The Friday awesomeness file week 12

A week’s worth of inspiration. Click on the images. Enjoy.

Previously inspiring awesomeness files [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Redesigning the US bank note

Not every tactile item that we use everyday requires a redesign, but the US bank note may be one of them. What’s nice about this particular redesign project is that Dowling Duncan’s designers took note of how we handle bank notes – “we realized people tend to handle and deal with money vertically rather than horizontally.” So they are addressing usability too..

The folks at the London-based graphic design studio, Dowling Duncan, have submitted a design concept to a competition being run by New York designer Richard Smith. Smith says that he hopes the Dollar ReDe$ign Project will bring about change for everyone and that he ‘wants to rebrand the US Dollar, rebuild financial confidence and revive our failing economy.’

Below, Dowling Duncan’s designers share their process:
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The art of punk posters

Buzzcocks promotional poster for Beating Hearts, 1979

Artist and sometime punk singer Linder Stirling’s most famous artwork adorns the cover of the Buzzcocks’ 1977 single ‘Orgasm Addict’: a collage of a naked woman with eyes for nipples and an iron for a face. This lesser-known image breaks with punk tradition for a starker, more figurative approach. It was originally distributed solely through the Secret Buzzcocks Fan Club

[Actually the writer gets part of this wrong. The Orgasm Addict cover art didn't have eyes for nipples - they were grinning female mouths as you'll see when you visit this link.]

The Friday awesomeness file week 11

A week’s worth of inspiration. Click on the images. Enjoy.

Previously inspiring awesomeness files [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]