Currency magazine cover designed by Alistair Morrison
Object No. 90/487-4/1
Magazine cover, 'Currency', vol 7, no 3, paper, designed by Alistair Morrison for Reserve Bank of Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, March 1966
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Summary
Physical Description
Cover of the monthly staff magazine of the Reserve Bank of Australia, with wrap around cover design. Set on a black background, the design features a horizontal 40:60 split of red and yellow graphics and text in a serif font. In the top portion in red ? a graphic web of interwoven branches, a horizontal stripe including the magazine title ? CURRENCY? (white) and the definition of the word ?current? (as it would appear in the dictionary); this transitions into the lower portion and the definition of the word 'currency? appearing in yellow. The focal point of the design - a pair of hands (white silhouettes), are set in the foreground with the numerals 1 to 10 in a black sans serif font to convey the artist?s message. The design is repeated on the back cover. Printed inside the cover, the RBA logo with letters 'RBA' in white on a yellow square background.
DIMENSIONS
Height
270 mm
Width
205 mm
PRODUCTION
Notes
The following descriptive text, referencing the design of the cover, appeared inside this RBA magazine, "This month's cover designed by Alister (sic) Morrison (alias Professor Afferbeck Lauder) conveys the thought that the human hands still play an important part in the mechanized side of the banking industry." Reference: RBA Museum & Archives Information Department
SOURCE
Acquisition Date
16 May 1990
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