Gordon Andrews (Graphic Identities) - MAAS Collection

Carpenter, painter, drawer, jewellery designer and furniture maker. Gordon Andrews was all these things, and they informed the playful graphic, interior and exhibition design for which he is most remembered.

His most enduring legacy, however, is his design of Australia’s decimal currency. Convening in 1963, a consulting committee of Australia’s leading graphic designers, including Douglas Annand and Alistair Morrison, was determined to create the world’s best designed banknotes. Andrews …

89/735-36/11/1 Mock-up, printing hall mural, 1:20 scale, coloured paper on cardboard, designed by Gordon Andrews for the Reserve Bank of Australia's Craigieburn (Melbourne) note printing works, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1981-1982

Printing hall mural mock-up for RBA designed by Gordon Andrews

89/735-36/8/8 Mock-up, '4a Stair 6 Stair 7 Vary', coloured paper on cardboard, designed by Gordon Andrews for the Reserve Bank of Australia's Craigieburn (Melbourne) note printing works, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1981-1982

Stairwell mock-up for RBA designed by Gordon Andrews

92/194-812 Sketches (3), mounted on card, based on Lawrence Hargrave's flying machine models, ink on tracing paper / adhesive tape / cardboard, illustrated by Gordon Andrews and used as a design reference for the Australian twenty dollar banknote designed by Gordon Andrews, Sydney, New South Wales,

Lawrence Hargrave design reference for twenty dollar banknote designed by Gordon Andrews

89/735-36/3/15 Dyeline, 'General External Direction Signs', Drawing No. RBA GR15, 1:10 scale, dyeline print on paper, designed by Gordon Andrews for the Reserve Bank of Australia's Craigieburn (Melbourne) note printing works, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1981

External directions signage dyeline for RBA designed by Gordon Andrews

89/735-36/8/4 Mock-up, '4a 0', coloured paper on cardboard, designed by Gordon Andrews for the Reserve Bank of Australia's Craigieburn (Melbourne) note printing works, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1981-1982

Stairwell mock-up for RBA designed by Gordon Andrews

92/194-811 Photograph, silver gelatin print, of a sketch study based on designs by Lawrence Hargrave, used as a design reference for the Australian twenty dollar banknote designed by Gordon Andrews, photographed by Gordon Andrews, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1963-1966

Lawrence Hargrave design reference for twenty dollar banknote designed by Gordon Andrews

89/735-14/91 Transparency, mounted in plastic, black and white, 35mm, Penta Slides Pty Ltd, directional signage for Cameron Offices in Belconnen, designed and photographed by Gordon Andrews, Australia, 1969

Transparency of Cameron Offices signage designed by Gordon Andrews

89/735-36/8/2 Mock-up, '4b alternative Stair 1', coloured paper on cardboard, designed by Gordon Andrews for the Reserve Bank of Australia's Craigieburn (Melbourne) note printing works, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1981-1982

Stairwell mock-up for RBA designed by Gordon Andrews

89/735-14/166 Transparency, slide, mounted in plastic, colour, Reserve Bank of Australia emblem designed by Gordon Andrews, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1964

Transparency of RBA symbol designed by Gordon Andrews

89/735-36/12/2 Signage presentation board, 'Production Building/ Staff Centre/ Car Park/ One Way', 1:10 scale, coloured paper and Letraset on cardboard, designed by Gordon Andrews for the Reserve Bank of Australia's Craigieburn (Melbourne) note printing works, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 198

Signage presentation board for RBA designed by Gordon Andrews

89/735-20/36 Transparency, unmounted, black and white, 'You can count on the SUMMA for so much of your figure work' designed by Gordon Andrews for Olivetti, London, England, United Kingdom, 1950-1953

Advertisement for Olivetti designed by Gordon Andrews

89/735-40/15 Photograph, black and white print, Reserve Bank of Australia metal symbol designed by Gordon Andrews, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1960

Photograph of RBA symbol designed by Gordon Andrews

89/735-36/4/2 Mock-up, 'Level 1 Accessway 1 Looking South', coloured paper on foamboard, designed by Gordon Andrews for the Reserve Bank of Australia's Craigieburn (Melbourne) note printing works, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1981-1982

Accessway mock-up for RBA designed by Gordon Andrews

89/735-20/34 Transparency, unmounted, black and white, 'Olivetti M44' designed by Gordon Andrews for Olivetti, London, England, United Kingdom, 1950-1953

Advertisement for Olivetti designed by Gordon Andrews

89/735-40/14 Photograph, black and white print, Reserve Bank of Australia symbol designed by Gordon Andrews, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1960

Photograph of RBA symbol designed by Gordon Andrews

89/735-36/1 Booklet, 'Reserve Bank of Australia Note Printing Works Craigieburn Graphics and Signage', paper / plastic, designed by Gordon Andrews, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1981-1982

Graphics and signage presentation booklet for RBA designed by Gordon Andrews

89/735-36 Portfolio, comprising design work for the Reserve Bank of Australia's banknote printing works in Craigieburn Victoria, paper, designed by Gordon Andrews, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1981-1982

Design work for the RBA's banknote printing works by Gordon Andrews