Comments on: New $100 Bill Design Fights Counterfeiting with Enhanced Security

By: jeff

jeff — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 04:32:29 +0000

there is no cohesion between this bill and any of the others. Some of the fonts have even changed. Can you count the number of different fonts? This looks like a printing mistake, like after your photoshop file couldn’t find the correct fonts associated with it so replaced them with random substitutes.

American money is it’s national brand. And this doesn’t look like a brand.

By: Cory

Cory — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 18:52:10 +0000

As a professional designer and an American, these new bills are an embarrassment to me. Instead of the world’s preeminent currency looking professional and worthy of its status as the world’s standard, the new bills look like the result of a cumulative set of printing errors. The anti-counterfeiting technology measures could have doubled as beautiful design elements, but instead of that, they simply look sloppy, ugly, amateurish and tasteless. This is a poor reflection on America, and is completely unnecessary considering that many other countries have absolutely outstanding currency designs.

By: Munze

Munze — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 20:26:44 +0000

It’s both ulgy and ugly. IMO it looks like something put together by a middle-school art class. Nearly every other country has far better artwork and composition. Is this the best we can do?

And most of that “new” anti-counterfeiting technology has been in use in other countries for years. For example, euro notes have had holographic strips since 2002 along with special front-to-back images that register only when held up to a light. Canada plans to use polymer bills next year.

By: the x

the x — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:51:17 +0000

i think it is ulgy.