You may have stumbled across the excellent dollar redesign by Dowling Duncan on DesignBoom this morning. Not only is this a very interesting design project, but the execution is fabulous: different sizes to help master the different bank notes, strong colors and bold graphical choices : it’s really how I’d wish I’d design bank notes myself. But strangely, I realized I never thought about redesigning bank notes before. Because to me, the old, dull colors, same size, strange old school design was the way it has to be. Like many objects of everyday, like toilet papers, pencils, administration letters, tax advices and all, I didn’t noticed how they were designed becaue, well, they were designed a non shocking way after all. What if all these were exceptionally designed, I wonder? Would the general level of designess increase? Would it even be possible? This sounds like an utopia, suddenly, where ugliness would take its toll like a rebellious act.
And what about you? What everyday object would you redesign if you had the opportunity?
(images: Designboom)
