Could an Obama Dollar Bill Help Rebrand the U.S.?

[2046]

http://www.fastcodesign.com/1662135/could-a-dollar-bill-featuring-obama-repair-the-uss-image-abroad

It took George Washington 72 years to get on the front of the dollar bill. SF-UK design firm Dowling Duncan wants to put Barack Obama on it now. In blue.

The Obama bill anchors their sweeping concept for redesigning U.S. banknotes, which also includes plastering a tepee on the five, the Bill of Rights on the 10, and FDR on the 100 -- each in its own technicolor hue. The impetus: The greenback has an image problem. It has come to represent everything that’s wrong with the American economy, and worse, with its cartoonish graphics and vaguely sinister styling, it actually looks the part

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Their bills are designed to be educational, intuitive, and, to put it plainly, make America feel like it sucks a little bit less.

[dream_weaver]

All the congress and senate have to do is repeal the laws prohibiting the use of a living president's image on the 'official' currency of the realm.

[Zip]

With all the real issues the USA has to deal with economically I can't imagine a worse waste of money, time and effort.

[Nate T.]

The phrase "rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic" comes to mind for some reason ...

[dream_weaver]

And the band plays on. Blue notes for one and all. (Pun intended.)

Edited August 24, 2010 by dream_weaver

[ZSorenson]

Haha, you're a joker! I hope.

The main reason why the greenback is considered sinister is because of a relentless campaign over 100 years to make it so. That same propaganda is also why everybody wants to have them so badly all over the world. The devaluation of the dollar is not an image problem.

But, you know, let's replace a mild mannered old man with the interner of thousands of innocent Japanese Americans on the $100.

What if the $20 was rainbow colored with a cross, shield of David, islamic crescent, buddhist wheelie, hindu whatever, bahai something or other, etc. on the back?

What if the $50 was changed into a cool rub-on tatoo?

What if we changed the $100 bill into a more valuable-seeming Obama collector's plate.

Actually, for the historical significance of being the first black president, Obama might have earned himself a place on currency one day... too bad he'll be the most despised president since Hoover - or worse.

Mark my words, Obama is heatedly disliked now. Wait until Iran invades Baghdad, nukes Israel, the dollar bubble bursts, and the energy market collapses due to insufficient infrastructure due to imposed limits on investment. Oh, and wait until grandma dies because she couldn't get that surgery, your kid can't get braces, and you can't get your knee replaced....

[Maximus]

What has Obammassiah done that he deserves to be on the Dollar, instead of the Father of our country? This is just another example of the attempted revision of our history.

[softwareNerd]

What has Obammassiah done that he deserves to be on the Dollar, instead of the Father of our country? This is just another example of the attempted revision of our history.

he won the Nobel prize didn't he .

Of course, Obama would never push for getting his face on a dollar bill while he's in his first term: any such move can only hurt him. The guys proposing this might think they're Obama-supporters, but they do him more harm than good with their stupid proposals that have no chance to get off the ground, and can simply cause bad buzz for him.

[IchorFigure]

Obama on the single and FDR on the 100, ugh. This is pretty much dreaming Leftist monopoly money.

[th3ranger]

They might as well figure out what the ten million and ten billion dollar bills will look like...love the "right from a xerox printer" white on these. Good thing this is just some stupid UK design firm.

[flatlander]

It would rebrand the USA as a dictatorial banana republic with a currency that is effectively funny money and backed up with nothing. But Obama, Pelosi et al are already accomplishing that feat, no currency redesign necessary.

Besides, with the hyperinflation that's coming, currency notes with only two digits on them are so passe. I figure Obama's face could be on the $1,000,000,000,000 bill.

Edited August 25, 2010 by flatlander

[BRG253]

That would be a great metaphor actually. A worhtless president for a (soon-to-be) worthless currency.

[Cherring109]

Too bad it's not Thomas Sowell? (Please mind the question mark, it's there for a reason )

Edited August 25, 2010 by Cherring109

[Sir Andrew]

I guess if we wanted our money to look like UNO cards, we could use their design.