Background
Harder, Rolf Peter was born on July 10, 1929 in Hamburg, Germany. Son of Henry and Henriette (Loeffler) Harder. came to Canada, 1955.
Harder, Rolf Peter was born on July 10, 1929 in Hamburg, Germany. Son of Henry and Henriette (Loeffler) Harder. came to Canada, 1955.
Student, State Art School (Academy Fine Arts), Hamburg, 1948-1952.
Designer, Rolf Ruehle Werbung, Hamburg, 1952-1955; designer, Schneider Cardon Ltd, Montreal, Quebec, Can, 1955-1956; art director, George Ferguson Associations, Montreal, 1956-1957; visualizer, Lintas GmbH, Hamburg, 1957-1959; designer, owner, Rolf Harder Design, Montreal, 1959-1965; co-founder, designer, Design Collaborative, Montreal, 1965-1977; president, designer, Rolf Harder & Associations, Montreal, since 1977. Member international advisory board Typos Magazine, London, since 1979. Co-organizer exhibition The Visual Image of the Munich Games, Museum Fine Arts, Montreal, 1972.
Coach Beaconsfield Soccer Association, Montreal, 1966-1969. Fellow Society Graphic Designers of Canada. Member Royal Canadian Academy Arts, Alliance Graphique Internationale (president Canada group 1975-1997), American Institute Graphic Arts, International Center for Typographic Arts.
Married Maria-Inger Rumberg, May 3, 1958. Children— Christopher, Vivian.