Made by
- Design
- Harry Williams
- Art
- George Molentin
Vision analysis
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- red
- green
- blue
- yellow
Fingerprint: DAFFY DERBY arcing in red letters with yellow outline over painted grandstand, six racehorse owners colors as playing-card-like numbered panels with punny horse names like REAL McGEE and TREVOR CLOSE, giant magenta horseshoes with gold rims in top corners, vertical red blue and green stripe pattern across top band
The whole backglass is built around a row of six racehorse owners' colours presented as playing-card-like panels numbered 1 to 6, each naming a punny horse such as 'REAL McGEE', 'TREVOR CLOSE' and 'DANCER PET', flanked by 'YOUR HOSS' arrow signs. A giant magenta horseshoe with a gold rim fills each of the two top corners against red, blue and green stripes. The title 'DAFFY DERBY' arcs across the centre in red letters with a thick yellow outline over a painted grandstand. A wide reflective scuff runs across the upper striped band.
Setting
- Striped score band across the top
- Horse-racing grandstand with tiered seating and roof
- Pale running track
- Green field at the bottom holding the horse cards
Symbols
- Two magenta horseshoes with gold rims
- Nine triple-circle bullet marks under the score numbers
- Red arrows on the your hoss signs
- Numbered circles 1 to 6 on the cards
- Vertical red, blue and green stripes
Lettering
- Large red sans-serif block capitals with a thick yellow outline and dark drop shadow for the title; yellow and white serif numerals in the score band; red cursive script for 'welcome'; small white capitals on coloured name panels under each card
Themes
- Horse racing
- Thoroughbred
- Grandstand
- Jockey silks
- Score ladders
Title on it
- Daffy derby
Text on it
- Welcome
- DAFFY DERBY
- Melbourne
- YOUR HOSS
- THE WHIRLWIND
- 100
- 200
- 300
- 400
- 500
- 600
- 700
- 800
- 900
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- REAL McGEE
- TREVOR CLOSE
- STANLEY
- RACKHAM
- FLIPPY
- DANCER PET
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Animal | A red and dark brown racehorse with a jockey crouched low on its back at the far right of the grandstand scene |
| Man | Small cartoon man at the far left of the bottom panel, wearing a cap, holding a riding crop |
| Other | Six stylised horses shown only as jockey silks on numbered cards, no horse bodies |
A brightly coloured horse-racing themed backglass. The top band is alternating vertical red, blue and green stripes carrying nine score panels reading 100 through 900, each number in a chunky serif face with three small white circles beneath it. A large magenta horseshoe with a gold rim fills each top corner, and red cursive script reading 'Welcome' slants in at the upper left. Across the middle the title 'DAFFY DERBY' arcs in big red block letters with a heavy yellow outline and dark shadow. Below it is a painted grandstand: a long green-and-white striped roof on legs over tiered blue-green seating, a pink 'Melbourne' sign at the left, a pale running track, and at the far right a red and black horse with a crouched jockey. The bottom third holds seven racing-silk cards, each topped by a numbered circle 1 to 6, on a green ground with 'YOUR HOSS' arrow signs at both ends and yellow 'THE WHIRLWIND' plaques beneath. A cartoon man in a hat holding a whip stands at the far left. Condition: glossy surface with scuffs, scratches and a broad reflective sheen across the top.