This publication explores the life and work of Douglas Annand (1903-1976), a key Australian Modernist, and a prolific artist and designer of great originality and style. Commissioned by many of Australia's large companies (including P&O, Farmer's and David Jones), Annand always steered on the side of art and aesthetics rather than pure commercialisation. Reproducing his designs for posters, sculpture, magazine covers, coins and stamps, and murals, this book covers his early years in Brisbane, his move to Sydney, his international exhibitions, the war years with the liberation he found in watercolours, and his venture into mural painting, textile design, and exploration of new materials and forms.