Akke Kumlien

Akke Kumlien (18841949), Swedish calligrapher, typographer, graphic designer, type designer, artist etc.

He is the author of the book Bokstav och ande (The Letter and the Spirit) (Stockholm: Norstedt, 1948) [1] and of Kunstneren og bokkunsten.[2]

He is the subject of the book Akke Kumlien, book designer by Bror Zachrisson.[3]

In 2004, an exhibit of his work took place at the Kungliga Biblioteket (Royal Library) in Stockholm.[4]

Typefaces

In 1943 the Stempel Type Foundry released Kumlien.

References

  1. Kumlien, Akke (1948). Bokstav och ande. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 126. OCLC 269770. , also OCLC 186300177
  2. Akke, Kumlien (1950). Kunstneren og bokkunsten. Köbenhavn. OCLC 186770474.
  3. Zachrisson, Bror (1953). Akke Kumlien, book designer. p. 45. OL 20214299M.
  4. Målaren Akke Kumlien gästar Kungl. biblioteket. Stockholm: Kungliga Biblioteket. pp. 47 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm. ISBN 91-7000-219-3. LCCN 2004441263.

Further reading

"In the book shops, a book produced by Akke Kumlien is recognizable through the firm beauty of its and the attractive type arrangement of title page and ..."