The Observatory: Dollars and Change

On this episode of The Observatory, Michael Bierut and Jessica Helfand discuss the midterm election and currency design. Plus Jessica imitates a London cabbie, and Michael nails the pronunciation of our sponsor, MailChimp.

Also mentioned and worth looking at:

• The November 6, 2014, cover of Time featuring Mitch McConnell and Shepard Fairey’s response
• Travis Purrington’s redesign of the U.S. Dollar
• Snøhetta remakes Norwegian currency
• Norway’s new passport
• Marvin Heiferman on the slipperiness of photography at Paris Photo
• Jody Rosen on The Knowledge, London’s taxi test.
• Legible London