Currency Collages
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Ker-Ching! : Guido Mocafico : One Thousand Dollars
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James Joyce : Illustrating the Dollar
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Money and Life | A story about money that will...
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Dollar ReDe$ign : Brownies For The Dead :...
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A Sense of History : Paul Nylund : Dollar ReDe$ign
“I wanted to create a design that wouldn’t completely do away with all the history that helped to bring the original design into existence. It is not very easy to counterfeit and has a simple, modern, and recognizable look with much aesthetic appeal.” Paul Nylund lives in Los Angeles, CA, and is in 10th grade. This is a link to his blog http://ciktproject.blogspot.com © Copyright 2011...
It's Not Rocket Science : Andrew 'the genius' :...
‘Instead of really changing banknotes, I just wanted to move things around a little. If I were to do all the bills, I would color code them, say, 5 red, 10 yellow. For security purposes, my Dollar would have a magnet (like on a credit card) in the white space.’Andrew ‘the genius’ is a middle school student from Missoula, MT.© Copyright 2011 The ‘Author’. All rights...
June 2011
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The Obama Wallet : Scott Michalik : Dowling Duncan...
Scott Michalik makes wallets based on currency designs. Inspired by last year’s winning entry designed by Dowling Duncan (featuring an image of Barack Obama on the one Dollar bill), Michalik produced ‘the Obama wallet’ above. Some might say he’s cashing in but Michalik’s ideas are really a mark of true respect and we hope to see them available at Target stores...
Something Boring is Going on Across the Boarder
New Canadian $100 Bill Unvelied. The Bank of Canada has just released a new $100 bill design that is about as dull as Canada’s reputation but at least it’s made of plastic. Fantastic! Watch the video to learn bore …
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Age Appropriate : Julia Perry : Dollar ReDe$ign
See the full gallery on Posterous “As a student I participated in a Dollar Redesign project at The Pacific Northwest College of Art here in Portland, Oregon. For each denomination I chose an American of corresponding age. I relied on my background in American Cultural Studies to make gender and nationality choices that didn’t reinforce negative stereotypes. I chose to create...
May 2011
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Rogue's Gallery : Make Your Own Benjamin Project
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April 2011
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Want : Dorothy : Yankee Doodle Dollar
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Familiar Faces : Julie Gratz : Dollar ReDe$ign :...
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Fantastic : Hoyt Haffelder : Dollar ReDe$ign : via...
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There's More! : AJ Getz : Dollar ReDe$ign : via...
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Rachel Brunette : Dollar ReDe$ign : via Behance...
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Is It Time (Again) To Rebrand The Buck? : New York...
One of the questions hanging over our politics today is whether President Obama appreciates the impact on his own legacy of the collapsing dollar. The futures market yesterday was putting the value of the dollar below a 1,500th of an ounce of gold on what the Bloomberg News attributed to concerns about “escalating U.S. debt.” There’s a lot of blame to go around in respect of the debt, including...
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Be There or Be Square : Baltimore B-Note
via baltimoregreencurrency.org Today the Baltimore Green Currency Association is set to officially launch Baltimore’s first local currency called the B-Note. Follow the link for details.
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Nick Smith : What Have You Done Lately ? : Dollar...
© Copyright 2011 The ‘Author’. All rights reserved. These designs are NOT legal tender. Visit: http://www.DollarReDesign.com/submit to learn how to submit your ideas. See the full gallery on Posterous
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Raymond Sizemore : Presidents Only : Dollar...
“With the exception of making sure Washington was on the 100, I had no set bill for each President. I just gathered Presidents I thought deserved to be on the currency and put them on it. I believe that only our Presidents ought to be on the money. For the background of the front I chose an important event that the President played a major role in, either during his presidency or some other...
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Yenny Rua : Bon Voyage : Dollar ReDe$ign
“The basic idea behind my currency is a voyage through American history, beginning with its colonial roots illustrated in the one Dollar bill, continuing with the revolutionary war when we became the nation we are now on the five Dollar bill, on the twenty I placed Abraham Lincoln in front of the emancipation proclamation as yet another milestone in American history, and lastly on the one...
Scott Michalik : Cash Cow
“I work with leather and often use the artwork of banknotes on my products. All the products are 100% leather and the image is printed on to them.” See the full gallery on Posterous
Paper vs Coins : The Hidden Cost of the Dollar :...
via bloomberg.com On March 9 the US Government recommended replacing the $1 bill with a coin! Watch & Learn …
March 2011
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Just For Fun : John K Addis : Dollar ReDe$ign
John K Addis is a national award-winning web designer and video producer from Lansing, Michigan. © Copyright 2011 The ‘Author’. All rights reserved. These designs are NOT legal tender. Visit: http://www.DollarReDesign.com/submit See the full gallery on Posterous
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Power of Invention : Justin McTurnan : Dollar...
It is definitely a fact that currency represents art from specific countries. Our money is very artistic. Over time it gets boring though. So I decided to make my own set of money. It includes inventors I feel that shaped the United States as it is today. The Dollar bills also include a Braille strip for those who can’t see. Justin McTurnan is a 20 year old glazier from St. Louis...
February 2011
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Class Act : South Hills College, PA : Dollar...
Students at South Hills School of Business & Technology, Pennsylvania, decided recently to take matters into their own hands and rise to the Dollar ReDe$ign challenge en masse. Luciano Sormani The theme I picked for my dollar redesign is: America, its women and its ships. It focuses on strong, iconic women and their naval counterparts. My goal was to make money sexy again, do away with the...