After reading Walt's post, and then Trevor's post, a project I found while parousing the internet came to mind.

The Dollar ReDe$ign Project. And, it's accompanying blog.

Currency is, in a way, brand collateral for a country. Right now, our dollar is weak. When your current brand is failing, you reinvent it.

The Dollar ReDe$ign Project is doing exactly that. It's interesting to see how people are envisioning America through it's currency design.

Here's one example:

Our current currency looks towards the past in rembrance of our forefathers. As our current leader has said many times, it's time to look to the future. I wonder how that could shape a new currency design.