font_designer: Günter Lange

Champion BQ

Champion BQ font

Günter Gerhard Lange designed this “fun” typeface for Berthold in 1957. Although a departure from his more serious designs, Champion shows Lange’s diversity.

Boulevard BQ

Boulevard BQ font

Boulevard was designed for Berthold by Günter Gerhard Lange in 1955. The package also includes Lange’s 1977 design, Berthold-Script and Gustav Jaeger’s 1986 design, Bellevue. These are three of Berthold’s most popular scripts.

Berthold Caslon Book BQ

Berthold Caslon Book BQ font

Prior to designing Berthold Caslon Book, Günter Gerhard Lange intensively researched both the English type founder William Caslon’s 1725 types, and the Dutch forerunners of the 17th century upon which Caslon based his work....

Berthold Bodoni Old Face BQ

Berthold Bodoni Old Face BQ font

Günter Gerhard Lange extensively researched and analyzed numerous original Bodoni prints when creating Berthold Bodoni Old Face. As with all of Lange’s typefaces, he adapted this new Bodoni to meet the demands of today’s...

Berthold Baskerville Book BQ

Berthold Baskerville Book BQ font

When designing Berthold Baskerville Book, Günter Gerhard Lange analyzed and compared John Baskerville’s original type (1752-1757) and countless cuts based on the original design. Lange’s interpretation also took into account today’s printing and…

Berthold-Script BQ

Berthold-Script BQ font

Berthold-Script was designed for Berthold by Günter Gerhard Lange in 1977. The package also includes Lange’s 1955 design, Boulevard, and Gustav Jaeger’s 1986 design, Bellevue. These are three of Berthold’s most popular scripts.

Arena New BQ

Arena New BQ font

Günter Gerhard Lange designed Arena New for Berthold from 1951-1954. A very original design, Arena New is a stylish, contemporary text face.

AG Schoolbook BQ

AG Schoolbook BQ font

Günter Gerhard Lange redrew the Akzidenz-Grotesk family and H. Berthold released it as AG Schoolbook in 1983. This more contemporary version of the Akzidenz-Grotesk design offers distinctive, alternate characters for a, k, l, u,...

AG Book Stencil BQ

AG Book Stencil BQ font

AG Book Stencil was designed by Günter Gerhard Lange for Berthold in 1985. This is part of a mixed package that offers a variety of styles suitable for displays.

AG Old Face BQ

AG Old Face BQ font

In 1984 H. Berthold released this redraw of Akzidenz-Grotesk by Günter Gerhard Lange. This design emphasizes the 19th Century hand-setting roots of the original Akzidenz-Grotesk.