Mika Launis
Mika Launis (born 1949 ) is a Finnish illustrator and graphic artist.
Life
Mika Launis studied graphic design at the Aalto University of Art and Design in Helsinki . His thesis was the illustration of a children's book written in Nordsámi .
Launis works as a graphic designer. He created a number of book covers, including illustrated children's books for the Finnish edition of Harry Potter novels, and designed the first Finnish postage stamps in the euro currency . In 2000 his design was selected for the poster for the International Children's Book Day. In 1998 and 2002 Launis was nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Prize .
In 1974, Launis created the white dove on a blue background from a photo studio recording for a poster campaign by the Finnish Peace Committee. The pigeon model lost a tail feather during the shoot, creating a special silhouette. The poster was hanging in Helsinki when the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe was signed in the summer of 1975 . The peace dove was selected in 1976 by the Federal Republican Committee for Peace, Disarmament and Cooperation as a symbol for a demonstration in Bonn and has since been widely used .
Works (selection)
- Leena Laulajainen : Maretta yes Aikapuu . Illustrations by Mika Launis. Weilin + Göös, Espoo 1984
- Marjut Kivelä: Peikot . Illustrations by Mika Launis. Suomalaisen kirjallisuuden seura, Helsinki 1990
- Ritva Toivola : Apinakuninkaan juhlat . Illustrations by Mika Launis. Sanoma Oy 1991
- Asko Martinheimo: Sadunkertojan satulintu . Illustrations by Mika Launis. Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö, Porvoo 1991
- Pont Neuf . Kirjayhtymä OyJyväskylä, Helsinki 1995
- Jukka Virtanen : Antti Puuhaara . Illustrations by Mika Launis. Kustannusosakeyhtiö, Helsinki 1996
- Anne Petäinen: Konnankierros . Illustrations by Mika Launis. Tammi, Helsinki 2003
Web links
- Literature by and about Mika Launis in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature by and about Mika Launis in the bibliographic database WorldCat
- Mika Launis in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Mika Launis , at Kuvittajat (agency of Finnish illustrators, fi)
- Dove of peace really lived. "Rest in Peace" , at NTV, October 12, 2006
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c David Schumacher: "Dove of Peace" really lived , in: Financial Times Germany, October 13, 2006, copy of the article in Lazarro
- ↑ Katharina Klotz: The dove of peace. Icon of the peace movement and symbol of hope , in: Gerhard Paul : The century of images. Picture atlas . Volume 1. 1900 to 1949 . V&R, Göttingen 2009, p. 782
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Launis, Mika |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish illustrator and graphic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1949 |