Mobility as Currency
A conceptual currency series that turns transportation into a visual system for class, access, and mobility.
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Personal Project
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Concept Development, Graphic Design, Illustration
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Mobility is often framed as something universal, but in reality, the ability to move freely is shaped by cost, speed, and access. For this project, I explored transportation not simply as infrastructure, but as a quiet form of hierarchy. By turning mobility into currency, I wanted to make visible the unequal systems that determine who gets to move farther, faster, and more comfortably.
Each bill represents a different mode of transportation: the subway as the most affordable and widely accessible option, the taxi as a more private and paid convenience, and the airplane as the fastest and most expensive form of movement. Together, they form a visual hierarchy where transportation becomes a stand in for privilege. Through denomination, color, iconography, and layout, I designed each note to communicate value at a glance while questioning who truly has the freedom to move.
Mobility is often framed as something universal, but in reality, the ability to move freely is shaped by cost, speed, and access. For this project, I explored transportation not simply as infrastructure, but as a quiet form of hierarchy. By turning mobility into currency, I wanted to make visible the unequal systems that determine who gets to move farther, faster, and more comfortably.
Each bill represents a different mode of transportation: the subway as the most affordable and widely accessible option, the taxi as a more private and paid convenience, and the airplane as the fastest and most expensive form of movement. Together, they form a visual hierarchy where transportation becomes a stand in for privilege. Through denomination, color, iconography, and layout, I designed each note to communicate value at a glance while questioning who truly has the freedom to move.






