A collective of design agencies from Scotland’s creative industries scene has played a central role in the Royal Bank of Scotland’s pioneering “The People’s Money” bank notes, with the first in the ‘Fabric of Nature’ series being the £5 note released in 2016 and culminating with the £20 note in 2020. Design consultancy Nile, O Street, Stuco Design and Timorous Beasties are the main agencies to have supported the creative design process for Royal Bank of Scotland, while almost 30 different designers have been involved to date. Timorous Beasties were tasked with illustrating elements of the Scottish natural world; Otters, mackerel, red squirrels and, of course, midgies.
Why the stramash about animals on #banknotes?
Scotland's money has a braw blend of craiturs on ane side, a notable Scottish men and women on the other.
We celebrate wir beautiful natural world, and the sky hasna fallen on wir heids
#keepScotlandTheBrand
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