Graphic designer Richard Smith has launched the "Dollar Redesign Project" with the aim of changing the dollar’s design.
Can you imagine dollar bills with Jack Nicholson’s face on them?
According to American graphic designer Richard Smith, the dollar hasn’t changed its design since 1930. But this project isn’t just about giving America’s most famous icon a new look, Smith believes designers can help kick-start the US economy with 'a thorough, in-depth, rebranding scheme - starting with the redesign of the iconic US dollar'.
He’s started a blog in order to carry out his project, Dollar ReDe$ign Project, he’s asked users to send in their proposals, and has even sent a letter to President Obama, inviting him to visit the web and understand why it’s necessary to come up with a new dollar design.
You’ll find all sorts of dollar designs on Smith’s blog. Some, such as the ones that replace George Washington with Superman, Jack Torrance (the main character in The Shining) or Barbie, take their inspiration from popular culture, while others propose putting a portrait of the new president and his entire family on one dollar bills. You’ll also find other more serious and somber designs such as the one’s Smith himself has designed on the web site.
Which of these designs do you think would look better on a dollar bill? What about on a Euro? Because, things being as they are, it may do the European bill some good to get a face lift as well.
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Can you imagine dollar bills with Jack Nicholson’s face on them?
