OUGD505 / STUDIO BRIEF 01 / LICENCE TO PRINT MONEY / BRIEF

Brief title: 'Licence to Print Money'

In an age of Apple Pay, Bitcoin, contactless, Paypal and other options for the transferring of funds, is there a future for "real" money?

Undertake research into the development of coinage and banknotes while also exploring the cultural understandings of legal tender. Following this initial engagement (including the research trip to the People's History Museum's Show Me The Money exhibition), begin a more developed interrogation of financial transactions in order to complete your own proposal for the future of the banknote.

Your proposed banknote design should be presented as a finished print that makes use of any of the varied analogue print processes available within the college's workshops. Submissions should additionally be created using a minimum of two colours/finishes. Paper size for completed work will be 21cm x 26cm with banknote designs displayed landscape. (The size of the actual banknotes are to be determined by the student when based on their design rationale. It is up to the student whether they choose to display one or two sides of a banknote on the print.) 

Each 21cm x 26cm print is to be submitted by 21st April 2016 for inclusion in a Level 4 and Level 5 group show that will run in May 2016.

Please note, finished prints for this brief are not digital prints.

Analysis

This brief limits the designer in ways regarding printing, as the final resolution must be printed using analogue print processes. However, this will also open up new methods to the designer, that may not have been explored before, such as using more colours during screen printing, foiling, embossing and letter pressing. My own experiences with analogue techniques has been minimal, therefore I feel this will be an excellent opportunity to really experiment and go forward with this brief by trying out new methods I have not previously used in other briefs.

The brief will also entail detailed research which will inevitably inform my design decisions and development. This should be done thoroughly, ensuring all aspects of the brief are researched indepthly and considered. 

It will also be important to consider the format this brief will be displayed in the exhibition, and ensuring that this will not hinder my design will be important. It must be clearly displayed.