Comments on: The Currency of Design

By: Shekhar

Shekhar — Tue, 06 Dec 2016 21:32:18 +0000

Post on my thread by Chander Shekhar

Chander Shekhar For everyone’s information, all the aspects of misalignment and different sizes of fonts are actually the greatest plus points that go in FAVOUR of an absolutely IMPOSSIBLE TO FAKE design. For the information of the novice critique, the bank note security design and printing require the most specialised skills and technique. Without divulging more, the entire artwork HAS to be made BY HAND. If it were made by traditional medhods any joker would be able to trace. This design CANNOT be traced, has no dpi or resolution nor will have nodes. It is a VECTOR par excellence.
Now the pink colour. Security printing of the highest order allows the colour to scuff. Check dollar. Then magenta is the most expensive colour. Pinks created from magenta are brilliant with the largest variety and are the hardest to dulpicate accurately. So anyone attempting to duplicate will have to consider the high expenses and risks. The designs and motifs people are making fun of, have unusual qualities of giving moire effect when photographed of xeroxed. So guys LETS SHOW SOME RESPECT FOR THE FINEST MOST RESPECTED BANK NOTE OF THE WORLD.

By: Rahul Kunwar

Rahul Kunwar — Tue, 06 Dec 2016 05:57:19 +0000

The demonetization is used as a method of publicity rather than a social reform movement. The ill planning and devastating management is not only hurting the people who consist the 70% population of the nation but also the employment aspect of the nation big time. I think it could have been done in a better way. Somewhere in the world it was meant to hurt the big black earners instead the pockets of the poor who are already being crushed under the powerless money are being diluted further in the political apocalyptic approach of the newly formed governance.
Going with the design of the newly circulated currency notes, being a designer I’m feeling discomfort the moment I look up to the currency of the past and down to the future, by no means it is pleasing. I understand the need of cashless nation but for that you need a cash-full nation first not the bad design of the currency. It is more relating to the fact that this government is trying to impose their marks on the country more than trying to cope up with the problems. Fascinating!
On the other hand currency is the biggest representative of the nation, of any nation. Britishers ruled on us for more than 200 years and when you take their 1 pound coin in your hands you can instantly feel the power of that nation. This is what currency means. Now 2000 rs note has multiple things to look at which are only distraction when you hold it in your hand. It is not the design. aesthetics do play major role, which is missing, I thought it could have been better if this design had emphasis on the design than on the Swatchh Bharat logo and flipped Gandhi ji, which is also a bit distorted. Ashamed by the fact that Indian currency is not showing any intent of representing our nation. I don’t know how may of us were affected by the black money but surely people like me are having issues with the fancy currency.

By: Itu Chaudhuri

Itu Chaudhuri — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 11:29:11 +0000

You can add to that the money that won’t come back at all, destroyed by owners, turned mouldy, etc. It will be accounted as black money reduced.

I can’t tell whether the move, while politically powerful, will have the claimed benefits or the disbenefits
also claimed by opponents. Or ratios thereof.

No doubt that it gives pleasure by way of Schadenfreude to many, at the cost of pain to the bigger little fish. The few big ones are surely unaffected. Thats by design.

By: Sumit Roy

Sumit Roy — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 11:06:44 +0000

Excellent thoughts on design.

Unfortunately, I can’t react subjectively as I have not needed to use the Rs. 2000 note as yet, though it’s been 12 days since that new note has been issued.

Didn’t have much money that needed exchanging in the first place. I guess I do almost all my cash transactions paperless.

The different size of the note is either a masterstroke or a complete design failure. Only time will tell.

Right now the transaction value of converting black to white seems to be 20%.

If you have the time to line up and earn Rs. 500 for the day for converting black to white you can do so by merging with the millions of people who need more than the daily and weekly withdrawal / exchange limits.

At any rate, India’s banks are now flush with newly found deposits.

So is that by design? Or has India’s jugaad mentality defeated the best laid plans to eradicate black money?

I guess the fact that the demonetization idea will get at least 20% of the black economy into the white economy is no mean achievement.

It’s one way to re-distribute 20% of the wealth that was lying around as idle cash.

By: lolita

lolita — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 05:03:41 +0000

Shades of magenta are juxtaposed to create an innocuous looking note, supposedly the new 2000/-. As an old lady of an indiscriminate age buying vegetables along with me at the vendor said” gandhi will soon be replaced by modi” ! so we can well imagine what might happen if a toilet were to be an image on a note.
The design of the note shows us that although we live in a country which now boasts of many design schools, a veritable talent of young minds, the government seeks out the poorest in design. Ironic and distressing for many of us who imbibe and educate young minds about design being “aesthetic” ” visually appealing” functional and cohesive.
Yes, we are in this new age world looking to go ” cashless” and so on,but being a sensitive citizen, I also know that a large part of the population is deprived of fundamentals like electricity , education and water… so in the hills of Uttarakand, they would rather queue up for water; than a bunch of notes or struggle to work an ATM .

So, ” design” as we interpret it, can most certainly become the problem solver, provided we are able to actually identify the need. It is an eternal paradox , one that can make or break the variable experiences we constantly strive to improve.