OF CURIOUS DESIGN

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Sun, 16 Jun 2013 19:13:26 -0400

spine-notches: ✥ soft grunge & models ✥

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:07:08 -0400

spine-notches:

✥ soft grunge & models ✥

Madewell Fall 2013

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 01:36:56 -0400

Madewell Fall 2013

bobofeed: What’s for Lunch? pumpkineye:

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 23:04:50 -0400

bobofeed:

What’s for Lunch?

pumpkineye:

saramar: 🎶 (at dada Records)

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 21:43:33 -0400

saramar:

🎶 (at dada Records)

modernhepburn: Want.

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:40:57 -0400

modernhepburn:

Want.

typethatilike: Bib & Tucker endofwork.com.au

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:06:35 -0400

typethatilike:

Bib & Tucker

endofwork.com.au

melleigh: This machine allows anyone to work for minimum wage...

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:03:02 -0400

melleigh:

This machine allows anyone to work for minimum wage for as long as they like. Turning the crank on the side releases one penny every 4.97 seconds, for a total of $7.25 per hour. This corresponds to minimum wage for a person in New York. This piece is brilliant on multiple levels, particularly as social commentary. Without a doubt, most people who started operating the machine for fun would quickly grow disheartened and stop when realizing just how little they’re earning by turning this mindless crank. A person would then conceivably realize that this is what nearly two million people in the United States do every day…at much harder jobs than turning a crank. This turns the piece into a simple, yet effective argument for raising the minimum wage.

Dowling Duncan and redesigning the American Dollar: Why the...

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:02:25 -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.

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Sun, 09 Jun 2013 13:04:06 -0400

ummhello: Léa Seydoux

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 12:58:14 -0400

ummhello:

Léa Seydoux

calmapparente: Faces / Björk by Lorenzo Agius

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 12:54:30 -0400

calmapparente:

Faces / Björk by Lorenzo Agius

blua: All I want in life

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 12:02:15 -0400

blua:

All I want in life

fleaingfrance: playing

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 09:50:42 -0400

fleaingfrance:

playing

laughingsquid: Togo Burger, A Folding Cardboard Tote to Hold...

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 09:34:33 -0400

laughingsquid:

Togo Burger, A Folding Cardboard Tote to Hold Fast Food

disimba: Want

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 09:31:59 -0400

disimba:

Want

bellemer: Anatomy of plant cells

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 09:05:30 -0400

bellemer:

Anatomy of plant cells

"Who can ever dare to say ‘we’ without trembling?"

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 09:03:02 -0400

“Who can ever dare to say ‘we’ without trembling?” - Derrida. (via mama-panther)

Billy, l just want you to know... l think... you're the...

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 08:59:50 -0400

Billy, l just want you to know... l think... you're the 
sweetest guy in the world... and the most handsome. And
l love you.

bogleech: youmightfindyourself: What happens when you pay two...

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 08:48:32 -0400

bogleech:

youmightfindyourself:

What happens when you pay two monkeys unequally?

this video is more worth it than you can imagine