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littlelilinlover: Dowling Duncan and redesigning the American...

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:04:23 -0400

Dowling Duncan and redesigning the American Dollar:

Why the size?
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.

Why a vertical format?
When we researched how notes are used we realized people tend to handle and deal with money vertically rather than horizontally. You tend to hold a wallet or purse vertically when searching for notes. The majority of people hand over notes vertically when making purchases. All machines accept notes vertically. Therefore a vertical note makes more sense.

Why different colors?
It’s one of the strongest ways graphically to distinguish one note from another.

Why these designs?
We wanted a concept behind the imagery so that the image directly relates to the value of each note. We also wanted the notes to be educational, not only for those living in America but visitors as well. Each note uses a black and white image depicting a particular aspect of American history and culture. They are then overprinted with informational graphics or a pattern relating to that particular image.

$1 – The first African American president
$5 – The five biggest native American tribes
$10 – The bill of rights, the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution
$20 – 20th Century America
$50 – The 50 States of America
$100 – The first 100 days of President Franklin Roosevelt. During this time he led the congress to pass more important legislations than most presidents pass in their entire term. This helped fight the economic crises at the time of the great depression. Ever since, every new president has been judged on how well they have done during the first 100 days of their term.

I wish our money looked like this :O

Photo

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:10:03 -0400

Photo

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:08:17 -0400

During a math test

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:05:49 -0400

Me: my answer = 23
Answer choices: 170, 195, 264, 362
Me: well 170 is closest to 23, so that must be the answer.

vimeo: Dimid brings us “Dubai Timelapse” showcasing the city in...

Thu, 23 May 2013 04:35:59 -0400

vimeo:

Dimid brings us “Dubai Timelapse” showcasing the city in all of its futuristic, neon glory.

(images created with Echograph)

sheenkei: yup

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:36:53 -0400

sheenkei:

yup

My EDC bra is finally here!!!

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:50:02 -0400

My EDC bra is finally here!!!

beautifullyundressed: buphotography: This was one of my all...

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:11:13 -0400

beautifullyundressed:

buphotography:

This was one of my all time favorite pictures I have taken in my few years of doing photography.

The point of this picture and the people with bags over their heads is to represent what society does to genders. First off, people assume gender by body type but in this picture you could have two transgenders, one, both male, both female, or any other combination and we would still be the same… Human.

Now, women are victimized by wearing revealing clothing or not being afraid to show their bodies with pride as well as being comfortable with their sexuality, while a nearly nude male doing the exact same thing won’t be put down for showing off the body they have.

Regaurdless of what you take this message as, I just want everyone to realize that we are all the same kind and we are all unique. People have no right to judge another person by what they wear, or who they choose to be.

(For safety purposes on this picture I had taken a picture of this from my wall)

© BU Photography 2013

I am actually like crying at the amount of notes on this in a 10 hour period. This is by far my best picture I have taken in a really long time.

Thank you guys so much

Oh my god

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:57:33 -0400

The Wendy’s frosty now comes in a waffle cone….

I’m gonna get fat.

neverlands-calling: salmiakkivodka: If dudes are expected to have a lot of sex But ladies are...

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:45:49 -0400

neverlands-calling:

salmiakkivodka:

If dudes are expected to have a lot of sex

But ladies are expected to stay virgins until marriage

But homosexuality is bad

I’m really confused who dudes are supposed to be having all that sex with

their hand.