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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;krispy, post: 980879, member: 19065&quot;]I have expressed the following sentiment extensively (and recently) in other threads on the New $100 note (as well as for the other redesigns since &#039;96/&#039;04). In those comments I have repeatedly campaigned that one&#039;s perspective must also consider that responding merely to the visual superficial aspect of the notes is a misplaced understanding of notes. That &#039;security&#039; and technology have always been a priority above aesthetics. Collectors dislike this but misunderstand what they find attractive about older notes are the very security features and labor that went into that aspect of the notes, which is unchanged in modern note design. Security engraving has always been a clutter of design elements but their sophistication and technological advancement over time has now delivered us notes expressive of the challenges and capabilities of the digital era. </p><p><br /></p><p>The &#039;decorative&#039; aesthetic of the past was an expression of that era and one in which technology allowed flourished expression, some call artistry, but it was firstly done out of a need for security, not visual appeal. The visual appeal cloaked the security measures that were in front of ones eyes. A trick was that security engraving&#039;s evolution to combat counterfeits allowed heavier an heavier application of interlaced and complicated design but technological advancement made their very application unnecessary. Advancements in technology actually make decoration a deterrent to security. To continue to add those lacy designs would subvert practicality and easy identification of a counterfeit. In the modern streamlined (simplified) graphic approach we see today, as defined by computer aided design, much of the decorative element can (and has) been stripped away to reveal the raw security aspect of the notes. Modern design does not only incorporate decorative element for the sake of art and even though they may look plain they are chock full of security features, as ever they have been. It may be possible to point to examples where art, if placed above security, resulted in less secure notes or those difficult for the average user to spot a fake, thus endangering the security of the money. The simple, clean and open design of modern notes is deceptive and not necessarily cheaper to execute (re: lack of budget or artistic skill). In design reality, often the simpler something is, the more difficult it becomes to design that thing effectively while conveying all the design requirements. Note design is no different in this regard and the security features being more transparent are that much harder to counterfeit too. </p><p><br /></p><p>I am very much a supporter of the new notes design and its fit into the modern era. The new notes will take its place quickly, despite collectors balking at the superficial design aspect from the start, in the pages of numismatics and become an historic and collectible aspect of the hobby. :smile[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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