Intuitive Coin Design for International Visitors - http://flowingdata.com/2009...
Dec 18, 2009
from
Tony Ruscoe,
Dan Hsiao,
Bret Taylor,
James Stratford,
Sachin Sebastian,
Jim Norris,
Kevykev,
Taras Brizitsky,
Isaac Hepworth,
Rob H.,
Felicia Yue,
xero,
AJ Batac,
Jay,
Jeff P. Henderson,
Lora Lufark,
Kemal,
eugenio,
MrManson,
maxilprof,
Scoble, Alex Scoble,
zeroinfluencer,
onurc,
Özkan Altuner,
Andrei M. Marinescu,
and
Tudor Bosman
liked this
"You know when you go to another country and have no clue what the coins of the local currency are worth? ... Designer Mac Funamizu puts an idea out there that might solve the woes of international visitors. se wedges and proportions to indicate how much the money is worth."
- Tom Stocky
"Nevermind the increased production costs, storage, and people cutting themselves on coin wedges. They look awesome. Plus - the one- and five-cent pieces can double as bottle openers."
- Tudor Bosman
Very clever
- Özkan Altuner
Very clever. I love the 2.
- Kevin Fox
Isn't this problem solved by putting numbers on the coins?
- Andrew C (✔)
Andrew: not really. 1. not for blind people, and 2. not when fumbling around in your pocket; you end up pulling a handful of coins, and then slowly sifting through them reading every single number, while people behind you in the checkout line are tapping their feet -- an all-too-common event for international travelers.
- Tudor Bosman
Something noted by the designer (http://twitter.com/mac_fun...) is that angular coins might hurt your hand ... but still a cool idea.
- Tom Stocky
Non-round coins are also highly impractical for coin-operated machines that depend on the ability of a coin to roll through a mechanism.
- Kevin Fox
I think it is about time to get rid of most coins. Do we really need pennies and nickles or even dimes? They are almost useless and have very little value. Does anything actually cost 1, 5 or 10 cents anymore? Would be a lot easier if prices were rounded up or down to the nearest quarter or dime.
- Jeff P. Henderson
Currency for the hard of thinking? You could take your eye out with that quarter!
- Ken Morley