Bo Berndal (1924 in Stockholm, Sweden – 2013) was a Swedish compositor and typographer. He was co-owner of BIGG (a Swedish advertising agency) and Hålet (a gallery dedicated to the typographic arts).[1] [2]

Career

Berndal was a linotype operator, compositor and, later a typography teacher; he began designing type in a matrix factory in the early 1950s. After his retirement Berndal went on designing type as a hobby.

Berndal was also a notable book designer, author, and calligrapher.

References

  1. ↑ "Några minnen av Bo Berndal |". Stockholmstypografiskagille.se. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
  2. ↑ Barbara Seidel and Tobias Meyerhoff for Linotype Library GmbH (2001-04-22). "Bo Berndal Linotype font creator of Boberia, Grafilone". Designers.linotype.com. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
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