Studio Brief 1 - Initial Ideas CAN POST

As I've decide on what country/topic area I wanted to base my banknote around also and looking into the Bauhaus movement, It was important to start sketching out ideas to try and reflect a note that celebrated the Bauhaus movement and the unification of German from the Euro. Many of the ideas below consist of products that have made the movement so influential and ground breaking over the years.

The idea here is to have a full bleed image the famous Kettle by Marianne Brandt who was head of the metal workshop. The visual fills the whole note to portray a visually appealing and contemporary note. The image is essentially centre stage to show off the achievement of Marianne Brandt. The numbers of the note will appear at the bottom left while the German flag on the top left. In true ‘form follows function’ style the note communicates its purpose without any unnecessary distraction. The German flag is there to communicate to the user that the note in fact German. True contemporary note, minimal but effective in its mission.

Similar to the note above. Full bleed image will be used to celebrate key figures within the Bauhaus Movement. This image is off the famous B3 by modernist Marcel Breuer (This isn't the B3 but I would use the B3 instead of the chair in the image). The only aspect that is different to the above note is the hierarchy of information. The minimal/modernist aesthetics is still implemented but the German flag and note number has changed. The German flag has been centrally aligned so it falls directly under the chair. It gives a patriotic feel as the German flag falls under the Bauhaus chair. Hopefully it would make the Germans feel proud about their history.

This idea is influenced by the original Bauhaus banknote (below). The design still implements the B3 chair by Marcel Breuser but the layout is not as minimal as the previous two ideas. Over the top of the chair will either be a security feature or a verse of the German anthem. Germany has been stuck under Euro rule for many years so the unification of Germany will demonstrate it's upmost love and support the people have for Germany and that's what the German verse will communicate. The note number will be overlaid with a bright colour to maximise visibility making it easier to understand for everyone. In the bottom left will either be a security feature or the anthem.

Original Bauhaus banknote

This idea will be best seen as a set, the other two in the set will be below this idea. The idea will essentially be taking the iconic geometric shape that Bauhaus is famous for. The shapes include the triangle, square and circle and the idea would be that each shape would represent an area of the Bauhaus movement. There are around 8 disciplines that Bauhaus embeds within its school but the three geometric shape will only include the most influential out of the lot. The chosen areas aren't set in stone at the moment as I will need to undertake more research but architecture, design (furniture) and Graphic design seems the best options. 

Each shape will take up the majority of the bank note with a verse from the German anthem being overlaid on top of the shape. The layout of the type is in a similar fashion to a Bauhaus poster I spotted. The rotation of the type allows the type to fit effectively without affecting any feature or object near it. It communicated a contemporary and modern style thats still trending in the 21st century.