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Jurriaan Willem Schrofer was a Dutch graphic designer, typographer, bookbinding designer, teacher, and art director.

Biography
Schrofer born 15th April,1926 in The Hague was the son of the painter Willem Schrofer. Schrofer initially wanted to become a film director, in the late 1940s he met the Dutch artist Dick Elffers, and started assisting him. From 1952 to 1955 he worked at the Meijer printer, in Wormerveer. Later he worked for the National Publicity Company (NPO). In the 1950s, Schrofer designed photo books among other notable artists Violette Cornelius ,Ed van der Elsken ,Paul Huf and Cas Oorthuys. Ed van der Elsken's book published in 1956 A Love Story in Saint Germain des Prés(Een liefdesgeschiedenis in Saint Germain des Prés)caused a sensation, Schrofer's photograph in the cover became famous too. He designed a number of book covers for publisher Bert Bakker from the late 1950s. From 1961 he designed film posters for Fons Rademakers,including for the films Het mes(1961) and Like Two Drops of Water (1963). During this period, Schrofer worked together with Kees Nieuwenhuijzen for several years. Together with Arthur Lehning he edited an anthology from the I 10 Magazine, which appeared in 1963. In the same year, Schrofer designed a company logo for Koninklijke Hoogovens and Nederlandse Operastichting. In the 1970s, Schrofer designed book covers for publishing house Mouton, and a number of Rijam agendas publications. In 1963 he had already designed a desk agenda for PTT (State Company of Postal Services, Telegraphy and Telephony).

From 1974 to 1979, Schrofer was a partner atTotal Design. From 1959 he was also a member of the editorial board of the magazine Forum (Forum (architectuurtijdschrift)). He also taught at several Dutch art academies, including the Arnhem Art Academy (ArtEZ Academie voor beeldende kunsten Arnhem) and the Gerrit Rietveld Academie. From 1975-1982 he became president of the Federation of Artists' Societies. In 1989 a monument designed by Schrofer was unveiled in Dordrecht, in the memory of the deported Jewish community of Dordrecht and Zwijndrecht.

For PTT he designed a stamp depicting Eduard Meijers, which was issued in 1970 on the occasion of the introduction of the new Civil Code, and two stamps with the theme of land reclamation in the former Zuiderzee, were published in 1976. A postage stamp dedicated to the World Wildlife Fund was designed by Schrofer in 1984.

Schrofer died at the age of 64 after a long illness in July 1, 1990. His archive was initially housed at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, since 2010 it is been shifted at the University Library of Amsterdam since 2010.

Honors
Schrofer was awarded the HN Werkman Prize twice and the Rizzoli Prize twice. In 1975 he was made a Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau.

Prices

 * 1955 - HN Werkman Prize
 * 1961 - HN Werkman Prize (for the book Space for Living)
 * 1963 - GJ Thieme Fund
 * 1965 - Rizzoli Prize
 * 1967 - Advertising Annual Award of the Society for Advertising
 * 1970 - Rizzoli Prize
 * 1987 - Bührmann-Ubbens Paper Prize

Selected Bibliography

 * A Love Story in Saint Germain des Prés (1956), photos by Ed van der Elsken
 * Dream in the Forest (1957)
 * Bagara (1958), photos by Ed van der Elsken
 * Fire by the Sea (1958), corporate photo book for Koninklijke Hoogovens
 * The Connection (1962), company photo book for PTT
 * Custom letters (1987), with Wim Crouwel

Literature

 * Van de Vrie, Dingenus Hague covers : Jurriaan Schrofer & De Ooievaarpockets 1958-1962 (2006)
 * Huygen, Frederike Jurriaan Schrofer : graphic designer, photo book pioneer, art director, teacher, art director, environmental artist, 1926-1990 ' (2013)
 * Brook, Tony and Shaughnessy, Adrian Jurriaan Schrofer (1926-90) Restless Typographer (2013)