Norges Bank, the central bank of Norway, asked eight different designers to submit their proposals for the redesigned currency, to be put into circulation in 2017, and the winning design features images by Norwegian architecture firm Snøhetta on one side and Oslo-based graphic design firm The Metric System on the other. — theatlantic.com
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These are so beautifier. Can you imagine the outcry if the US attempted to change our money from picturesque representations of Neoclassical monuments to these awesome abstract patterns?
Related, do you suppose Gehry's design for the Eisenhower memorial will ever end up on a bill or a coin? LOL.
More details and designs also on Bustler.
These are great.
nice - though as a traveler I would find these too similar looking to Euros and likely to mix up in a hurry. Similar color palette, composition, and typeface. Interesting no individual people shown in any scheme. Was that a requirement?
Any nominations for favorite banknote designs? I like Switzerland's current series - colorful, distinctive, and about Swiss culture. Also the only one I know that is oriented portrait-style. These are supposed to go out of production soon though. The selected designer (2nd place in the competition) provided a nice scheme but it doesn't seem very specific to Switzerland.
I'd be curious as to why Snohetta decided on this particular pixel ratio - it seems a little too large. Pixel abstraction is a great idea, but where do you draw the line on the level of abstraction?
Norwegian designers are on a roll these days - now they've also beautified their passports:
Design by Neue Design Studio.
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