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Bo Berndal

Swedish designer born in 1924 in Stockholm. He says of himself: Compositor, Linotype operator, teacher of typography. Type designer in a small matrix factory 1950-51. Calligrapher, book designer, author, lecturer and trade mark specialist. Now retired, but does type design as a hobby and to special orders for museums, ad agencies, companies and even to private persons. His typefaces:

• Art Gallery (Monotype).
• Batory (T4).
• Batoswash (T4).
• Belltrap (1995, ITC).
• Benedict (uncial).
• Beowulf (uncial).
• Berndal (2003, Linotype).
• Boberia (1994, Linotype). A formidable didone text family with an antique bouquet.
• Boscribe (2005, Monotype).
• Bosis (1991, Monotype). A sans.
• Botobe (2011, T4). An informal script.
• Brigida (Monotype).
• Buccardi (1998, Monotype).
• Byngve (2004, Linotype). In the style of 15th century Italy.
• Caballero Script (2011, T4). Inspired by Spanish handwriting from the 15th and 16th centuries.
• Carl Beck Script (1992 Monotype).
• Cartesius (2006, T4). A beautiful 5-style family done at T4 in a mix of garalde and Venetian fashions.
• Linotype Dala (2002, Linotype). A Fraktur, accompanied by Linotype Dala Pics and Linotype Dala Borders.
• Eknaton (T4).
• Esseltube (Monotype).
• Euclides.
• Exlibris (1998, ITC).
• Frisans (2005, Monotype).
• Geometra (2011, T4).
• Gertrud (2006, T4). Based on 16th century calligraphy).
• Gianpoggio (1992).
• Golota (1998, Agfa).
• Grafilone (1994, Linotype). An avant-garde family that is almost illegible.
• Grantofte (1995, Monotype).
• Hagalind (2011, T4). A calligraphic connected script. Linotype Hieroglyphes One and Two (2002).
• Jerrywi (1994).
• Johabu (Monotype). A blackletter typeface.
• Lacko (Monotype)
• Lebensjoy (1994, Monotype).
• Logoform (Monotype).
• Magellan (1993, Monotype).
• Maricava (Monotype).
• Mixtra Roman (T4).
• Mixtra Sansserif (T4).
• Mixtra Slabserif (T4).
• Moorbacka (Monotype).
• Naniara (1998).
• Nordik (1992, Monotype). A revival of Genzsch Antiqua or Nordische Antiqua (1906, Genzsch & Heyse).
• Olaus Bandus and Olaus Magnus. Medieval scripts.
• Ornabo dingbats.
• Palekin (1994, Monotype).
• Pelegotic (2006, T4). An art deco inspired but minimalist sans.
• Picadyll (2011, T4). Art deco.
• PocketType (1994).
• Promemoria.
• Ringlingje.
• Sabellicus (1997, Monotype).
• Sergel (T4).
• Siseriff (2003, Linotype).
• SpaceKid (Monotype). Runes.
• Swing Bill (Monotype).
• Trotzkopf (1998).
• Tyma Garamont (T4).
• Unotype (1997, Monotype). Monospaced.
• Vadstenakursive (1989, Monotype). a blackletter typeface with almost Lombardic-looking capitals.
• Viger Spa (runes).
• Linotype Zurpreis (Linotype).

Pelle Anderson interviews Bo Berndal. Bitstream write-up. Agfa/Monotype write-up. Author of Typiskt typografiskt (Fisher and co, 1990). MyFonts page. Linotype page. MyFonts interview. FontShop link. Klingspor link. View Bo Berndal's typefaces.

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