Topic: How would you like to design a bitcoin banknote? - page 28. (Read 94792 times)

Well can we get some placeholders? It is easy. Here is an example of an AES encrypted private key.

Public Key
1QJow1aDX17EDWS5WKDzCdtQXxPkPatKTs



Private Key
5JM8AjZ9AtaHaPcbmTEYQVkjkDn89Vmz6u7Vi8D5Thi1Rxf6uwK




Private Key AES 128 bit using Pass Phrase "Marry Had A Little Lamb"
U2FsdGVkX18R7NzIXKPOUMayZy2tM6Vx39Tr8EXcL6HwSy9YYthOwam01wPxAV2j
lmnPgtpRUD18I52ETJElsUgA1U+tgoyNhaiBQqKJuSI=

Will come up with some new versions using the suggestions given by the end of the day. Also some colored examples as they are very easy to do. The greyscale was used because it's easy to go from greyscale to colored, but the opposite may not be so easy while keeping legibility.

This is my favorite!
No face. Looks good greyscale.

I would add the usability labels to the QR codes but still keep the labels you have.

How would it look with bitcoin.org in white font where the solid black line is at the bottom.

That's a programming issue for the guy doing the printing program based on these designs. Why bother the designers here.

These have a very nice background.

I have still only seen PLAIN TEXT private keys. Can someone work on an AES encrypted solution? One that is not in PLAIN SIGHT?

I am not a designer or I would take a stab at it.

GREAT WORK SO FAR PEOPLE!!!

By far my favorite.

Not only does it look great b/w and probably better in color (if there's a color version), but it also looks like it will use a smaller amount of ink.

Those are the two primary focuses of BTC cash.

Some notes:
1. Could you un-slant all the BTCs.
2. Try to make it use even less ink? (white bodys of fat lines, whiter shade of gray)

The terminology for all these things are still being created but I refuse to call this a paper wallet even though a paper wallet may contain one or more key pairs.

I still think Voucher or Coupon should be used and no one has tried to work these names into a design.

Also keep in mind Bitcoin is NOT a CURRENCY.

Wow, guys! This is coming along rather nicely. I really like the above image, but not at all fond of the plain looking orange/slanted-B in the the corners. I do feeling it needs an orange shade Bitcoin logo of sorts, but not this one.

~Bruno~

The equation is one of Satoshi's and it describes network security, so it can't get better than that IMO.

You hide the private key by folding the bill by the watermark line, covering the big B, leaving only the public key QR-code on sight so the balance can be verified.

Ofcourse I'm open to suggestions. I'm not a math wizard, so if anyone can suggest a better equation it will be appreciated.

IMHO this one looks most PRO. I wd definitely change the equation to something more inherit .. like elliptic curve equations etc.

Did not get the idea how the private key wd be hidden.

Import means add the private key from a paper wallet to some software wallet..The funds stay on the same address. No spending.

Mike,you'll have a difficult task to choosing the winners 

The watermark is supposed to be the spot where to fold the bill to hide the private key.
It has one of Satoshi's equations in there. The probability of an attacker to succeed in double spending the coins by releasing a longer chain, or something like that. It's in the whitepaper.
The world map, because it's the first trully global currency.

Anything that needs to be changed?

Binary border with the middle logo.
Named it paper wallet for this time and put the QR code in the corner so you can fold it over for safety 

Bitcoin Variable Voucher
Bitcoin Variable Coupon

We should at least avoid living persons, and in particular avoid glorifying our community leaders. What if we did this a while back and had Bruce bills?

This design gets better with every iteration. Keep up the good work!

I think "Bitcoin Wallet" is more accurate than "Bitcoin Account". Although an "account" generally implies an ID and password which could be interpreted as public key and private key, in the case of Bitcoin, "Account" is analogous with bank account and/or Bitcoin "Address".

It's not clear (since Bitcoin is unprecedented) but I believe these are the terms we should consider:
1) Bitcoin Wallet
2) Bitcoin Financial Instrument
3) Bitcoin Certificate
4) Bitcoin Bearer Bond

The first two, I feel, are accurate in their own right. A bitcoin wallet is a financial instrument.
I believe an argument could be made for certificate as in "certificate of ownership". The certificate would essentially make you the owner of that bitcoin address but not the owner of any specific amount of BTC.
Similarly, "bearer bond" could be used because whoever is the bearer of that paper has control of that bitcoin address. However, a bearer bond is a debt instrument and bitcoin is not a debt instrument.

Regarding "LOAD & VERIFY" and "SPEND ALL" compared to "ADDRESS" and "PRIVATE KEY". The first set of terms provides some usability for those new to bitcoin it helps them understand what each "number" is for, which is nice :-)

If we look at money from a century ago on Wikipedia we can see that sometimes full sentences appear. We should consider that this type of financial instrument requires instruction to use and re-use and we should consider 1 or 2 URLs be placed on the design, especially bitcoin.org

Also, I wonder what it would look like with a WIF private key instead of mini key.

No offense to Gavin, but can we scratch him, and people altogether from the notes ?

Lets not make it about anyone... 

When finished, I would like to buy finished blank color notes on decent paper and load them with a template.