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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. Lagerson did art and design work for the LEGO Group for over 30 years; his work includes the 1970s LEGO logo, which the modern logo is an edit of.
'''Rolf Harald Lagerson''' (spelled '''Lagersson''' in Danish works; 8 January 1925 – 9 January 2006)<ref name="Rolf about"/> was a Swedish artist and graphic designer. Lagerson did art and design work for the LEGO Group for over 30 years; his work includes the 1970s LEGO logo, which the modern logo is an edit of.


== 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]]. 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"/>
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"/>


<ref name="Angrave"/><ref name="Bernsen"/><ref name="Come to Sweden"/><ref name="Gyllenhoff"/>
<ref name="Angrave"/><ref name="Bernsen"/><ref name="Come to Sweden"/><ref name="Danske selskaber"/><ref name="Dickson"/><ref name="Gyllenhoff"/>


== Select works ==
== Select works ==
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<ref name="Bernsen">{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/professiondesign0000unse/page/90/mode/2up?view=theater |title=Profession: Designer |publisher=[[Wikipedia:Danish Design Center|Dansk Design Center]] |location=[[Wikipedia:Copenhagen|Copenhagen]] |year=1988 |editor-first1=Jens |editor-last1=Bernsen |editor-first2=Birgitta |editor-last2=Capetillo |pages=90–91 |isbn=87-87385-40-6}}</ref>
<ref name="Bernsen">{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/professiondesign0000unse/page/90/mode/2up?view=theater |title=Profession: Designer |publisher=[[Wikipedia:Danish Design Center|Dansk Design Center]] |location=[[Wikipedia:Copenhagen|Copenhagen]] |year=1988 |editor-first1=Jens |editor-last1=Bernsen |editor-first2=Birgitta |editor-last2=Capetillo |pages=90–91 |isbn=87-87385-40-6}}</ref>


<ref name="Come to Sweden">{{cite web |url=https://cometosweden.se/artist/rolf-lagerson |title=Rolf Lagerson |website=Come to Sweden |publisher=Come to Sweden Publishing AB |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126174953/https://cometosweden.se/artist/rolf-lagerson |archive-date=26 January 2024 |url-status=live |language=sv}}</ref>
<ref name="Come to Sweden">{{cite web |url=https://cometosweden.se/artist/rolf-lagerson |title=Rolf Lagerson |website=Come to Sweden |publisher=Come to Sweden Publishing AB |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126174953/https://cometosweden.se/artist/rolf-lagerson |archive-date=26 January 2024 |url-status=live |language=sv |first1=Jens |last1=Vagland |first2=Michael |last2=Tjelder |first3=Magnus |last3=Londen |year=2015 |isbn=978-91-637-8312-8}}</ref>
 
<ref name="Danske selskaber">{{cite web |url=https://www.danske-selskaber.com/rolf-lagersson-407b/ |title=Rolf Lagersson |website=Danske selskaber |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240731090514/https://www.danske-selskaber.com/rolf-lagersson-407b/ |archive-date=2024-07-31 |url-status=live |language=da |trans-website=Danish companies}}</ref>
 
<ref name="Dickson">{{cite book |title=Dansk design |first=Thomas |last=Dickson |year=2006 |publisher=[[Wikipedia:Gyldendal|Gyldendal]] |location=[[Wikipedia:Copenhagen|Copenhagen]] |isbn=978-87-02-07768-1 |page=476 |chapter=Grafisk design |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OPokY4jolNwC&pg=PA476 |quote=Sløjfens facon gav i midten af 1970'eme inspiration til det logo, som Kræftens Bekæmpelse har i dag. Det blev tegnet af grafikeren Rolf Lagersson og tegnestuen Plan Design, der forenklede det gamle mærke til et mere abstrakt symbol for foreningen.}}</ref>


<ref name="Gyllenhoff">{{cite news| last=Gyllenhoff |first=Carl |date=21 January 2006 |url=https://www.dn.se/arkiv/familj/rolf-lagerson |title=Rolf Lagerson |url-access=subscription |newspaper=[[Wikipedia:Dagens Nyheter|Dagens Nyheter]] |location=[[Wikipedia:Stockholm|Stockholm]]}} Off-site copy available [https://web.archive.org/web/20240731051802if_/https://ringtailraider.neocities.org/WikiArchives/Rolf-Lagerson-DN here].</ref>
<ref name="Gyllenhoff">{{cite news| last=Gyllenhoff |first=Carl |date=21 January 2006 |url=https://www.dn.se/arkiv/familj/rolf-lagerson |title=Rolf Lagerson |url-access=subscription |newspaper=[[Wikipedia:Dagens Nyheter|Dagens Nyheter]] |location=[[Wikipedia:Stockholm|Stockholm]]}} Off-site copy available [https://web.archive.org/web/20240731051802if_/https://ringtailraider.neocities.org/WikiArchives/Rolf-Lagerson-DN here].</ref>


