Comments on: I’m just waiting for them to change the one-dollar bill. http://www.mitchmagee.com/blog/2006/04/02/i%e2%80%99m-just-waiting-for-them-to-change-the-one-dollar-bill/ Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:24:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Mitch http://www.mitchmagee.com/blog/2006/04/02/i%e2%80%99m-just-waiting-for-them-to-change-the-one-dollar-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-404 Mitch Thu, 13 Apr 2006 23:07:54 +0000 http://www.mitchmagee.com/blog/2006/04/02/i%e2%80%99m-just-waiting-for-them-to-change-the-one-dollar-bill/#comment-404 Yeah, I saw it. It's OK. Is it magenta or ochre, I can't remember. It still looks like it was designed by commitee, the "retard commitee" that is. It's funny how people bitch about the most simple changes to money. I've already heard random people say, "man I can't get used to these 10s." I want to tell them to grow up and give me my change; just wait 'til you see my "indiginous birds" plan, then you'll really be bitching. Yeah, I saw it. It’s OK. Is it magenta or ochre, I can’t remember. It still looks like it was designed by commitee, the “retard commitee” that is.

It’s funny how people bitch about the most simple changes to money. I’ve already heard random people say, “man I can’t get used to these 10s.” I want to tell them to grow up and give me my change; just wait ’til you see my “indiginous birds” plan, then you’ll really be bitching.

]]> By: Mark http://www.mitchmagee.com/blog/2006/04/02/i%e2%80%99m-just-waiting-for-them-to-change-the-one-dollar-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-401 Mark Tue, 11 Apr 2006 19:46:16 +0000 http://www.mitchmagee.com/blog/2006/04/02/i%e2%80%99m-just-waiting-for-them-to-change-the-one-dollar-bill/#comment-401 The new $10 has color: magenta. You see it? The new $10 has color: magenta. You see it?

]]> By: Marc http://www.mitchmagee.com/blog/2006/04/02/i%e2%80%99m-just-waiting-for-them-to-change-the-one-dollar-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-399 Marc Mon, 10 Apr 2006 20:55:46 +0000 http://www.mitchmagee.com/blog/2006/04/02/i%e2%80%99m-just-waiting-for-them-to-change-the-one-dollar-bill/#comment-399 I totally disagree with Mitch that it should be more ornamental, but I have never been more in agreement with a Bloggy post: we desparately need to redo the $1 bill. Its a matter of national pride. I totally disagree with Mitch that it should be more ornamental, but I have never been more in agreement with a Bloggy post: we desparately need to redo the $1 bill. Its a matter of national pride.

]]> By: Mitch http://www.mitchmagee.com/blog/2006/04/02/i%e2%80%99m-just-waiting-for-them-to-change-the-one-dollar-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-394 Mitch Fri, 07 Apr 2006 02:54:56 +0000 http://www.mitchmagee.com/blog/2006/04/02/i%e2%80%99m-just-waiting-for-them-to-change-the-one-dollar-bill/#comment-394 Yeah, I wouldn't mind it being MORE ornamental, but perhaps that ornament could diverge from the neo-classical stuff (what little there is left) on the current curency. I loved the look of the Dutch Gilders—they were beautiful and slick and they had a shit-load going on! Great money. Alas, gone, because of the crappy-looking Euro. Yeah, I wouldn’t mind it being MORE ornamental, but perhaps that ornament could diverge from the neo-classical stuff (what little there is left) on the current curency.

I loved the look of the Dutch Gilders—they were beautiful and slick and they had a shit-load going on! Great money. Alas, gone, because of the crappy-looking Euro.

]]> By: kaveri http://www.mitchmagee.com/blog/2006/04/02/i%e2%80%99m-just-waiting-for-them-to-change-the-one-dollar-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-393 kaveri Fri, 07 Apr 2006 00:01:43 +0000 http://www.mitchmagee.com/blog/2006/04/02/i%e2%80%99m-just-waiting-for-them-to-change-the-one-dollar-bill/#comment-393 what about 18th and 19th century stock certificates and such? those are so excessively ornamental and so fabulous. maybe our money just needs to be more flamboyent. i do like the idea of indigenous birds and flowers. i also like money that's a bit psychedelic. dutch guilders have got both those features. what about 18th and 19th century stock certificates and such? those are so excessively ornamental and so fabulous.
maybe our money just needs to be more flamboyent.
i do like the idea of indigenous birds and flowers. i also like money that’s a bit psychedelic. dutch guilders have got both those features.

]]> By: Mitch http://www.mitchmagee.com/blog/2006/04/02/i%e2%80%99m-just-waiting-for-them-to-change-the-one-dollar-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-392 Mitch Wed, 05 Apr 2006 15:46:18 +0000 http://www.mitchmagee.com/blog/2006/04/02/i%e2%80%99m-just-waiting-for-them-to-change-the-one-dollar-bill/#comment-392 In the second redesign phase, some color-bleeds were added along with truly stupid picture overlays. Basically, the whole money redesign program was half-hearted from the start and entirely an attempt to combat counterfeiting. From a design standpoint, I think a redesign was a great idea—it's retarded to have money crowded with a bunch of 18th century ornamental work in this day in age. Also, I think having the look of money stay static for so long creates a sort of fetish around the power of American wealth as an end in itself. But I think, the designers could have gone much further. I like that the images are all still hand-engraved (a process that can take a year to complete a single portrait). But I don't like the weak attempt to retain the old ornamental work; it should have been eliminated entirely. I think the addition of color to the face of the bill (while maintaining a green back) would have been a good idea. If I had my way, I would have eliminated the portraits altogether and replaced them with images of things likes indigenous birds and flowers. In the second redesign phase, some color-bleeds were added along with truly stupid picture overlays.

Basically, the whole money redesign program was half-hearted from the start and entirely an attempt to combat counterfeiting. From a design standpoint, I think a redesign was a great idea—it’s retarded to have money crowded with a bunch of 18th century ornamental work in this day in age. Also, I think having the look of money stay static for so long creates a sort of fetish around the power of American wealth as an end in itself.

But I think, the designers could have gone much further. I like that the images are all still hand-engraved (a process that can take a year to complete a single portrait). But I don’t like the weak attempt to retain the old ornamental work; it should have been eliminated entirely. I think the addition of color to the face of the bill (while maintaining a green back) would have been a good idea. If I had my way, I would have eliminated the portraits altogether and replaced them with images of things likes indigenous birds and flowers.

]]> By: kaveri http://www.mitchmagee.com/blog/2006/04/02/i%e2%80%99m-just-waiting-for-them-to-change-the-one-dollar-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-390 kaveri Wed, 05 Apr 2006 05:52:18 +0000 http://www.mitchmagee.com/blog/2006/04/02/i%e2%80%99m-just-waiting-for-them-to-change-the-one-dollar-bill/#comment-390 i got a $1 bill back from a cashier the other day and it was magenta-ish. like not totally magenta, but a magenta pall cast over the green. for a moment i was overwhelmed wth excitement because i thought it was the new, redesigned $1-- which would have been odd b/c there was no color change with the other denominations, although maybe there should be. why the all-green look? its as if as a nation we all wore grey flannel suits. which happens to be actually what i wore today. i got a $1 bill back from a cashier the other day and it was magenta-ish. like not totally magenta, but a magenta pall cast over the green. for a moment i was overwhelmed wth excitement because i thought it was the new, redesigned $1– which would have been odd b/c there was no color change with the other denominations, although maybe there should be. why the all-green look? its as if as a nation we all wore grey flannel suits. which happens to be actually what i wore today.

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