Content Ideas //
The next decision I need to make is what content my designs will include...
Occasions & Events
One idea I have had is to create a currency for a specific occasion.
This idea stemmed from a project I found on Behance that included designs for the Winter Olympics 2014.
The series of designs depicts the most popular events in the tournament whilst also including the existing original bank note design.
Greed - The Ugly side of Money
A different, more abstract idea for the content is to focus on the ugly side of money. This is inspired by some of the illustrations I came across at the Human History museum visit in Manchester.
Money can often be associated with greed and power. The power money can have on people can go two ways and more often than not it can turn people against on another. This ugly side of money is something that I could focus on in my designs. With this, I could use imagery often associated with over-the-top wealth and lavishness.
This imagery may include jewellery, mansions, sports cars and many more.
Tiger Economies
My third concept idea is to redesign the currency for one of the countries considered to have a Tiger Economy. These countries are the rapidly developing countries such as South Korea and Japan.
The idea to focus on these countries in particular came from the thought that the speed at which these countries are growing suggests that in the near future these countries will over take the western world in terms of development, technology and standard of living.
All of the Tiger Economies are found in Southeast Asia.
Calligraphy
Another idea for content is to look into calligraphy, specifically that of south east Asia.
The Chinese name for calligraphy is shūfǎ in Traditional Chinese, literally "the method or law of writing)
The Japanese name shodō (書道) means "the way or principle of writing"
The Korean is seoye (서예/書藝) means "the art of writing"
And the Vietnamese is Thư pháp (書法) means "the way of letters or words").
The calligraphy of East Asian characters is an important and appreciated aspect of East Asian culture.
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