Studio Brief 02 - Licence to Print Money - The US dollar

Here are some features that make the banknote so distinctive. Each acting as a security precaution.

Banknote number is always unique. In the latest serie of the US dollars the number is more complicated; it goes as AA 00000000 A plus reserve bank letter and digit.

Much of the ornamental decoration on the US dollars is done in negative, both on obverse and reverse. On the obverse it's also done with intaglio printing.

Thin lines in the numerals also make it more difficult to counterfeit the banknote. Gradient thickness of the lines is also a feature against fraud.

Miniature details are the most important feature about the US dollars. Portraits become more complicated from serie to serie, ans a lot of tiny details are present at the picture on the reverses of the notes. Portraites are done with intaglio printing.

My Design

Using such detail may be difficult as the brief restricts us using print methods only that are not digital.

Screen print can capture a decent amount of detail, but thin small lines and tiny drawings may not successfully print out. If I am to achieve a successful print I would rather use a bold crisp design that can 100% not be effected by the print method.