Just when you thought it couldn’t get any uglier, the U.S. Treasury does it again and debuts a God awful redesign of the U.S. currency. How much money did we need to spend to put a HUGE purple five on the back of the $5 bill and call that aesthetically pleasing? And what designer actually thought this was a good idea? I think the design of U.S. money has taken a step back ever since the U.S. Treasury began redesigning our currency in 2004. The biggest problem that I see, which other countries have addressed, is its lack of consideration for the visual impaired. Because size is similar between varying denominations and no distinguishable elements, it makes it virtually impossible to tell the difference between a $1 bill and $10 bill. And trust me after a few beers, everyone becomes visually impaired. If you want to see some currency that is both functional and pleasing, take a look at the post from 2.10.08 talking about the Swiss Franc.