Rolf Lagersson
Rolf Lagersson | |
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 Lagersson in 1988 | |
| Born | Rolf Harald Lagerson 8 January 1925 Malmö, Skåne, Sweden |
| Died | 9 January 2006 (aged 81) Copenhagen, Denmark |
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| Years active | 1949–2003 |
Rolf Harald Lagersson (originally spelled Lagerson; 8 January 1925 – 9 January 2006)[1] was a Swedish artist and graphic designer. Lagersson 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. He is also known for designing over 300 Swedish book covers.
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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"En lille bog om børn og leg", 1980
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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
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LEGO packaging, 1971–1997
References
- ↑ "About Rolf Lagersson". Rolf Lagersson Billedmager (in dansk). Archived from the original on 26 January 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ↑ Amstutz, Walter, ed. (1962). Who's Who in Graphic Art. Zurich: Amstutz & Herdeg Graphis Press. p. 433.
- ↑ Angrave, Bruce (1957). Sculpture in Paper. London: The Studio Ltd. pp. 86–87.
- ↑ Bernsen, Jens; Capetillo, Birgitta, eds. (1988). Profession: Designer. Copenhagen: Dansk Design Center. pp. 90–91. ISBN 87-87385-40-6.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Rolf Lagersson". Danske selskaber [Danish companies] (in dansk). Archived from the original on 2024-07-31.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "LEGO". Danish Logo Preservation Society. December 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-02-21.
- ↑ Gyllenhoff, Carl (21 January 2006). "Rolf Lagerson". Dagens Nyheter. Stockholm. Off-site copy available here.
External links
- Official website (requires flash)
- Rolf Lagerson at Swedish Wikipedia
