30 examples of dollar notes that have been artistically modified.

Interesting idea, shape coins according to their value relative to a dollar, or 100 cents in the case of Australian currency… a semi circle coin would be 50 cents, quarter shaped coin, 25 cents.
Easy on the eye if nothing else though.
Via Authentic Boredom.

Lovely, the intricate design of dollar and bank notes.
Early banknotes had very little on them – usually just some indication as to what the value of the note was – but gradually over time, and as the ability to print and engrave paper became more sophisticated, the images on banknotes became more complex. They [...]

It is estimated that almost 90 per cent of US dollar notes in circulation have some trace of cocaine on them, and not because Americans are all cocaine users, but because particles of the drug spread very quickly from note to note – in almost the same way a highly contagious virus does – when [...]

Artist Mark Wagner works with a somewhat expensive medium… dollar notes, and has no problem incorporating $100 notes into his works if need be.
I was making a lot of collage and artists books using Camel Cigarette packages. To a large extent it was the familiarity of the pack for people that made the work effective. [...]

This could start something. A blog that documents notes and messages written on dollar notes. And how’s the above image for a little guerrilla marketing for The Dark Knight… now that could start something.
de-noted is a blog to see what would happen if you release a question written on a bank note. There is no [...]

Paper money unfair to blind
This story has been featured in a few places but I thought it was worth relinking here, as there are usability and accessibility lessons for web designers in it.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld a 2006 district court ruling that could force the United States [...]