Designer: Jurriaan Schrofer

Jurriaan Willem Schrofer was a graphic designer and type designer. He worked as an assistant of Dick Elffers and then as designer for Drukkerij Meijer, a printer in Wormerveer. In the 1950s he worked independently and from 1974 to 1979, he was a partner at Total Design.

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Each year, leading Dutch artists were commissioned to design the covers and inner pages of Drukkersweekblad en Autolijn. Including designers included Dick Elffers, Willem Sandberg, Jan van Toorn, Wim Crouwel, and Jurriaan Schrofer. The journal documented important design trends and developments in The Netherlands.

Artefacts Featuring the Work of Jurriaan Schrofer

Forum, Vol 15. No. 01, 1960

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Forum, Vol 15. No. 01, 1960

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Jurriaan Schrofer
  • Year: 1960
Forum, Vol 14. No. 08, 1959

From the graphic design archive:

Forum, Vol 14. No. 08, 1959

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Jurriaan Schrofer
  • Year: 1959
Forum, Vol 17. No. 01, 1963

From the graphic design archive:

Forum, Vol 17. No. 01, 1963

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Jurriaan Schrofer and Kees Nieuwenhuijzen
  • Year: 1963
Forum, Vol 17. No. 03, 1963

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Forum, Vol 17. No. 03, 1963

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Jurriaan Schrofer
  • Year: 1963
Forum, Vol 16. No. 05, 1962

From the graphic design archive:

Forum, Vol 16. No. 05, 1962

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Jurriaan Schrofer and Kees Nieuwenhuijzen
  • Year: 1962
Forum, Vol 15. No. 05, 1961

From the graphic design archive:

Forum, Vol 15. No. 05, 1961

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Jurriaan Schrofer
  • Year: 1961
Forum, Vol 16. No. 01, 1962

From the graphic design archive:

Forum, Vol 16. No. 01, 1962

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Jurriaan Schrofer
  • Year: 1962
Forum, Vol 16. No. 05, 1962

From the graphic design archive:

Forum, Vol 16. No. 05, 1962

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Jurriaan Schrofer and Kees Nieuwenhuijzen
  • Year: 1962
Forum, Vol 16. No. 02, 1962

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Forum, Vol 16. No. 02, 1962

  • Format: Magazine
  • Year: 1962
Forum, Vol 15. No. 06-07, 1961

From the graphic design archive:

Forum, Vol 15. No. 06-07, 1961

  • Format: Magazine
  • Year: 1961
Jurriaan Schrofer 1926–90: Restless typographer, Unit Editions, 2013

From the graphic design archive:

Jurriaan Schrofer 1926–90: Restless typographer, Unit Editions, 2013

  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: Jurriaan Schrofer
  • Year: 2013
Een kwestie van verhoudingen, Meijer wormerveer, 1965

From the graphic design archive:

Een kwestie van verhoudingen, Meijer wormerveer, 1965

  • Format: Exhibition Catalogue
  • Designer/s: Jurriaan Schrofer
  • Year: 1965

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