Dollar ReDe$ign Project

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Thursday, February 23, 2012

The University of Oregon Design Association : Dollar ReDe$ign

^^Jeff Ackler

^^Natasha Alcantra

^^Brendan Ffitch

^^Nate Makuch

^^Patrick Lee

^^Charlotte Chae

^^Zach Lehmen

^^Karl Turner

^^Erik Sterpa

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Sunday, January 29, 2012

Lindsey Phelps : Dollar ReDe$ign : South Hills School of Business, PA

"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 & Technology, PA

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Beverly Thomas : Dollar ReDe$ign : South Hills School of Business, PA

"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

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Elliott Henry : Dollar ReDe$ign : South Hills School of Business, PA

"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 are from for the back. Next I chose a color pallet for each different bill. I also decided to make the size of the bills 2.61" x 5.14". I used a fractal brush for the background of the bills that would be printed in a metallic ink to prevent counterfeiting. Another method I used to prevent counterfeiting was placing a watermark seal on the top left of the front of each note. To help the visually impaired i placed braille on the front of each bill and also made the colors for each bill bright and different from each other so that one could separate the bills by color alone."

Elliott Henry, Student at South Hills School of Business & Technology, PA

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Brythan Benfer : Dollar ReDe$ign : South Hills School of Business, PA

"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 claiming the bill held by Abraham Lincoln is fitting. I have Susan B. Anthony on my ten dollar bill. She has fought for women's right and helped to introduce women's suffrage in the US. I believe these three people have made a very large impact on our world and society as we know it today. I have also placed the corresponding memorials on the back of the bills. The small number in the upper left hand corner on the face of each of the bills would be a hologram or a metallic type ink to help thwart counterfeiters."

Brythan Benfer, Student at South Hills School of Business and Technology, PA

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Kellie Altland : Dollar ReDe$ign : South Hills School of Business, PA

"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 top of the white house, help make it harder so that you can't counterfeit it."

Kellie Altland, Student at South Hills School of Business & Technology, PA

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Jessica Beichner : Dollar ReDe$ign : South Hills School of Business, PA

"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 and large text makes it much easier to see."

Jessica Beichner, Student at South Hills School of Business & Technology

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Stormi Rebo : Dollar ReDe$ign : South Hills School of Business, PA

"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 & Technology

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Daniel Bourne : Dollar ReDe$ign : South Hills School of Business, PA

"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 School of Business and Technology

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Matt Narehood : Dollar ReDe$ign : South Hills School of Business, PA

"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 President and the state/states the war took place in. I used bright colors that have a faded look that still give each bill a warn feel to each one. Each President is also bigger in size and cropped off some, allowing each to pop off the bill."

Matt Narehood, McVeytown, PA, Student at South Hills School of Business & Technology

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Alicia Nocket : Dollar ReDe$ign : South Hills School of Business, PA

"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 deserve to be honored for it. I used a picture of a man in his uniform on the front and then the logo for that section of the military on the back. On all the dollar bills is the American flag and eagle representing America and its freedom."

Alicia Nocket, Bellefonte, PA, Student at South Hills School of Business & Technology

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Saturday, November 5, 2011

Peace is the Word : Aehad Haque : Dollar ReDe$ign

"Let's spread peace in the USA with Peace Dollars."

Aehad Haque, Somewhere, Planet Earth

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Saturday, October 15, 2011

In For A Pound ... : Aehad Haque : Sterling ReDe$ign

Aehad Haque, location unknown.

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Spread The Word : James Klum : Dollar ReDe$ign : #OccupyWallStreet

"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 spread any message. My submission folds up long and thin like an 8 section miniature magazine, only with longer and skinnier proportions, enabling it to fit inside any standard money holder such as a cash register or wallet. Other ideas, make a torrent with all the images for easy download & viewing. Ask contributors to give permission to use their currency as a backing to legal tender as seen in the picture this is possible by folding long-ways, then making an L with a diagonal fold near the middle, then folding over and inward from both ends until you slide both ends in a pocket in the middle. see if you can, its pretty easy."

James Klum, location undisclosed.

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Saturday, July 9, 2011

Dollar ReDe$ign : Brownies For The Dead : deviantART

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Friday, July 8, 2011

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
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Saturday, June 11, 2011

Age Appropriate : Julia Perry : Dollar ReDe$ign

"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 decorative elements that reflect both American folk traditions and simple, modern patterns. The arrow motif is a nod to the fact that money is always in a state of motion."

Julia Perry is a "strategist and problem-solver" from Oregon who is interested in "making creative, thoughtful and effective design." You can view more of her work here.