Chris Rogers

This design won Runner-Up in the Creative Quarterly 18 Competition. A nation’s currency is a culturally significant artifact and is often a system that lacks universal access. U.S. banknotes offer little accommodation for those without sight or severe visual impairment. The banknotes have been designed to combine color change, high-contrast numerals, size variation and tactile elements in order to differentiate between the denominations.

Tactile Epoxy Bumps and a scannable infrared code aid in identification.

High contrast numerals are used on the reverse of the notes.

This design won Runner-Up in the Creative Quarterly 18 Competition. A nation’s currency is a culturally significant artifact and is often a system that lacks universal access. U.S. banknotes offer little accommodation for those without sight or severe visual impairment. The banknotes have been designed to combine color change, high-contrast numerals, size variation and tactile elements in order to differentiate between the denominations.

Sizes are based on two variations. The One retains it's original size, Fives and Tens are the same width as the One but different lengths. The Twenty retains the original length, but is wider, Fifties and Hundreds are the same width as the Twenty but different sizes. If a person has trouble seeing, they can ask for the Ones, Fives and Tens sets during transactions and only need to remember the three sizes. Vending and ATMs can be retooled to accommodate.