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Entries tagged “money”
The book trailer for John Lanchester’s Whoops!: Why everyone owes everyone and no one can pay is my favorite video find of the week. Yum Yum London did a fantastic job with the animated segments.
(first discovered via The Casual Optimist)
Dowling Duncan submits a unique currency redesign concept for Richard Smith’s Dollar ReDe$ign Project.
“…We have kept the width the same as the existing dollars. However we have changed the size of the note so that the one dollar is shorter and the 100 dollar is the longest. When stacked on top of each other it is easy to see how much money you have. It also makes it easier for the visually impaired to distinguish between notes…”
—Dowling Duncan on the proposed redesign for US bank notes
new 100 dollar bill redesign: “Know Its Features So You Can Know It’s Real”
The U.S Government has unveiled a new makeover for the $100 note, which is equipped with newer technology to prevent counterfeiting. This looks like a technical upgrade, not the full redesign many have been hoping for… (more via re:dr)
new GOOD Transparency: “The 10 Most Expensive Pieces of Art Ever Sold”
(via GOOD, collaboration with KarlssonWilker)
currency designs for New York City neighborhoods by SVA students
(above concept & design for a Chelsea Market currency by Eric St. Onge)
“Financial Advice” for More magazine illustrated by Linzie Hunter
“The World’s Most Beautiful Currencies” slideshow (via CNBC.com)
What if credit cards were designed more like food nutrition labels?
Op-Chart: Healthy Credit designed by David Gibson, Carla Hall and Sylvia Harris
(via NYTimes.com)
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One of my favorite bookstores, along with their Coral Gables location. So happy to see they are here to stay.
Beloved Miami Beach bookstore, Books & Books, takes what could be just another sad local bookshop closure, and finds the opportunity to redesign their space in a new home next door. Though Books & Books had to move to the side to make room for a new Diesel Shop on the Lincoln Road strip, the bookstore will now have significantly more space. Other changes include a cobranded Design Within Reach cafe, and the Assouline Boutique Corner.
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President Obama’s budget proposal is surprisingly a downloadable pdf that is easy to read, complete with chart graphics.
“…In the 1920s, the Deco boom peaked just before the bust, pitting decadent design against austere economics. Here’s a look at the casualties and the wounded: New York’s Machine Age monoliths literally cut short by the Great Depression…”
An incredibly beautiful and expansive collection of pre-inflationary German currency (Notgeld) are being added to flickr. Each note is unique from the other, and it was impossible to decide on a favorite.
Above currency note is Alte Hansestadt Lemgo - 25 Pf
(via Iliazd)
Thanks to design observer for sharing a link on their site for this welcomed new archive.
