Designing banknotes is not your ordinary design job. If you ever get to work on a currency redesign, which I highly doubt, you will get a list of requirements that will probably make you regret getting to work on it at the first place.
There are special security requirements, advanced printing techniques to understand, and bureaucratic processes to face. For all these reasons, it’s much more convenient to redesign currencies in concept projects, even though the bills will never truly exist. Here are some cool concepts by designers who had interest in the way our money looks. Some are awesome, so a little less, but all are quite creative.
1. Hungarian paper money
This redesign of Hungarian euro is designed by Barbara Bernát that features European animals on common side and the other side shows related species of plants. You can view it here.
2. Pakistani Banknotes
This is an attempt to redesign the existing Pakistani Banknotes by Halima Sadia in order to have a collection of things that may be a stronger representation for a Pakistani. You can watch it here.
3. USD by Matt McGillvray
This is a project to redesign American currency by Matt McGillvray which is available here.
4. USD by Mucho
Redesign of USD by Mucho which is available here.
5. USD by Nathan Hammond
The goal of the project was to redesign American currency. You can view the design here.
6. New Greek Drachma
This is a series of banknotes for a hypothetical currency by Pavlos Vatikiotis which is available here.
7. USD by Ayrton Fernandez
This shows a redesign for the American currency with a full vertical design which is available here.
8. USD by Thompson&Partners
Redesign of US paper currency, based on the philosophers who inspired the Founding Fathers. You can view it here.
9. Futuristic Redesign of Bulgarian Currency
This is a futuristic Redesign of Bulgarian Currency by Metodi Zheynov which is available here.
10. Norwegian Currency
This is a currency redesign by Cheryl Smith for Norway that portrays characteristics of the Northern Lights. You can view it here.
