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'''Rolf H. Lagerson''' (also spelled '''Lagersson'''; 8 January 1925 – 9 January 2006)<ref name="Rolf about"/> was a Swedish artist and graphic designer | '''Rolf H. Lagerson''' (also spelled '''Lagersson'''; 8 January 1925 – 9 January 2006)<ref name="Rolf about"/> was a Swedish artist and graphic designer. | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Rolf Lagerson was born on 8 January 1925 in [[Wikipedia:Malmö|Malmö]], [[Wikipedia:Skåne|Skåne]]. Lagerson originally studied to be an architect before switching to a career in graphic art. From 1946 to 1948 he studied at [[Wikipedia:sv:Beckmans designhögskola|Anders Beckman's school of advertising art]] and the SGF school of typographical design in [[Wikipedia:Stockholm|Stockholm]]. | Rolf Lagerson was born on 8 January 1925 in [[Wikipedia:Malmö|Malmö]], [[Wikipedia:Skåne|Skåne]]. Lagerson originally studied to be an architect before switching to a career in graphic art. From 1946 to 1948 he studied at [[Wikipedia:sv:Beckmans designhögskola|Anders Beckman's school of advertising art]] and the SGF school of typographical design in [[Wikipedia:Stockholm|Stockholm]]. For the next six years he worked as various advertising agencies in [[Wikipedia:Stockholm|Stockholm]], as well as at [[Wikipedia:Benton & Bowles|Benton & Bowles]] in New York during one year. In 1954 he started working as a freelance artist.<ref name="Amstutz"/> | ||
== Select works == | |||
<gallery> | |||
LEGO Gruppen logo redesign 1972.JPG | LEGO logo, 1972 | |||
General Caramel og hans bolsjegarde.JPG | "General Caramel", 1975 | |||
Lagersson, Lego Fabuland Bøger - Edward Elephant.JPG | ''Fabuland'' illustration, 1983 | |||
Duplo 1988 test 1.JPG | Duplo theme concept art, 1988 | |||
Duplo 1988 test 2.JPG | Duplo theme concept art, 1988 | |||
Lego 1989 test 1.jpg | LEGO theme concept art, 1989 | |||
Lego 1989 test 2.jpg | LEGO theme concept art, 1989 | |||
LEGO miljøsymbol, Design Rolf Lagersson.JPG | LEGO environmental symbol, 1995 | |||
Ygdrasil Lego prisen 2.JPG | [[The LEGO Prize|"Ygdrasil"]], 1995 | |||
</gallery> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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<ref name="Rolf about">[http://www.sve-dan.dk/midten-rolf.htm "About Rolf Lagersson"]. Rolf Lagersson Billedmager (''sve-dan.dk''). [https://web.archive.org/web/20240126152754/http://www.sve-dan.dk/midten-rolf.htm Archived] from the original on 26 January 2024.</ref> | <ref name="Rolf about">[http://www.sve-dan.dk/midten-rolf.htm "About Rolf Lagersson"]. Rolf Lagersson Billedmager (''sve-dan.dk''). [https://web.archive.org/web/20240126152754/http://www.sve-dan.dk/midten-rolf.htm Archived] from the original on 26 January 2024.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 07:00, 2 March 2024
Rolf H. Lagerson (also spelled Lagersson; 8 January 1925 – 9 January 2006)[1] was a Swedish artist and graphic designer.
Biography
Rolf Lagerson was born on 8 January 1925 in Malmö, Skåne. Lagerson originally studied to be an architect before switching to a career in graphic art. From 1946 to 1948 he studied at Anders Beckman's school of advertising art and the SGF school of typographical design in Stockholm. For the next six years he worked as various advertising agencies in Stockholm, as well as at Benton & Bowles in New York during one year. In 1954 he started working as a freelance artist.[2]
Select works
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LEGO logo, 1972
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"General Caramel", 1975
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Fabuland illustration, 1983
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Duplo theme concept art, 1988
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Duplo theme concept art, 1988
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LEGO theme concept art, 1989
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LEGO theme concept art, 1989
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LEGO environmental symbol, 1995
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"Ygdrasil", 1995
References
- ↑ "About Rolf Lagersson". Rolf Lagersson Billedmager (sve-dan.dk). Archived from the original on 26 January 2024.
- ↑ Amstutz, Walter (ed.) (1962). Who's Who in Graphic Art. Amstutz & Herdeg Graphis Press, Zurich. p. 433.
