horses for courses- each to his own

radrocket:

dudemau5:

Dowling Duncan and redesigning the American Dollar:

Why the size?
We have kept the width the same as the existing dollars. However we have changed the size of the note so that the one dollar is shorter and the 100 dollar is the longest. When stacked on top of each other it is easy to see how much money you have. It also makes it easier for the visually impaired to distinguish between notes.

Why a vertical format?
When we researched how notes are used we realized people tend to handle and deal with money vertically rather than horizontally. You tend to hold a wallet or purse vertically when searching for notes. The majority of people hand over notes vertically when making purchases. All machines accept notes vertically. Therefore a vertical note makes more sense.

Why different colors?
It’s one of the strongest ways graphically to distinguish one note from another.

Why these designs?
We wanted a concept behind the imagery so that the image directly relates to the value of each note. We also wanted the notes to be educational, not only for those living in America but visitors as well. Each note uses a black and white image depicting a particular aspect of American history and culture. They are then overprinted with informational graphics or a pattern relating to that particular image.

$1 – The first African American president
$5 – The five biggest native American tribes
$10 – The bill of rights, the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution
$20 – 20th Century America
$50 – The 50 States of America
$100 – The first 100 days of President Franklin Roosevelt. During this time he led the congress to pass more important legislations than most presidents pass in their entire term. This helped fight the economic crises at the time of the great depression. Ever since, every new president has been judged on how well they have done during the first 100 days of their term.

forsciencejohn:

when I say “I wish they would turn this book into a movie” what I really mean is “I wish they would turn this book into a 17-hour-long spectacle that includes every single solitary detail and doesn’t deviate at all from the storyline and has perfect casting”

thatfunnyblog:

i might still be ugly but i used to be uglier

code-red-arthur:

festusthehappydragon:

darkstoriesofthenorth:

for-one-shining-moment:

subliminal-mind-duck:

John Green’s car breaks down

The Fault in Our Cars

John Green gets locked in a pub

The Fault in Our Bars

John Green writes a strongly…

rosired11:

indab:

ninthtravelingman:

rosired11:

okay after seeing these to i really do believe we need one of the ninth doctor guys 

i think that would have to be the “Air from my lungs” gif

i did it

you are officially amazing 

weirdhermitsunited:

cutest moment ever

worclip:

Trea Compact Alcohol Stove by Michael Kononsky

Prototype

The Trea is a compact alcohol powered stove that is ready for the go. Ideal for the urban outdoors, this stylish 3-logs-fire-inspired appliance adds a touch of glam to your romantic evening. Crafted from poles of stainless steel and processed with Milling router, milling cutter filled with soaking material and stainless steel wire net, the stove is foldable and compact and definitely not clumsy!

desudad:

Whoever painted this and left it in the art building, I am in love with you.

do your eyes ever randomly go out of focus and then you are too lazy to focus them back in and just stare at nothing for a while

• plot twist: he likes you back

sardonicheight:

So I made a custom Pokéball skin for my MacBook Pro. I lined everything up and manually cut the circle out of the middle. Now, when you open the laptop (and the backlight is on), the circle glows. I’m pretty happy with it. ^^

When beginning a tattoo apprenticeship, fruits are usually practiced on before skin.

funfreacksnc:

where do you buy rory williams

i want a rory williams