Money Money Money MONAAAY

While perusing StumbleUpon, I came across a post by design boom. At first, I skipped through it quickly and then swiftly pressed 'Stumble,' but then after looking a few other random places on the Internet I started to think about the money post again. I went back to look and I have a new appreciation for designer Dowling Duncan and his redesign of the U.S. bank notes. See the official project here.

This project was very well researched and almost everything has been considered. The money was structured in a vertical format because people tend to deal with cash in a vertical fashion. Each bill is progressively larger and the notes are all different colors to easily tell which note is which.

• $1: the first black president
• $5: the five largest Native American tribes
• $10: the Bill of Rights (the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
• $20: 20th century America
• $50: the 50 states
• $100: the first 100 days in office for President Franklin Roosevelt

Our money, in America, has looked the same for as long as I can remember. Sure, there have been additions - such as the the watermark and the strip that has the amount written very tiny and embedded in the paper-cloth substance, but we haven't had any significant changes in paper notes in a long time. I'm not suggesting that this design needs to come to fruition, but it is a thought.

Then, I thought some more on the subject. I can't decide if change is the thing we need, or, like the U.S. Mint, I like the comfort of sameness. It is easier. And safe. Hmm...

Which is your favorite?