AR App Puts Historic Women On US Currency

In the US, it’s been over 100 years since a woman appeared on paper currency so Nexus Studios and Google teamed up with former US Treasurer Rosie Rios to launch Notable Women.

The project highlights 100 American women who shaped US history by placing their portraits where they’ve historically been left out, on US bills. The women were voted for by the American public from a collection developed by American teachers.

Notable Womenconsists of an AR app, developed by Nexus’ Interactive Arts team, a comprehensive website and downloadable material for educational purposes. "I firmly believe that inspirations lead to aspirations, which is why we have a responsibility to highlight the women who have shaped our past and serve as role models for our future," said Rios. 

The process of creating Notable Women required millimetric attention to detail in order to achieve seamless portrait transitions. Due to visual differences in each dollar bill denomination, seven portraits needed to be made for each woman. This resulted in the creation of 700 portraits, each one individually designed and composed to resemble the texture of ink on a dollar bill.

You can download Notable Women from App Store and Google Play.