OUGD505 / STUDIO BRIEF 01 / INITIAL SKETCHES

My idea is based on the zodiac signs, and how this can be incorporated into a currency. Ideas for the name of the currency were related to the theme, for example Stars, Cosmos and Signs. These then separate from each worldwide currency, and would be their own separate entity dedicated to the celebration of Astrology which can be used globally.

Taking my determined idea of basing a currency around star signs, I needed to sketch a few compositions out to progress visually and create a starting point for when I develop digital layouts.

From this exercise I had reached the decision that I needed to incorporate three key elements onto the notes, the zodiac wheel, the currency amount and name and the specific constellation, however this can still be experimented with during development.

As can be seen from the first sketch, it is important not to overcomplicate the composition. Even though 'real money' is oftentimes very detailed, this does not mean I have to follow suit. I wanted to experiment with a very minimal layout such as the second sketch, however I like the nature of the overlapping from the rest of the sketches, which adds dimension to the composition.

The wheel will be experimented with in gold/gloss ink, and could be the 'security' strip of this currency, and be the determining element to finding out if a bank note is counterfeit, similarly to the American Dollar:

This could be done with UV ink or hypothetically just be able to be detected by a machine.