OUGD505: Studio Brief 1 - Research Conclusion/ Project Proposal

OUGD505: Studio Brief 1/ Licence to print money

Research Conclusion/ Project Proposal

To conclude my research I have established the best hope for tactile 'real' money to remain viable within society is for it to be used as a cultural exchange celebrating each nation to ensure its cultural heritage can be largely celebrated and continued. However the way in which this heritage is celebrated needs to remain contemporary and engaging to represent the dynamic nature of the nations commerce, not disregarding the evolution of technology but incorporating these digital advancements into the celebration of culture within a realised currency proposal. This concludes a form of tactile money will best represent this through a similar paper banknote style bill.

Taking this idea of a celebrated cultural heritage I propose to take inspiration from the architecture of the exhibition space creating a cultural celebration of the brutalist movement within the aesthetic of the new bank note. This provides contextual relevance to the exhibition itself and applies the ecology of its surrounds to inform the aesthetic. This could further be extended into a series of notes of iconic brutalist landmarks used to revitalise the British currency system.

Taking through my proposal with tutors found this concept could be successful in creating a succinct practical link with the exhibition that celebrates a sense of Britain's cultural heritage. I was informed of further resources to research into before undertaking any initial design directions and was told to consider how this could be extended into a bank-note series.

I feel confident with the proposed concept creating succinct contextual links with the actual exhibition taking inspiration from the ecology of the building and applying it to be research creating a refined concept that reflects an element of british heritage that can be developed in a contemporary style creating a re-vitalised series of engaging banknotes that depict how tactile money can still serve a culturally relevant pruprose within this emerging digital age.