I haven't written for awhile - for several reasons, but no matter. Today I've just got a bit of a rant.
Why is American money getting so ugly? I mean, it's got its classic look, the portraits are well-drawn, and its still got its green color, but every new "improvement" introduced by the US Mint seems to detract from those good qualities.
There are examples of beautiful currency all across the world. Most of these feature bold colors, and color coding systems that are not only distinctive, but convenient as well.
Whether Americans like it or not, the greenback has gone polychromatic as well - and not in a good way. The 20 has some orange, the 50 some red, the 10 is peach-colored, and I saw my first purple 5 dollar bill today.
Americans seem unwilling to deviate far from the color green, but if this is how we're going to accomplish that, then it is time to throw in the towel. Adding a splash of hideous color to the greenback is just not worth it. I say keep the 1 green, but embrace color for everything else. Open up the color palette and create something that is visually appealing.
Anyway, that's just my two cents.
1 comment:
You are so funny. Green is the color of american money. The entire world can have what ever they want...holograms and watermarks and pictures of rainbows. But Green is our signature color and you need to get over it.
Besides, you know it is cooler than the way our money used to look. Baby steps.
:)
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