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Gordon Andrews (industrial Designer)
Gordon Andrews (10 January 1914 – 17 January 2001) was an Australian artist, graphic designer, and industrial designer. He is best known for the design of Australia's first decimal banknotes. His work also included the design of products such as cookware, jewellery, and furniture, as well as interior design, exhibition design, painting, sculpture, and photography. "He is widely acknowledged as one of Australia's most prominent mid-20th century multi-disciplinary artists." Early life and education Gordon Arthur Andrews was born in Ashfield, NSW. He studied engineering at East Sydney Technical College before switching to graphic design. After graduation, he worked for a Sydney advertising agency, and then moved to London, where he lived and worked prior to World War II. He returned to Australia in 1939. Career and legacy During the war, Andrews worked as a draftsman for De Havilland, and later, as a supervisor of an experimental hangar. In the 1950s he worked on commission ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banknotes Of The Australian Dollar
The notes of the Australian dollar were first issued by the Reserve Bank of Australia on 14 February 1966, when Australia changed to decimal currency and replaced the pound with the dollar. This currency was a lot easier for calculating compared to the previous Australian pound worth 20 shillings or 240 pence. First series (paper) The $1 (10/-), $2 (£1), $10 (£5), and $20 (£10) had exact exchange rates with pounds and were a similar colour to the notes they replaced, but the $5 (worth £2 10s) did not, and was not introduced until May 1967 when the public had become more familiar with decimal currency. The original notes were designed by Gordon Andrews, who rejected traditional Australian clichés in favour of interesting and familiar subjects such as Aboriginal culture, women, the environment, architecture and aeronautics. Notes issued between 1966 and 1973 bore the title "Commonwealth of Australia". Starting from 1974, the title on the new notes only read "Australia" and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |