OUGD505 / Studio Brief 01 / Licence to Print Money / Norwegian Bank Note Design

While researching bank note design the re design for the Norwegian bank note came up. There is a really interesting concept behind these designs, as well as differentiating the Norwegian currency from any others, making it look a lot more contemporary rather than traditional.

"Our organic pattern abstracts the sea. Seen in connection with the rational cubical pattern, it emphasizes the differences between the soft and the hard. Both patterns follow the Beaufort scale, as an expression of wind force, affecting the waves of the sea. On the 50 NOK note the wind is gentle, represented by short, cubical shapes and long, tame waves in the organic pattern. On the 1000 NOK note the wind is strong, expressed through sharp long shapes on the cubes and short waves."