<ref name="Rolf about">{{cite web |url=http://www.sve-dan.dk/midten-rolf.htm |title=About Rolf Lagersson |website=Rolf Lagersson Billedmager |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126152754/http://www.sve-dan.dk/midten-rolf.htm |archive-date=26 January 2024 |url-status=live |language=da}}</ref>
<ref name="Rolf about">{{cite web |url=http://www.sve-dan.dk/midten-rolf.htm |title=About Rolf Lagersson |website=Rolf Lagersson Billedmager |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126152754/http://www.sve-dan.dk/midten-rolf.htm |archive-date=26 January 2024 |url-status=live |language=da |access-date=31 July 2024}}</ref>
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== External links ==
* [http://www.sve-dan.dk/ Official website] (requires flash)
* [[Wikipedia:sv:Rolf Lagerson|Rolf Lagerson]] at [[Wikipedia:Swedish Wikipedia|Swedish Wikipedia]]


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Revision as of 10:27, 31 July 2024

Rolf Lagersson
Lagersson in 1988
Born(1925-01-08)8 January 1925
Malmö, Skåne, Sweden
Died9 January 2006(2006-01-09) (aged 81)
Copenhagen, Denmark

Rolf Harald Lagerson (spelled Lagersson in Danish works; 8 January 1925 – 9 January 2006)[1] was a Swedish artist and graphic designer. Lagerson did art and design work for the LEGO Group for over 30 years; his work includes the 1970s LEGO logo, which the modern logo is an edit of.

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]

[3][4][5][6][7][8]

Select works

  • LEGO logo, 1972

    LEGO logo, 1972

  • "General Caramel", 1975

    "General Caramel", 1975

  • "En lille bog om børn og leg", 1980

    "En lille bog om børn og leg", 1980

  • Fabuland illustration, 1983

    Fabuland illustration, 1983

  • Duplo theme concept art, 1988

    Duplo theme concept art, 1988

  • Duplo theme concept art, 1988

    Duplo theme concept art, 1988

  • LEGO theme concept art, 1989

    LEGO theme concept art, 1989

  • LEGO theme concept art, 1989

    LEGO theme concept art, 1989

  • LEGO environmental symbol, 1995

    LEGO environmental symbol, 1995

  • Ygdrasil, 1995

    Ygdrasil, 1995

  • LEGO packaging, 1971–1997

    LEGO packaging, 1971–1997

References

  1. ↑ "About Rolf Lagersson". Rolf Lagersson Billedmager (in dansk). Archived from the original on 26 January 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  2. ↑ Amstutz, Walter, ed. (1962). Who's Who in Graphic Art. Zurich: Amstutz & Herdeg Graphis Press. p. 433.
  3. ↑ Angrave, Bruce (1957). Sculpture in Paper. London: The Studio Ltd. pp. 86–87.
  4. ↑ Bernsen, Jens; Capetillo, Birgitta, eds. (1988). Profession: Designer. Copenhagen: Dansk Design Center. pp. 90–91. ISBN 87-87385-40-6.
  5. ↑ Vagland, Jens; Tjelder, Michael; Londen, Magnus (2015). "Rolf Lagerson". Come to Sweden (in svenska). Come to Sweden Publishing AB. ISBN 978-91-637-8312-8. Archived from the original on 26 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "Rolf Lagersson". Danske selskaber [Danish companies] (in dansk). Archived from the original on 2024-07-31.
  7. ↑ Dickson, Thomas (2006). "Grafisk design". Dansk design. Copenhagen: Gyldendal. p. 476. ISBN 978-87-02-07768-1. Sløjfens facon gav i midten af 1970'eme inspiration til det logo, som Kræftens Bekæmpelse har i dag. Det blev tegnet af grafikeren Rolf Lagersson og tegnestuen Plan Design, der forenklede det gamle mærke til et mere abstrakt symbol for foreningen.
  8. ↑ Gyllenhoff, Carl (21 January 2006). "Rolf Lagerson". Dagens Nyheter. Stockholm. Off-site copy available here.

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