The Color of Money Update

Visitors to my previous blog might remember a post I wrote about the color of money. Just click here to refresh your memory.

It seems I'm not the only person concerned with this issue. Low and behold, in today's (Sunday, May 15) NYTimes there's an article about the design of Swiss money (click here for article, although if this is now an old post you may not be able to access the article).

Here's a description of the money:

"The Swiss money, designed by Jörg Zintzmeyer, is stamped with the faces and works of noted 20th-century Swiss arts figures, like Le Corbusier and Giacometti. Though equal in width, the bills are of different lengths, making them easier to sort through, a task once impossible for the visually impaired. Each denomination is a different color, and the bills are vertically oriented, not horizontally as most are, which also makes them easier to distinguish."

Here's a photo of the Swiss money:

Doesn't this look more interesting than our boring, all-the-same size & color bills? (click on image for larger view)

Comments

[Stefen]

Hey Diva,

I've been enjoying your blogings/missives.

I saw the article in the Times on Money and I have always felt that the US currency is just so boring, totally lacking any imagination.

My big disappointment was the "redesign" that was talked about like the second coming and it was just more of the same.

As for my vote for the best, it would be The Dutch Guilder. Not only do they come in fabulous colors but they have the denomination of the bills written in braile. Now, thats a country that is thinking about everyone.

Warmest Regards
Stefen