Douglas Shenton Annand was an Australian graphic designer and artist.

Born at Toowoomba, Queensland

Queensland

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, Annand studied commercial art at the Central Technical College in Brisbane

Brisbane

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. After working for several firms he began as a freelance artist and designer in 1931. He designed the ceiling of the Australian Pavilion for the 1937 Paris International Exhibition

Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (1937)

The Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne was held from May 25 to November 25, 1937 in Paris, France...

. After the war he was commissioned for many murals, winning the Sir John Sulman Prize in 1941, 1947 and 1951.
He died at Wahroonga, Sydney.
In 2000 Annand was inducted into the AGDA (Australian Graphic Design Association) Paperpoint Hall of Fame.